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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9422627, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">Here she is! Just gone over with a damp cloth, not sure what to use next to get in all the cracks.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432932[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">So annoying this one is blurry grr</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432933[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432935[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Now for the nail biting part...</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">4 paint chips, one on the rim and 3 on one of the characters. Tiny and definitely not on the urn itself, just the paint.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432938[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">These are the odd bits in the finish. It looks poorly done to my eye, but I don't know if this is due to the surface of the urn itself. These are the only two areas that its really noticeable, the rest looks fine.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Here are some links to compare finishes:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900323612#lg=1&slide=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900323612#lg=1&slide=0" rel="nofollow">https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900323612#lg=1&slide=0</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900303537#lg=1&slide=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900303537#lg=1&slide=0" rel="nofollow">https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900303537#lg=1&slide=0</a></p> <p style="text-align: center">Honestly to me its difficult to tell in the photos whether the above have the same thing going on, but perhaps you can spot any differences!</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432944[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432945[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The inside black finish bothers me slightly as well, but for its outdoor purpose perhaps this is to be expected?</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432942[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Its cleaned up so far very nicely, and photographs well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The size, style, period, and mark all feel correct to me. The weight is good and its got a really nice quality feel to it (as far as I can tell haha). The only thing bothering me is that finish. It looks sloppy to me but I don't know if that means its a reproduction, or if someone was having an off day when it was made. Or if thats what garden urns look like and they didn't mind.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The links above mention a catalog but no such thing exists online that I can find, book only. Mine's number isn't far off one of the pieces', but I'm unsure if that means I can date it to the same period. If genuine, its most definitely pre-1937.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">What would be your thoughts??</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9422627, member: 15376"][CENTER]Here she is! Just gone over with a damp cloth, not sure what to use next to get in all the cracks. [ATTACH=full]432932[/ATTACH] So annoying this one is blurry grr [ATTACH=full]432933[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432935[/ATTACH] Now for the nail biting part... 4 paint chips, one on the rim and 3 on one of the characters. Tiny and definitely not on the urn itself, just the paint. [ATTACH=full]432938[/ATTACH] These are the odd bits in the finish. It looks poorly done to my eye, but I don't know if this is due to the surface of the urn itself. These are the only two areas that its really noticeable, the rest looks fine. Here are some links to compare finishes: [URL]https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900323612#lg=1&slide=0[/URL] [URL]https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900303537#lg=1&slide=0[/URL] Honestly to me its difficult to tell in the photos whether the above have the same thing going on, but perhaps you can spot any differences! [ATTACH=full]432944[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432945[/ATTACH] The inside black finish bothers me slightly as well, but for its outdoor purpose perhaps this is to be expected? [ATTACH=full]432942[/ATTACH] Its cleaned up so far very nicely, and photographs well. :happy: The size, style, period, and mark all feel correct to me. The weight is good and its got a really nice quality feel to it (as far as I can tell haha). The only thing bothering me is that finish. It looks sloppy to me but I don't know if that means its a reproduction, or if someone was having an off day when it was made. Or if thats what garden urns look like and they didn't mind. The links above mention a catalog but no such thing exists online that I can find, book only. Mine's number isn't far off one of the pieces', but I'm unsure if that means I can date it to the same period. If genuine, its most definitely pre-1937. What would be your thoughts??[/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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