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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 324974, member: 2844"]Intentional but rare, I've seen it before. The theory that handling would smoothen the surface only works for those bottles that were handled a lot. Many bottles were presentation and collection pieces, even in the 18th century. Unusual glazes were something to collect and keep in a cabinet to be admired.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 324974, member: 2844"]Intentional but rare, I've seen it before. The theory that handling would smoothen the surface only works for those bottles that were handled a lot. Many bottles were presentation and collection pieces, even in the 18th century. Unusual glazes were something to collect and keep in a cabinet to be admired.[/QUOTE]
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