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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 4225729, member: 649&quot;]The production of agateware involved &quot;layering up to four different <b>clays </b>colored with metallic oxides&quot;.</p><p>Alternatively, &quot;Marbled wares are made by using colored slips on the surface of a plain body.&quot;</p><p>(Quotes per <a href="https://doyle.com/specialists/david-gallager/stories/english-agateware" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://doyle.com/specialists/david-gallager/stories/english-agateware" rel="nofollow">Doyle&#039;s Auction House</a>).</p><p>Based on Doyle&#039;s description and the few photos provided, I see a marbled piece, not agateware. The marbling effect is on the surface of the piece, not caused by mixing different colored clays prior to forming the piece.</p><p>Can you provide a photo of the entire base? And perhaps try another photo of the mark? I find I can get a better &quot;close-up&quot; of marks by backing away from the piece a bit so my camera phone can focus, then cropping the better-focused photo to show the mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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