Here is a similar one. Calling it Kyoto ware. Yours does appear to be older. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394608402424
what does it say on upper right?
There are quite a few on Liveauctioneers that may help determine age....
I love silver looking like silver! Polish!
this would not be considered modern art based on the date of 1996. It would be considered 'vintage' based on the date Usually we say modern for...
To be honest, it would be the auction house/cataloguer lack of due diligence - not liveauctioneers. LA does not authenticate or have anything to...
Uranium content which can indicate older glass https://www.ebay.com/itm/285879120993
I think with Mt. Washington and Webb, the diamond optic pattern is more raised? My vote would be Italian. Fenton would completely polish the pontil.
moissanite will also test as a diamond and we have seen them dyed. I also heard of someone selling black diamonds cheap. Turns out that they...
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