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Bonhams probably do fine with European cultures, but get them much further east than Poland and they're in trouble! A lot of us are the same, but at least we admit it.

 

To be fair they probably reply to many hundreds or maybe even thousands of these emails a day. They probably rush through each a bit. They may have interns or staff dedicated to this task that aren’t necessarily specialists in everything or anything. I’d bet they do have specialists on staff who are well versed in the intricacies of the region though. Not trying to be a contrarian just a different angle.

 

The red stamp marks started getting used later 19th right? Like 1880’s or 1890’s? That’s what I thought at least.

 

I think much earlier.

 

A bit earlier, but I wasn't going by the colour or stamp, but by the sloppy way it was stamped. That says 20th century to me.

 

To me looks mid 20th doesn't have that guangxu enamels looks more 1940s+ to me. They go high price even if it's vintage

 

They said stamp start 1890 If I remember I seen early guangxu dating with a stamp. I have trust issues with the stamp theory. Many porcelain exported with stamp or no stamp besides usa,.

 

Your right the colors is off to be 19th or early 20th