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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 168665, member: 90&quot;]Thank you Cheryl. I am almost certain that ScareBear must be aware of the fact that in his last comments he offered a link to the article I wrote about Bitossi. Therefore I must assume that he is in agreement with me.</p><p>Please allow me to correct one of ScareBear&#039;s assumptions. He came to the conclusion that the bowl was originally produced for Tuscan Imports, Inc. The design on the bowl can be found, however, on numerous examples of ceramics produced by Bitossi expressly for Rosenthal Netter. The Rosenthal-Netter company existed from 1959 until the late 1970&#039;s and was officially dissolved in 1995. Tuscan Imports was not established until 1998, almost forty years after Rosenthal-Netter. </p><p>ScareBear is also incorrect in stating that a piece of ceramic cannot be identified unless fully marked. It is, granted, difficult to discern from one ceramics artist from another but certainly not impossible. I have been a collector of Italian pottery for more than four decades. I have written the only books in the English language devoted to identifying Italian pottery from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century and created free forum dedicated to Italian ceramics. I can often identify the work of unsigned master ceramist in the same manner that an art historian can authenticate the work of a famous artist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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