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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9558847, member: 2844&quot;]Just a few things to cross from your list when looking for copper or brass items, and a few pointers:</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper can tarnish in a pretty short period of time, especially if exposed to damp conditions and pollution. Your tray also has verdigris (the green stuff), which you should remove because it can cause damage.</p><p>Tarnish is basically dirt, so tarnish means it hasn&#039;t been polished for a while. There is antique copper that is shiny coppery red, but you can see that it is antique because of the patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>When antique copper has never been polished and the tarnish gets &#039;engrained&#039; in the copper, it gets a rich, chocolatey look.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn&#039;t show a lot of signs of age, which would be wear, especially on the base. Whenever you buy a metal item, check the base for natural wear. Natural wear looks and feels very smooth.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is made by hand, but they are still making these by hand. It is wonderful that there are still true craftspeople in this day and age, and there is nothing wrong with buying a well made new item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Google lens knows nothing about antiques. It just shows you items which seem comparable, but often are not.</p><p><br /></p><p>As we already said, this isn&#039;t antique.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Natalia, why don&#039;t you visit museums, castles, etc to get acquainted with the look and aura (for lack of a better word) of true antiques.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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