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« on: September 18, 2017, 03:12:57 am »
Hi Rube,

It is hard to tell from pictures but I have a feeling that the overlay bits may not be true carved back overlay and may have been added to the finished base bottle as already carved and shaped pieces.

The junctions where the overlay meets the base bottle are too clean and crisp and there is no over carving into the base colour at any point I can see. Also the base bottle looks too perfect and smooth in and around where it would have been carved.

Regards, Adrian.
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