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<p>[QUOTE="User 67, post: 14528, member: 67"]No, the back wouldn't have to be counter-enameled, but the black lines would have some sort of counter enameling. When I look at that last close up, I see that the black, which seems to be set in the etched grooves, it has migrated to the surface thru the green color (counter enameling).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure if the effect seen in the CU could be made using patina and some sort of cured resin, varnish or polyurethane. If the surface scratches easily, then it is a poly or resin coating and not glass enamel.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd be interested to see a CU of the center section of the leaf on the far right where the colorant looks thin and blobby, if it is enamel, that area looks botched. But another thing that made me think it's patina is the colors, which all fall into the possibility of certain chemical reactions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="User 67, post: 14528, member: 67"]No, the back wouldn't have to be counter-enameled, but the black lines would have some sort of counter enameling. When I look at that last close up, I see that the black, which seems to be set in the etched grooves, it has migrated to the surface thru the green color (counter enameling). I am not sure if the effect seen in the CU could be made using patina and some sort of cured resin, varnish or polyurethane. If the surface scratches easily, then it is a poly or resin coating and not glass enamel. I'd be interested to see a CU of the center section of the leaf on the far right where the colorant looks thin and blobby, if it is enamel, that area looks botched. But another thing that made me think it's patina is the colors, which all fall into the possibility of certain chemical reactions.[/QUOTE]
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