Vintage Gorham Sterling Silver Bread Tray Basket 7.74 troy oz

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Vintage Gorham Sterling Silver Bread Tray Basket 7.74 troy oz:
$144.49

Vintage Gorham Sterling Silver Bread Tray Basket
Stamped Gorham, Sterling, Lion facing a W (Gotham Whiting), Winged foot (1925), 4463
7.74 troy oz solid sterling silver
Approximately 12x6, 1 ¼ deep
Some scratches & wear. See photos\'s
Has a lovely monogram (nice design to look at)
As you can see from the photos there are some dark spots on this tray. Some of this is corrosion on silver. They don\'t ordinarily come off with silver polish.
I\'ve discounted this item because of the spots
You can:a) Work on getting the spots off (see some directions below).b) Put a nice napkin over the spots and use the tray as isc) Sell the tray for the weight of sterling silver to a silver smith or on line silver dealer. Meanwhile you can use the tray as is.As silver becomes more valuable, you get a higher dollar amount for each gram or troy ozI found this for cleaning black rough spots on silver, I don\'t know if this works or not (selling as is, maybe the silver content alone would be worth it to you):
\"Those black rough spots you feel on sterling (or other solid silver alloys) and can\'t remove with silver polish is most likely corrosion. Place an ammonia-soaked cotton ball on the corrosion spot and it should be dissolved within 10 minutes. If not, do it again for ten minutes at a time until the corrosion is removed. You may need to use some silver polish on a Q-tip or cotton ball and \"massage\" the area very lightly until you bring up the shine to blend in with the surrounding area. There will probably be a shallow etched spot that remains under the corroded area\".

Another way to do this:

\"If it is indeed corrosion, there is a simple way to remove it yourself. Do this in a well-ventilated area and with nitrile gloves (inexpensive disposable gloves found in any hardware store) since you will be using ammonia. Immerse the tray in a container of ammonia and let sit for ten minutes, then remove from the container and inspect. If the black corrosion spots remain, place the tray back in and let stand for another ten minutes and inspect again. After the corrosion is removed use a good silver polish to bring out the luster\".You may need to use some silver polish on a Q-tip or cotton ball and \"massage\" the area very lightly until you bring up the shine to blend in with the surrounding area.