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What do you think of this cloisonne bottle?

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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: March 19, 2013, 03:08:21 pm »

Curt,
   Earlier cloisonnes do have pitting, but it is also the colours and the simple designs. My best advice is to look up genuine documented examples of cloisonne bottles from ca. 1750-1850, study them, and try to find one which fits into the group.
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 Joey
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