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<p>[QUOTE="vintagefox, post: 368500, member: 7693"]Hi Johnny,</p><p>Thank you so much for your tip. I think you are right about 71, perhaps the year this pottery was made. I still hesitate hoping for any connection with Rosenthal Netter because this piece and his potteries are very much opposite ends of mid century pottery range.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing bothering me was that why his signature looks so hard and crumsy. Most potters sign their potteries before firing. Therefore their signatures are as smooth as signature with a pen. But this signature looks like carved with a nail after firing. I started to doubt that it was artist's signature. Someone else carved it after firing, so I thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I found a possible clue. These are an abstract metal sculptor, Bernard (Tony) Rosenthal's signature on 2 metal sculptures. His art works are all metal -- bronze, steel, etc. I cannot find one piece of pottery yet. But his signature look similar enough to me. Even the way he put the year under his signature. It makes sense that his signature looks carved if he normally signed on metal. I always thought this pottery is more sculptural than common potteries. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lamodern.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/dsc01633.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lamodern.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/img_0453.jpg?w=500" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Personally I now believe my vase is his work. I do not wish to spend money to get certification, but would be nice if I can ask his family or a collector of his art works if they agree with my view. Does anyone have a suggestion how I can do that? The artist passed away many years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vintagefox, post: 368500, member: 7693"]Hi Johnny, Thank you so much for your tip. I think you are right about 71, perhaps the year this pottery was made. I still hesitate hoping for any connection with Rosenthal Netter because this piece and his potteries are very much opposite ends of mid century pottery range. One thing bothering me was that why his signature looks so hard and crumsy. Most potters sign their potteries before firing. Therefore their signatures are as smooth as signature with a pen. But this signature looks like carved with a nail after firing. I started to doubt that it was artist's signature. Someone else carved it after firing, so I thought. Today I found a possible clue. These are an abstract metal sculptor, Bernard (Tony) Rosenthal's signature on 2 metal sculptures. His art works are all metal -- bronze, steel, etc. I cannot find one piece of pottery yet. But his signature look similar enough to me. Even the way he put the year under his signature. It makes sense that his signature looks carved if he normally signed on metal. I always thought this pottery is more sculptural than common potteries. [IMG]https://lamodern.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/dsc01633.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://lamodern.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/img_0453.jpg?w=500[/IMG] Personally I now believe my vase is his work. I do not wish to spend money to get certification, but would be nice if I can ask his family or a collector of his art works if they agree with my view. Does anyone have a suggestion how I can do that? The artist passed away many years ago.[/QUOTE]
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