Subo

Thanks Stefan. I agree it is a beautiful bowl and I enjoy looking it on my sideboard. I would never weigh it in even if it was silver, I could never forgive myself but my silver guy would probably tell me for sure if it was silver.

Hi Stefan,
I have filed and tested a small part of one of the feet on the base and a small part under the rim at the top. The base showed a light yellow/silver metal underneath and the acid turned blue. However, when a part of the foot was scraped on the test stone I picked up red with the acid. On the rim the metal underneath was silver and it tested red with the acid straight away.  So I think the base is silver plated and probably nickel underneath and the bowl is silver (hopefully).  I am guessing that the base would need to be heavy to support the bowl. I have bought other silver items that had a weighted base.  Many thanks for your help with this.
Sue.

Thanks for recommending the video. It was very informative. Now just wondering where I can file my bowl without doing too much damage! Will let you know how I get on.

I bought a test stone and some silver acid. Didn't seem to work at first when I put a blob of acid on the stone after scraping but when I used a cotton bud with a bit of acid on it and rubbed it on the stone  where I had scraped it went red. So hoping this means it is silver.

Thank you Subo
It looks as though I have been caught out again on the eBay!
Frank

i recall an interview between Keith Neumeyer and the gang at Wall Street Silver. They were talking about the Silver Institute report. Keith was saying he pays to support the Institute but wonders why he bothers. He said he had numerous of this year's reports but they were only worth throwing in the bin.  He went through the figures and explained how most of them are made up. They do not know and cannot know the numbers - even Keith didn't know some of the figures. So they must be simply making up the numbers. You cannot rely on the Silver Institute report b/c it is a fabrication - a guess without any evidence is some parts.
Looking at charts is not that helpful and reading the Silver Institute report is a waste of time. What is important is keep stacking. As i have said time and again - it is not a matter of if, it is simply a matter of when, when it comes to the 'price' of silver.
No way is silver going to be $30 by the end of the decade. i seriously doubt there will be a USD in its present form then - silver will probably be priced in yuan. By the end of the decade the USD will have blown up. One only needs to look at the way US finances are proceeding to know all confidence in the USD will be gone before that much longer. This is the reason, or should be one of the reasons you are investing in silver in the first place. Even my Philistine daughters have spontaneously woken up (not great prompting from me) and are dumping cash for precious metals - the writing is on the wall when that happens. 
US shale is declining - a shale rig output declines at something like 50% a year. The energy return on energy invested in oil is declining and has been since the 1970's. The easy oil is gone. We will go over what has been termed the energy cliff before the end of the decade. The cost of mining is mainly energy costs. The easy silver is gone, so that means more energy per ounce - then we have the energy cliff. Precious metals are a 'store of energy'. A lot of energy goes into mining and refining gold and silver. The price will come from the value of energy. Green energy is a massive fraud and will fail massively. Nuclear if adopted sufficiently will help save us to some extent. We need the likes of cold fusion.
Then we have dollar disintegration on top of that. There will be a rush into gold and at the same time silver will re-price. $30 by the end of the decade? - i think more likely $300 or $3000 - think of a number. When the dollar gives up its last residual value you are into Zimbabwe numbers. So the dollar price is irrelevant - it is what silver is worth in the new asset backed cryptocurrencies. What can an ounce buy you - defo not what the dollar price is. There is barn door inflation taking off. Silver is a screaming bargain. Keep stacking while cheap silver is available. Negativity comes out of ignorance of inflation roaring away, the collapse of fiat and the energy cliff. It's a psyop in effect. Don't be suckered.

Hi Stefan,
Many thanks for your reply. I tested with a magnet and it is not magnetic. Not able to find any numbers on it. There is still a lot of black under the feet so will clean that off and take another look. I have found some acid test solution on ebay so will order it. Thanks for the advice and yes I agree it's a lovely piece.
Sue.