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<p>[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 11069726, member: 79460"]I bought this cup and saucer earlier today. I checked and triple checked for chips and cracks. I then noticed on the tram that the pattern on the saucer is smudged (at about 8 o clock). Not the end of the world but perfection imperfected. There is a score mark on the back so perhaps seconds. I'm not sure whether to try and clean it up or leave alone. Might end up looking like a pavement pizza. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also noticed that the Roman numerals on the back aren't matching. This concerned me at first but it looks like it is quite normal for these not to be matching. I never even realised that they were date cyphers to be honest. The numerals don't seem to bear any logical relevance to the actual dates they relate to. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]535953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535954[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535955[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535957[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535958[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 11069726, member: 79460"]I bought this cup and saucer earlier today. I checked and triple checked for chips and cracks. I then noticed on the tram that the pattern on the saucer is smudged (at about 8 o clock). Not the end of the world but perfection imperfected. There is a score mark on the back so perhaps seconds. I'm not sure whether to try and clean it up or leave alone. Might end up looking like a pavement pizza. I also noticed that the Roman numerals on the back aren't matching. This concerned me at first but it looks like it is quite normal for these not to be matching. I never even realised that they were date cyphers to be honest. The numerals don't seem to bear any logical relevance to the actual dates they relate to. [ATTACH=full]535953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535954[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535955[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535957[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]535958[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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