It’s hard work, cleaning silver! I’ve just finished two candlesticks. I still need to do the little doodads that actually hold the candles.
In the above pic they’re out, awaiting cleaning/polishing. Below, they’re temporarily in place, altho’ still dirty.
Even as they are above – i.e. not quite finished – the candlesticks are massively better than they were a couple of days ago. They’ve gone from grim and sad looking, to rather lovely.