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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 2327816, member: 59"]Hello, JTR. You bought this in the US? How did you "reluctantly test?" With what kind of acid? on what part of the item? Did you scratch into the surface or not?</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you thought about cleaning it? That might reveal marks that could help identify both maker and material.</p><p><br /></p><p>My personal opinion (and admittedly only from the pictures) is that it is either pewter or silver plated and not solid silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 2327816, member: 59"]Hello, JTR. You bought this in the US? How did you "reluctantly test?" With what kind of acid? on what part of the item? Did you scratch into the surface or not? Have you thought about cleaning it? That might reveal marks that could help identify both maker and material. My personal opinion (and admittedly only from the pictures) is that it is either pewter or silver plated and not solid silver.[/QUOTE]
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