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Article Title: Mexican Silver Statues, What They Are
Author: Cristian Lavaque
Category: Shopping, Collecting, Art
Word Count: 464
Keywords: silver statue, silver figurine, silver art, silver collectible,
silver gift, mexican silver
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Mexico is popular for several reasons, and one of them is its silver,
particularly the works made with it. These works come mostly from a town that
hasn't changed that much in the past half millennium when compared with most
other places. This wonderful town is Taxco.
Taxco has been churning out silver art like mad year after year, more and more,
to supply what the market has been demanding: more of its wonderful creations.
These creations range from a small pendant, almost weightless, up to a big,
hefty silver statue. These statues will be the focus of my writing today.
They haven't been very common lately, because of how much metal they require.
Silver becoming more and more expensive over the years, economy being a bit
more tough on buyers, these large pieces became less and less afforded by many.
Originally, they were made of solid silver, as well as some complimentary
metal, particularly copper to give a color accent or contrast, for example.
Silver can also be oxidized using acid, which turns it quite dark, which later
is polished and buffed in parts to turn it back to its shiny silver color. This
alone gives enough effect to pieces that they don't require another metal at
all. It's up to the artist.
The technique used would be similar to that used when casting bronze pieces:
have the forms and pour the hot silver into them to assume the shape. Like I
said above, though, this requires a lot of metal for a silver statue. In order
to make these works require less metal, but still have the important presence
that they were known for, another technique started to become popular:
electroforming.
You may be familiar with electroplating. This is a technique to cover a piece
with another metal using electricity. This cover, the plating, is very thin,
just enough to resist normal wear, and is plenty to make the piece look as if
it were made of the covering metal, not the one the piece is made of. This is
what makes silver plated pieces less expensive than the solid silver ones in
jewelry.
Electroforming is similar, only the plating is about six times thicker, making
it more resistant and valuable. This allows one to have a wonderful statue, at
a fraction of what it'd cost if it were all solid silver and, to be honest, the
inside of the statue is not visible so many don't like having to pay for all
that extra precious metal which doesn't add to the art or looks of the piece.
It is a good trade off which most buyers are happy with and so are the
manufacturers.
So, now you know. If you want a silver statue that isn't as expensive as a
solid silver one would be, get electroformed ones.
Cristian Lavaque has lived half his life in the colonial town Taxco, Mexico,
also known as the Silver Capital of the world. He has worked with several
silver retail and wholesalers and likes sharing what he's learned.
http://taviramexicansilver.com/silver-statue-figurine/statue.htm
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TICLE START ------------------<br><br>Mexico is popular for several reasons=
, and one of them is its silver, particularly the works made with it. These=
works come mostly from a town that hasn't changed that much in the past ha=
lf millennium when compared with most other places. This wonderful town is =
Taxco.=0D<br>=0D<br>Taxco has been churning out silver art like mad year af=
ter year, more and more, to supply what the market has been demanding: more=
of its wonderful creations. These creations range from a small pendant, al=
most weightless, up to a big, hefty silver statue. These statues will be th=
e focus of my writing today.=0D<br>=0D<br>They haven't been very common lat=
ely, because of how much metal they require. Silver becoming more and more =
expensive over the years, economy being a bit more tough on buyers, these l=
arge pieces became less and less afforded by many.=0D<br>=0D<br>Originally,=
they were made of solid silver, as well as some complimentary metal, parti=
cularly copper to give a color accent or contrast, for example. Silver can =
also be oxidized using acid, which turns it quite dark, which later is poli=
shed and buffed in parts to turn it back to its shiny silver color. This al=
one gives enough effect to pieces that they don't require another metal at =
all. It's up to the artist.=0D<br>=0D<br>The technique used would be simila=
r to that used when casting bronze pieces: have the forms and pour the hot =
silver into them to assume the shape. Like I said above, though, this requi=
res a lot of metal for a silver statue. In order to make these works requir=
e less metal, but still have the important presence that they were known fo=
r, another technique started to become popular: electroforming.=0D<br>=0D<b=
r>You may be familiar with electroplating. This is a technique to cover a p=
iece with another metal using electricity. This cover, the plating, is very=
thin, just enough to resist normal wear, and is plenty to make the piece l=
ook as if it were made of the covering metal, not the one the piece is made=
of. This is what makes silver plated pieces less expensive than the solid =
silver ones in jewelry.=0D<br>=0D<br>Electroforming is similar, only the pl=
ating is about six times thicker, making it more resistant and valuable. Th=
is allows one to have a wonderful statue, at a fraction of what it'd cost i=
f it were all solid silver and, to be honest, the inside of the statue is n=
ot visible so many don't like having to pay for all that extra precious met=
al which doesn't add to the art or looks of the piece. It is a good trade o=
ff which most buyers are happy with and so are the manufacturers.=0D<br>=0D=
<br>So, now you know. If you want a silver statue that isn't as expensive a=
s a solid silver one would be, get electroformed ones.=0D<br><br><br>Cristi=
an Lavaque has lived half his life in the colonial town Taxco, Mexico, also=
known as the Silver Capital of the world. He has worked with several silve=
r retail and wholesalers and likes sharing what he's learned. http://tavira=
mexicansilver.com/silver-statue-figurine/statue.htm<br>------------------ A=
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