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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 66555, member: 267"]The top and bottom of the foot is polished, not very uniformly, but shows the quality of the glass which does look old to me. Seems very close to the linked samples - it's 5" tall, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>THANK YOU, DW (and everyone who's taking the time to chime in)! My main concern is that something great doesn't slip by, since I don't have consistent experience with antique porcelain or glassware, let alone salts! It is overwhelming. I've been pleasantly surprised to find the quality of the group, overall, is so good - I'm glad I asked here.</p><p><br /></p><p>These will likely be used at special sales, so knowing many of them are authentic really helps with pricing. If at an estate sale, they'd be on view for such a short time and be discounted so quickly, it might not justify as much time spent in research. I put a lot of pressure on myself, bc I know I'm not super-efficient. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]17204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]17205[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 66555, member: 267"]The top and bottom of the foot is polished, not very uniformly, but shows the quality of the glass which does look old to me. Seems very close to the linked samples - it's 5" tall, as well. THANK YOU, DW (and everyone who's taking the time to chime in)! My main concern is that something great doesn't slip by, since I don't have consistent experience with antique porcelain or glassware, let alone salts! It is overwhelming. I've been pleasantly surprised to find the quality of the group, overall, is so good - I'm glad I asked here. These will likely be used at special sales, so knowing many of them are authentic really helps with pricing. If at an estate sale, they'd be on view for such a short time and be discounted so quickly, it might not justify as much time spent in research. I put a lot of pressure on myself, bc I know I'm not super-efficient. :) [ATTACH=full]17204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]17205[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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