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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 13143935, member: 5833"]Leaving everything else aside, this looks like it has some serious age on it. The marks incised to the base appear to have been done by someone for whom this was their natural hand, & the numerals in particular look 17th, earlier 18th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I assume there may be a difference between table service made for use in Napoleon's court & wares made for lesser individuals who wanted the same pattern. Monarchs were trend setters, after all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 13143935, member: 5833"]Leaving everything else aside, this looks like it has some serious age on it. The marks incised to the base appear to have been done by someone for whom this was their natural hand, & the numerals in particular look 17th, earlier 18th century. Also, I assume there may be a difference between table service made for use in Napoleon's court & wares made for lesser individuals who wanted the same pattern. Monarchs were trend setters, after all.[/QUOTE]
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