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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: studiohunter on April 26, 2009, 02:25:36 PM

Title: shepherdess
Post by: studiohunter on April 26, 2009, 02:25:36 PM

This is way out of my field of knowledge,any info would be appreciated

Title: Re: shepherdess
Post by: Anne on April 26, 2009, 11:06:11 PM

No marks I take it? May we have a photo of the base please?

Title: Re: shepherdess
Post by: Tigerchips on April 27, 2009, 08:13:56 AM

A Staffordshire figure, rarely marked. I suspect that this could be a fake, i wouldn't like to say for sure though.

Title: Re: shepherdess
Post by: studiohunter on April 27, 2009, 05:04:56 PM

the condition of the piece suggested that it may be a repro' but when I looked at the dirt around the crazing and base rim it seemed like an old piece...an old repro perhaps?

 

Title: Re: shepherdess
Post by: Tigerchips on April 27, 2009, 07:21:24 PM

Could be. Most fakes usually have painted base rims to make them look dirty. Just looking at the crazing on the base it seems to have a very regular pattern and it's heavily stained. Not always a good sign.

Title: Re: shepherdess
Post by: studiohunter on April 27, 2009, 09:08:42 PM

thanks for the info,I'll stick to 20thcentury studio in future