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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 8128, member: 59&quot;]I found this little pot with what *may* be real Van Briggle marks at a &quot;downsizing&quot; sale today. I&#039;ve looked the marks up in <i>Lehner&#039;s</i> and <i>Fake and Forged Marks</i> (both of which are in my reference library) and I&#039;m still not certain, although it doesn&#039;t have any of the particular things to be leery of that Chervenka mentions. Lehner does not show a mark with Van Briggle and Colo. Spgs in script except with the inclusion of Anna, which this one does not have. It also has a capital T bottom center, which (from other things I have seen) could be the decorator&#039;s mark, but I have not seen a T identified and confirmed.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fellow I bought it from told me he had owned it &quot;a long time&quot; and that he had bought it at a yard sale in San Francisco. It was only $25 so it won&#039;t be the end of the world, but that&#039;s more than I would normally spend on pottery. And of course, I&#039;m not planning on selling it anyway. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> But it would be nice to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>I browsed through a bunch of ebay listings and saw several in this shape called &quot;Philodendron Leaf with cutouts.&quot; I have no idea whether that&#039;s an official name or if they made it up. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]1862[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1864[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1865[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1866[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>NOTE: The underside has a bit of a yellow cast to it in the center where it has some glue residue from felt feet that have been removed. The clay that was not covered by the feet (around the edge) is white and unglazed. I&#039;ve already gotten the sticky bits clean for the most part and some even older residue has been flaking off in that process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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