{"product_id":"twin-bowl-set-german-silver","title":"Twin Bowl Set, German Silver — 6.5 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo chased wells joined by a raised central spine, a looping handle rising at each end, and a spoon for each side. Chased over every surface, in German Silver with \u003cstrong\u003eno gold polish anywhere on it\u003c\/strong\u003e. Boxed in navy velvet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe chasing is the whole object\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no plain metal on this piece to rest your eye on, and that is deliberate. Flower medallions sit inside teardrop panels across both wells, a fine lace border runs around the rim, the central spine carries its own pattern, and even the spoon handles are chased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is all one colour, the pattern has to do the work that a two-tone finish usually does — which is why it reads as heavier and older than it is. Fill it and the almonds sit in a bed of flowers rather than in a bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo wells, one body\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a single piece, not two bowls on a stand. The spine between the wells stops anything rolling from one side to the other, and the two handles let you lift it across a table with one hand while it is full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe handles are what make it 3.5 inches tall\u003c\/strong\u003e — the wells themselves are shallow. Worth knowing before you plan to slide it onto a low cabinet shelf or stack anything on top of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWe sell two twin bowls — this is the plain one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSame size, same price, genuinely different objects. Thirty seconds now saves a return:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis one\u003c\/strong\u003e — German Silver throughout, no gold polish at all, chased over every surface, navy velvet box. Quieter, and there is no plated finish to wear off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/twin-bowl-set-with-spoons\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe gold polish twin bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — gold on the outside, rims and handles with the wells left bright, red velvet box. Louder on a table, and the gold will wear at the handles over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf it is going to be used often, this is the one. If it is going straight onto a shelf as a display piece, the gold one photographs better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe set\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6.5 inches end to end, 3.5 inches tall to the top of the handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo spoons\u003c\/strong\u003e — sized to the wells, chased on the handle and plain in the bowl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo wells inside 6.5 inches means each one is small. This is a \u003cstrong\u003eside piece for the coffee table, the mandir or a guest tray\u003c\/strong\u003e — dry fruit for visitors, mishri and saunf after a meal. It is not a serving bowl for a dinner table. For real capacity, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dry-fruit-bowl-set-with-tray\"\u003eseven-piece dry fruit set with its 11-inch tray\u003c\/a\u003e is the larger option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKeep it dry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry things.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nuts, dry fruit, mukhwas, mishri, saunf, elaichi, chocolates, dried petals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot wet, oily or sour.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chutney, halwa, curd, anything in syrup — chasing this fine traps it, and getting it out means the kind of scrubbing that flattens the pattern.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small liner inside the well solves it if you want to serve something wet at a party.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterial and care\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerman Silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. There is no silver in it — the name describes the colour, not the content. There is no gold polish anywhere on this set, so there is no plated layer to wear through; what you see is the metal itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWipe the raised chasing with a dry cotton cloth and leave the recesses dark. That shadow is what makes the flower work read — polish it flat and the pattern disappears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo metal polish, no scouring powder, no dish scrubber.\u003c\/strong\u003e The border here is lace-fine and it will not survive abrasives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not soak it. Water sits in the chasing and dries as spotting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt will darken over a few months. That is tarnish, not damage — the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/care-guide\"\u003ecare guide\u003c\/a\u003e has the method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy people give it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt gets used the evening it arrives — filled with dry fruit and put out for whoever is visiting. That makes it easy for \u003cstrong\u003eDiwali\u003c\/strong\u003e, a wedding, a \u003cstrong\u003egriha pravesh\u003c\/strong\u003e or a housewarming, Bhai Dooj, or a return gift at a function. Because there is no gold polish, it also suits a household that keeps a plain mandir. The navy box is clasped and lined, so it hands over as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne twin bowl, 6.5 x 3.5 inch, chased German Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo chased spoons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavy velvet gift box with brass clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dry fruits, flowers, coffee cup, brass bowls and tealights in the photographs are styling, not part of the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes GST.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prepaid only — we do not offer cash on delivery. Dispatched within 48 hours, shipped anywhere in India. 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