Copper pot, better or not

Hi folks

got 2 of these that i've had for ages and they have never sold, so thought i'd try and zhuzh them up a bit (first time i've ever tried spelling zhuzh)

the bottom part has a nice copper lustre so tried to keep that part as it would have polished out, so thought a good idea to tape it off and just do the top part

thinking it looks better

any thoughts or info appreciated

unpolished one first:

 

I guess I would go ahead and polish the whole thing. Probably wouldn't say that if in the US but you are where polished copper is often appreciated. Half polished makes it look similar to modern decor ware from India.