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A. G. Maisey · 30th September 2012, 01:07 AM

I'd be inclined to test it for silver. Silver gets a dark patina over time. It might have been gilt over silver, there's still some yellow there. You can only know by testing.

30th September 2012, 01:07 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	I'd be inclined to test it for silver. Silver gets a dark patina over time. It might have been gilt over silver, there's still some yellow there. You can only know by testing.