Mystery pottery (Majolica?) piece

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  1. jollyrancher

    jollyrancher Active Member

    This is a rather heavy piece, measuring about 5" x 6". The birds have a crackle-glaze on them and look very aged. The base has two impressed marks: a number 1 and a capital M. Is this German? English? And age? I am stumped.
    Thank you. bird2.jpg bird9.jpg bird3.jpg bird6.jpg
     
    jollyrancher, Feb 1, 2016
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  2. jollyrancher

    jollyrancher Active Member

    bird1.jpg
     
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  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I hope I'm wrong but that blackened crazing with that smudgy painting makes me think this is modern Chinese "majolica style".
     
    say_it_slowly, Feb 1, 2016
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  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Also the big hole on the bottom, makes it look like a plaster mold.
     
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  5. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    SBSVC, Feb 1, 2016
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  6. jollyrancher

    jollyrancher Active Member

    Yes, that is similar. Is it really from the 70s? Gosh it looked so old to me.
     
    jollyrancher, Feb 1, 2016
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  7. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Old or not, love!
    But I don't see any wear on the etsy pair's base...
     
    scoutshouse, Feb 2, 2016
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  8. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Yours looks like it needs to be washed.
    Also is the bottom of yours glazed?

    Snipped from the Etsy link for comparison.

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    If this is a Chinese import, I rather doubt from the 1970s. More like the 1990s.
     
    clutteredcloset49, Feb 2, 2016
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  9. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    The base and the paste are typicall for recent Chinese import. Another clue is the brown dirt that was artificially applied.
     
    kardinalisimo, Feb 2, 2016
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  10. jollyrancher

    jollyrancher Active Member

    Well damn! Thanks to you all, I never would have guessed.
     
    jollyrancher, Feb 2, 2016
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