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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValerieK, post: 9796602, member: 7360&quot;]Many thanks for this, everything I wanted to know!&nbsp; So late 20th century, as I thought, and not worth much, but if I manage to sell some other items from the lot I may make back the very modest cost (£40) and be able to keep it for free, along with another inside painted bottle showing a grasshopper, which I also love.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see the original scroll and the interactive displays, and I think I will try to look closely at my bottle to see all the activities going on, all those people living their busy lives.&nbsp; Although not painted with the highest artistic skill I think it is still an example of many hours of skilled craftsmanship.&nbsp; On the other hand, I will have to investigate with a microscope to make sure it is actually painted, and not produced by a photographic method, having read a long discussion on fake bottles with photo transfers :</p><p><a href="https://snuffbottle.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,25.msg12017.html#msg12017" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://snuffbottle.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,25.msg12017.html#msg12017" rel="nofollow">https://snuffbottle.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,25.msg12017.html#msg12017</a></p><p>I will report back if I find it isn&#039;t real painting, but at least I would be able to stop worrying about an artist painting many hours for a very small return!&nbsp; The education is worth the price to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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