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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silver, post: 1241222, member: 6202&quot;]Good Day</p><p><br /></p><p>For some time now I have been admiring a small, heavily decorated, bowl at the stall at one of our antique fairs. It is about 4cm in diameter and about 3cm high, decorated with what I take to be repousse work, and it has a blank shield in which a monogram might be engraved. It has no lid. I can&#039;t post photos because it is not mine and I have none.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dealer says it tests positive for silver and that he has been told by a person who is knowledgable about Indian silver that not all Indian silver has an assay mark.&nbsp;&nbsp; He believes it to be a betel nut bowl.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there any collectors or dealers in Indian silver who can confirm that not all of it bears marks?&nbsp; Is there such a thing as a betel nut bowl? And how are they used?&nbsp; If not, what could be the purpose of such a tiny bowl? For some reason the fact that it has a shield for a monogram makes me uneasy. Any further informed and wise advice on Indian silver would be appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you.</p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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