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<p>[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 2750, member: 28"]Just an off the wall comment. The lozenge, which is the raised mark, will give you the date code when the shape was registered. I imagine some time in the 1860s but I can't see it clearly enough. Check with thepotteries.org for how to read it. Very rarely do I see English pottery stamped "England" that was produced before 1891 (the McKinley tariff act required country of origin after that date ). But since this was made for Tiffany it is possible it was actually made earlier and marked as such as an identifier and marketing tool since Americans favored English ware at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Blue Willow has always been a favorite pattern and this is apparently Copeland's patented version and like any registered shape could have been produced for many years after the registry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally like staple repairs. But I don't know that it necessarily adds much -- it's an individual quirk and I would be hard pressed to sell a piece with staples unless it's exceedingly early and rare and would not expect to get much more than shelf display value.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my book, a hairline is a crack. Some sellers confuse hairlines with crazing, which is fine lines in the glaze but not the body.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 2750, member: 28"]Just an off the wall comment. The lozenge, which is the raised mark, will give you the date code when the shape was registered. I imagine some time in the 1860s but I can't see it clearly enough. Check with thepotteries.org for how to read it. Very rarely do I see English pottery stamped "England" that was produced before 1891 (the McKinley tariff act required country of origin after that date ). But since this was made for Tiffany it is possible it was actually made earlier and marked as such as an identifier and marketing tool since Americans favored English ware at the time. Blue Willow has always been a favorite pattern and this is apparently Copeland's patented version and like any registered shape could have been produced for many years after the registry. I personally like staple repairs. But I don't know that it necessarily adds much -- it's an individual quirk and I would be hard pressed to sell a piece with staples unless it's exceedingly early and rare and would not expect to get much more than shelf display value. In my book, a hairline is a crack. Some sellers confuse hairlines with crazing, which is fine lines in the glaze but not the body.[/QUOTE]
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