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thecatjh

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Totally lost
« on: May 27, 2015, 03:45:29 pm »
Evening all

I acquired this bowl/planter at weekend, normally I would say its poole or Honiton but cannot find this design anywhere with them 2
also marks on bottom are missing apart from embossed wording so hard to read - bottom I am sure it says England but above it I am not sure
looks like 3 initials in caps like BAP / SAP / DAP or something similar
So I am at a loss I do not know maker
It is handpainted and I would say 30's or 40's due to design
Can you help ?
Cheers
James
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Re: Totally lost
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2015, 04:35:21 pm »
Can you do a pencil rubbing of the mark ??  I can`t see any more than shapes !!
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Re: Totally lost
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2015, 01:16:35 pm »
hi
I have tried that with pencil and crayon but not much joy prob because not using the best tracing paper
it still bugs me lol
cheers
James
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Re: Totally lost
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2015, 07:47:31 pm »
Another thing to try would be to make an impression of the mark(s) in a piece of modeling clay/fimo/etc & post an image of it , lit from one side or the other , thecatjh .
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Re: Totally lost
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2015, 06:31:34 pm »
Great suggestion fancypants!

Let us know how that goes!
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Re: Totally lost
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2015, 04:51:17 am »
Look at the “mark” via natural light, …. near a window or outside under a roof, …. while slowly turning the piece in all directions (up, down n’ around) ….. and the natural light will likely show a “shadow” effect within the “mark” which might help figure out what it is.

That method doesn’t work via artificial light because it is not polarized … and is thus being radiated or “diffracted” in all directions.

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