Featured Potties: Japanese? Blue Delft? vase

Good morning folks. Could someone please verify that I do have a Japanese Blue Delft vase and what it says on the bottom? About 7 3/4" tall x 4 3/4" bottom diameter. Would this be considered a tulip vase? Thank you

 

Could be Delft but could be Italian.

 

I think that is a Japanese character? I thought it was Italian at first until I saw that but the A - D is confusing

 

It could be a Japanese character... also could be a stick figure of sorts. Wish I knew more!

 

It doesn't seem to conform with any normal Japanese/Chinese characters so I think you can rule that out. Agree it looks like a stick figure.

 

Google images was giving me Japanese characters that looked real close in shape. I have no ides

 

It looks Italian or Italian style to me.

I did look through Walter's book without seeing anything close. There were two firms that used AD in their marks though marks shown were different. They were Agostinelli & Del Pra and Alba-Docilia just in case you wanted to know.

What it sort of looks like to me is a hastily drawn old lantern/lighthouse mark of Savona. I'm wondering if it's a modern-ish version.

Here are some examples of a lantern/lighthouse though I can't vouch for the authenticity of either of these.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique18c-savona-faience-blue-white-168171150




https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/148263802_17th-c-savona-italy-faience-plate-di-albisola

 

Thank you sis. That definitely looks like a possibility

 

I think you are onto something sis, Alba-Docilia backstamp is fairly close

 

This is what Walter had in his book, Italian Pottery Marks From Cantagalli to Fornasetti, for Alba-Docilia.



By Walter Del Pellegrino

 

Thank you sis

 

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