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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: September 20, 2017, 03:14:03 am »
Dear Rube,

      I am convinced by Giovanni's arguments, and really did not understand how, even in the modern period, an 'applique' design of such complexity could or would be undertaken. And it certainly would be easier to just get the overlay bottle carved.

     We will have to wait for better photos of the areas showing where the carver has cut into the background colour, but I accept that the bottle is probably 19th C. Could rough areas on edges be due to chipping of the glass?
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Joey
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