Recently found a #5331 dish from Bernard Rice’s Sons Apollo studio Shadow Ardt line. Large. 14″ across. Can’t find this particular item on the web, but similar style pieces suggest early 1920s. Certainly looks Art Deco.
My questions: Is this an unusual piece, and should I have it cleaned properly? Plan to keep it as it is quite lovely, but would be interested in value just out of curiosity.
EPNS means “Electro Plated Nickel Silver” Basically they used an electric charge to apply a micro thin layer of silver to a nickel silver base !! Nickel silver has no silver whatsoever in it,,its only a similar color !! I think its a combination of tin, magnesium and zinc if I remember correctly !! Be very careful as the thin layer of silver plate will scratch easily !!
