Hi hoping some can help with age of vase and markings? Silver or plated?
Thanks
I’m guessing that the zigzag marks on the underside were made by someone else who was trying to determine whether the vase was silver or just plate. Too bad whomever it was didn’t think to leave a piece of paper inside the vase to tell posterity what the result of the test was!
But those incisions would let you do the standard acid test. That kind of test is useless on the surface, since a plated object has pure silver on its surface. But with the cuts already present, you can use that method.
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I was hoping someone might be able to identify if silver or plated from the markings?
But thanks for your thoughts. A test will be next if I have no joy from the marks
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Possible, but unlikely. Asian silver marks are usually shrouded in mystery, and fakery abounds. A test is a good idea, especially if you have ready access to someone with an XRF machine.
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Isn’t this an Indian vase called a “surahi”?
Turkey, Ottoman Empire.
2 unknown silver marks on this cup - www.925-1000.com
Ottoman/ turkish hallmarks - Ethnographic Arms & Armour
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I like that. It gets my vote!
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But master, I am not worthy! 
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Very helpful thank you
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U welcome, Tony! 
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Interesting bit of psychology. Once the original poster says, “Chinese,” it’s difficult to think outside those confines. Looking at the vase without any preconceived notions, the design is, indeed, much more middle Eastern. It’s more “Mamluk Revival” than anything from China. 
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