Spent €2 buying this bowl yesterday morning, then...

...spent the rest of the day cleaning it.

There were some hard black deposits left in places. Fingernails can pick-off chunks, but a residue is left behind, which is more that I can say for my fingernails.

It is silver plate with a copper base, probably French.

Measures 13cm x 10cm across the top rim, and has a height of 13cm over the handle. Weight 206g.









I'd appreciate advise on removing the last bits of residual deposit, and possibly a period of manufacture.

There isn't' a silver-plater's mark, or any other mark; but the design of the handle is distinctive, and I haven't seen any like it.

Thanks for your efforts.

 

sweet piece...& nice work bringing it back to life !!