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Message:: [QUOTE="Taupou, post: 376134, member: 45"]I'd be interested in knowing if the other pot is signed, what the signature looks like.  Like Brad said, there's a lot of unsigned pottery out there, but in addition, there's also a lot that's signed as Maria's work, but isn't her signature, and a lot of pottery that's signed by Maria, that she didn't make herself. I don't think it was her attempt to deceive in any way, it was more a case of not wanting to claim traditional San Ildefonso pottery styles as hers alone.  She felt that if it helped other potters sell their work, she would sometimes sign pots they brought to her with her name.  And if it made tourists happy, she would sign their unsigned pots, too, (in pencil) when they brought them to her. Since she didn't decorate the pots she made, most of her signatures indicate who did, either Julian, Santana, or Popovi.  But there are a few signed "for her" by her sister Clara.  So the best way to identify her work is actually to learn to recognize her style and work itself.  Unfortunately, that can't really be done online.  There are just too many pots out there that are misidentified as hers. Unless one can do that, or buys only from a reputable dealer who specializes in her work and will guarantee it, I'd say it's best to assume it's not her pot, and pay accordingly.[/QUOTE]