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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 94037, member: 59&quot;]Welcome, Beth!</p><p><br /></p><p>First thing that strikes me is the Made In Italy. The US laws regarding marking on foreign made items went into play a bit more than 100 years ago, so in theory, the bowl could be a true antique. But it does not guarantee that it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, what I can see of that second line, and the overall look of the letters (the font used in the r and e at the end line in particular,) makes me think more recent than 100 years old by several decades. Again, no guarantee.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the second line may have been a retailer for whom the item was made. I take it yours doesn&#039;t even have remnants of those marks - or even bits of random letters?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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