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<p>[QUOTE="blooey, post: 2346801, member: 12007"]Well in my opinion it does have some age, not ancient by any means and of course the designs are Isnik-y ....but the body does seem to be a bit more European rather than what we usually see in pottery from Turkey, not impossible to Turkish of course, but due to the rather impractical form I suggest it is a late 19th or early 20thc fantasy piece rather than anything designed for everyday use.</p><p>The use of the clear overglaze is also suspect, one does not find that in Italian pieces, normally that treatment is reserved for northern European productions, although with the rise of late 19thc studio potters anything is possible. </p><p>To sum up, I do not think your piece is Turkish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="blooey, post: 2346801, member: 12007"]Well in my opinion it does have some age, not ancient by any means and of course the designs are Isnik-y ....but the body does seem to be a bit more European rather than what we usually see in pottery from Turkey, not impossible to Turkish of course, but due to the rather impractical form I suggest it is a late 19th or early 20thc fantasy piece rather than anything designed for everyday use. The use of the clear overglaze is also suspect, one does not find that in Italian pieces, normally that treatment is reserved for northern European productions, although with the rise of late 19thc studio potters anything is possible. To sum up, I do not think your piece is Turkish.[/QUOTE]
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