Very Old Arabian Saif

[Battara]

Originally Posted by ariel

I would see no harm in brightening the silver (not polishing, of course, there are silver cleaning liquids in any supermarket).

Oh Ariel, I must disagree. Polishing silver is just fine and will increase the value of any piece. However, please, please do not use the silver cleaning liquid solutions - they eat into the silver creating micro-pitting on the surface, making the features no longer crisp and clean.