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<p>[QUOTE="Melian44, post: 4383100, member: 59242"]Thank you for your response and intriguing suggestion! I was wondering if they were meant to cover the mark but the gold is very similar to the one used on the cup and saucer (very bright/shiny/reflective), so I assumed they were the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know a lot about porcelain (my own area is archaeology/Egyptology!)-- do you know why they may have covered the maker's mark?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Melian44, post: 4383100, member: 59242"]Thank you for your response and intriguing suggestion! I was wondering if they were meant to cover the mark but the gold is very similar to the one used on the cup and saucer (very bright/shiny/reflective), so I assumed they were the same. I don't know a lot about porcelain (my own area is archaeology/Egyptology!)-- do you know why they may have covered the maker's mark?[/QUOTE]
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