gold wash on silver - when did this practice start ?

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samtron76df
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gold wash on silver - when did this practice start ?

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wonder if anyone knows when the practice of putting gold wash on silver flatware started. does it go way back to the 17th century or before, or is there a specific period when it started ? tks
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Re: gold wash on silver - when did this practice start ?

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Hi,
Gilded silver existed since antiquity (Ancient Egypt and Greece).Cannot tell exactly for flatware, but must be the same.
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Re: gold wash on silver - when did this practice start ?

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thank you for the info.
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