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<p>[QUOTE="Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 237949, member: 90"]I agree with the identification of the design as being “Garafano” (Carnation) but...Faenza is the name of a city, not a company or studio. The original pattern was created by the firm of Ferniani in the city of Faenza during the 1750’s. I have included a link to an article I wrote for my Italian pottery forum. A photo of an example of early Garafano is included. It is considerably different than the style depicted on your bottle. The mark you have shown is one I am not familiar with. Can you kindly let me know what Chaffer’s has identified the mark as being. I have several 1800’s editions of his book so I can easily check it. Chaffer’s is often wrong in his identifications, particularly of Italian ceramics. I have checked my own database of Italian pottery marks with many hundreds of ciphers ( I am the author of a number of books on the subject) and I am unable to identify it. As matter of fact I am not sure it is an actual pottery mark.</p><p>Your bottle is not marked “Made in Italy” although I have no doubt it was. Sometimes this can help date a piece. There are a number of possible reason why an item does not contain the country of origin. It may be that the piece was created before the enactment of the McKinley Tariff Act in 1890 which required country identification. The bottle may not have been intended for export, in which case no identification was required. Perhaps the studio forgot to mark the item and some inefficient Customs Officer overlooked the fact during inspection.</p><p>Based upon the style of the Garafano, its color and glaze I would date the bottle from the mid 1950’s to a more current date. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/europe-s-oldest-dinnerware-pattern-still-popular-today-t225.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/europe-s-oldest-dinnerware-pattern-still-popular-today-t225.html" rel="nofollow">http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/europe-s-oldest-dinnerware-pattern-still-popular-today-t225.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 237949, member: 90"]I agree with the identification of the design as being “Garafano” (Carnation) but...Faenza is the name of a city, not a company or studio. The original pattern was created by the firm of Ferniani in the city of Faenza during the 1750’s. I have included a link to an article I wrote for my Italian pottery forum. A photo of an example of early Garafano is included. It is considerably different than the style depicted on your bottle. The mark you have shown is one I am not familiar with. Can you kindly let me know what Chaffer’s has identified the mark as being. I have several 1800’s editions of his book so I can easily check it. Chaffer’s is often wrong in his identifications, particularly of Italian ceramics. I have checked my own database of Italian pottery marks with many hundreds of ciphers ( I am the author of a number of books on the subject) and I am unable to identify it. As matter of fact I am not sure it is an actual pottery mark. Your bottle is not marked “Made in Italy” although I have no doubt it was. Sometimes this can help date a piece. There are a number of possible reason why an item does not contain the country of origin. It may be that the piece was created before the enactment of the McKinley Tariff Act in 1890 which required country identification. The bottle may not have been intended for export, in which case no identification was required. Perhaps the studio forgot to mark the item and some inefficient Customs Officer overlooked the fact during inspection. Based upon the style of the Garafano, its color and glaze I would date the bottle from the mid 1950’s to a more current date. [URL]http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/europe-s-oldest-dinnerware-pattern-still-popular-today-t225.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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