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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 3350129, member: 2844&quot;]Hi George. It is a beauty, I&#039;m guessing it is glass? The detail of the painting is very good.</p><p>The base colour is called Imperial Yellow, after a colour that was once reserved for the Imperial household. That doesn&#039;t mean your bottle has an imperial connection though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mark in red is for an Imperial period, but I think it was made after the Imperial times, making the mark &#039;apocryphal&#039;, in honour of an earlier period.</p><p>Old marks, of the period, would be written with a thick to thin brushstroke.</p><p>My guess would be Republican Era, a period that is now of interest to collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a note, stoppers like this one are often nice replacements. They are not necessarily an indication of the age.</p><p>This one could be of the period though, but it looks like the stone came loose and was glued back off centre. Not a big problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tagging [USER=9259]@JayBee[/USER] and [USER=14066]@Couch Potato Wannabe[/USER] for a translation of the text.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Maybe a description of the scene, or reference to a poem or story?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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