ANTIQUE CIRCA: 1800'S MIDDLE EASTERN LION GILDED SILVER STIRRUP CUP .

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I am selling my whole collection of,Chinese,Russia,United Kingdom,Italian,European & American Sterling Silver Boxes?
WHAT I HAVE HERE IS A RARE STIRRUP CUP ,I'M SELLING? I HAVE OWN THIS STIRRUP CUP FOR A GREAT WHILE NOW? I BOUGHT THIS FROM  A FRIEND THAT TOLDED ME THAT THIS STIRRUP CUP WAS VERY OLD? AND HE HAD MENTIONED  THAT THIS COULD BE A ROMAN/PERSIAN STYLE STIRRUP CUP FROM ABOUT ATLEAST 2 HUNDRED YEARS OLD ,IF NOT OLDER?BUT I NOR HE HAD ANY PROOF OF THIS? SO TO BE SAFE I WILL SAY THIS ONE IS ATLEAST 200-YEARS OLD? IF NOT AS OLDER ? THIS LION STIRRUP CUP HAD A HEAVY OXIDATION OF PATINA? SO I DONE SOMETHING MAYBE I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE WITH THIS ONE?NOW THIS LION STIRRUP CUP I HAD CLEAN AND THEN TRY TO RESTORE THE GILDED SILVER BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL LIKE STATE? FROM WHEN IT WAS MADE?NOW MAYBE I SHOULD NOT HAVE CLEANED AND RESTORED THIS BY TAKING OFF THE THICK LAYER OF BLACK OXIDATION BUT I COULD NOT HELP MYSELF? I CLEANED THIS ALL BY HAND WITH TOOTH PASTE AND A VERY MILD ABBRASIVE WHICH WAS BAKING SODA? AND I SLOWLY WRAPPED MY HOLD HAND AROUND THE  STIRRUP CUP AND TWISTED THE CUP AROUND AND AROUND WITH THE TOOTH PASTE AND BAKING SODA AROUND THE CUP?IT TOOK ME AROUND 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES RUBBING THE CUP WITH MY HANDS?AND AFTER THAT? I TOOK A JEWELER'S CLOTH AND CONTINOUSLY ROTATED THE JEWELER'S CLOTH OVER AND OVER THIS CUP'? AND AS YOU WILL SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS STIRRUP CUP CAME OUT ! AFTER I RESTORED IT BACK ? NOW ? I WOULD SAY THAT THIS GILDED SILVER STIRRUP CUP ARE IN THE ROMAN / PERSIAN STYLE ERA? BUT AGAIN, THIS CUP COULD BE AS THE OWNER HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS CUP. ARE IN FACT OVER 300 YEARS OLD? THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO READS THIS AND LOOKS AT MY ITEMS ON MY AUCTION SITE?THANK YOU,AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL ? I ONLY SHIP TO THE LOWER 48 STATES IN THE U.S.A. AND NO SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL NOR SOUTH AMERICA? I DO NOT EXCEPT RETURNS AND I URGE ALL MY CUSTOMERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND LOOK AT MY PICTURES AND IF YOU'RE STILL IN DOUBT?THEN PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE? BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR PAYING RETURN SHIPPING FEES?I AM SORRY TO DO THIS ? SO PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BUY FROM ME? AND LOOK AT MY 100% POSITVE FEEDBACK? THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL!