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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 6309614, member: 76316"]I think it's sterling...but 'tho I've looked carefully, both within & without, no mark has been found. It may be plated, 'tho the points of wear on the 3 feet show no base metal. It's small; ~40mm across the rim. The egg shown in #6 is a US large, and isn't bottomed in the cup as it should be. The feet are finished inside; it looks like the interior of the cup may have a gold wash. It weighs all of 10.7 grams. When acquired it was almost black; I left it as found for many years, then yesterday cleaned it, so to be sufficiently presentable to y'all. In #5, one foot is pointed directly at the lens...I know it looks confusing; my skills are less than professional. Your comments an' suggestions are most welcome; thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]418854[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418856[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418859[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 6309614, member: 76316"]I think it's sterling...but 'tho I've looked carefully, both within & without, no mark has been found. It may be plated, 'tho the points of wear on the 3 feet show no base metal. It's small; ~40mm across the rim. The egg shown in #6 is a US large, and isn't bottomed in the cup as it should be. The feet are finished inside; it looks like the interior of the cup may have a gold wash. It weighs all of 10.7 grams. When acquired it was almost black; I left it as found for many years, then yesterday cleaned it, so to be sufficiently presentable to y'all. In #5, one foot is pointed directly at the lens...I know it looks confusing; my skills are less than professional. Your comments an' suggestions are most welcome; thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]418854[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418856[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]418859[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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