Absolutely beautiful restoration job you've done there, one to be proud of for sure!
Your project reminds me of a great 4" Zeiss refractor I purchased cheap about 20 years ago from an elderly gentleman who was selling out. It was all painted standard white with black fittings, but they turned out to be brass underneath. Naturally I promptly took it apart and painted the OTA black and polished all the brass parts, it looked fantastic just like your mount
I used it every clear night for several years until in a moment of acute aperture fever I sold it to fund a 10" Newtonian...
