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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 197800, member: 308&quot;]Hello cxgirl - I&#039;ll share my thinking process if that will help.&nbsp; I can&#039;t give you an answer but several things about this item seem contradictory to me.&nbsp; The pewter mechanism really looks German but nothing else about this piece does.&nbsp; Is there a separate mark on the pewter?&nbsp; I do see items made in France in this color scheme and with somewhat similar decoration but the peacock is throwing me.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s a peacock because of the feathers coming out of its head.&nbsp; You don&#039;t see many peacocks on French pottery and the mark doesn&#039;t look French.&nbsp; I have little experience with either Portuguese or Spanish pottery so can&#039;t really comment on that angle. Dutch Delft seems unlikely.&nbsp; The color scheme of red and white is rare and the shape does not appear Dutch. I&#039;m thinking it is some kind of intentional marriage of a German pewter mechanism and an unknown pottery manufacturer.&nbsp; In other words either a German pewter manufacturer commissioned the pottery or the pottery company commissioned the pewter.&nbsp; This is just my thought process and I could very well be completely off-base, but I thought it might give you an idea of what runs through this old grey head when I see a piece like this.&nbsp; </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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