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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9423323, member: 15376"]I've continued looking online and the finish continues to baffle me just the same. I'm now leaning towards genuine but I think the only way to know would be to get it appraised/verified. However I cannot find any means to that end other than various auction websites which is a road unfamiliar to me and therefore I have no idea what I'm doing.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are no FB groups/websites etc that specialize in their pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I assume that if this were to be genuine the best place to sell would be at auction rather than locally. Is there an auction house that would know this particular manufacturer? Would my best bet be with an italian based house rather than somewhere else?</p><p><br /></p><p>This is probably obvious but I did see this outdoor seat with a rough surface, which would account for the finish on my urn. Most of the pieces I've seen are very smooth so its encouraging to see less of a finish on a verified and valuable piece of theirs.</p><p><a href="https://www.recuperando.com/en/terracotta-seats/5376-original-terracotta-seat-manifatturadisigna.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.recuperando.com/en/terracotta-seats/5376-original-terracotta-seat-manifatturadisigna.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.recuperando.com/en/terracotta-seats/5376-original-terracotta-seat-manifatturadisigna.html</a></p><p>I also looked back at the black finished pieces linked above and do see similar 'flaws'.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did find some more information about the maker, which is very nice <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>'The company had showrooms in all the best tourist locations of Florence, Rome and Turin and catered for wealthy travelers doing the Grand Tour. This stuff was expensive in its day and highly thought of. The fabrication is a combination of molding and sculpting by hand, so a considerable amount of work went into their making.'</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9423323, member: 15376"]I've continued looking online and the finish continues to baffle me just the same. I'm now leaning towards genuine but I think the only way to know would be to get it appraised/verified. However I cannot find any means to that end other than various auction websites which is a road unfamiliar to me and therefore I have no idea what I'm doing. There are no FB groups/websites etc that specialize in their pieces. I assume that if this were to be genuine the best place to sell would be at auction rather than locally. Is there an auction house that would know this particular manufacturer? Would my best bet be with an italian based house rather than somewhere else? This is probably obvious but I did see this outdoor seat with a rough surface, which would account for the finish on my urn. Most of the pieces I've seen are very smooth so its encouraging to see less of a finish on a verified and valuable piece of theirs. [URL]https://www.recuperando.com/en/terracotta-seats/5376-original-terracotta-seat-manifatturadisigna.html[/URL] I also looked back at the black finished pieces linked above and do see similar 'flaws'. I did find some more information about the maker, which is very nice :) [I]'The company had showrooms in all the best tourist locations of Florence, Rome and Turin and catered for wealthy travelers doing the Grand Tour. This stuff was expensive in its day and highly thought of. The fabrication is a combination of molding and sculpting by hand, so a considerable amount of work went into their making.'[/I][/QUOTE]
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