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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 175873, member: 106&quot;]Hi all! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I&#039;ve only ever come across newer Steuben pieces (with a signature, not the fluer-de-lis acid etched mark) so I&#039;m not sure what to look for.&nbsp; I&#039;ve compared the marks on these to what is shown on the Carder Steuben Club site, and they look like the authentic mark - and not like the fake marks ... but I thought I&#039;d ask if there was anything else I should be aware of.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The glass plates aren&#039;t without flaws - (I don&#039;t mean chips - there are none of those) .. In the bunch, I noticed a few raised bumps, a small bubble, and one tiny pot stone.&nbsp; I always was lead to believe that Steuben pieces were &#039;flawless&#039; ... don&#039;t know how true this is though ... I&#039;ve found such manufacturing flaws in Hawkes pieces too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am thinking (<i>hoping</i>, would be more accurate <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> ) that these 8½&quot; luncheon plates are the color blue called Celeste Blue ... and I see a very faint optic rib - more apparent on some than others.&nbsp; The bases are totally polished flat with no foot ring and no indent from where a pontil was ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you guys think?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]48732[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]48733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]48734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]48735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]48736[/ATTACH] </p><p>same mark - from different angle </p><p>[ATTACH=full]48737[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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