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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 7572997, member: 56"]I don't think it's Chinese. The mark is similar to the Worcester pseudo-Chinese mark, but other companies apparently did the same sort of thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the crab and think it might have been added to cover (or least distract from) a cluster of pinholes in the white glaze. This does presuppose that the piece went through multiple firings. It could be a rebus for Crab or Crabbe or some such, but if that were the case, I would expect it to be on the bottom underside.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 7572997, member: 56"]I don't think it's Chinese. The mark is similar to the Worcester pseudo-Chinese mark, but other companies apparently did the same sort of thing. I like the crab and think it might have been added to cover (or least distract from) a cluster of pinholes in the white glaze. This does presuppose that the piece went through multiple firings. It could be a rebus for Crab or Crabbe or some such, but if that were the case, I would expect it to be on the bottom underside.[/QUOTE]
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