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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kentworld, post: 12979896, member: 35&quot;]Staffordshire figures generally did not have open bases and the back was usually undecorated.&nbsp; They were called &quot;flat backs&quot; because they were generally placed on a mantel or similar, so there was no need to decorate the back because it wouldn&#039;t be visible.&nbsp; The Antique Dealers&#039; label is for customs use as for many countries, antiques (100 years old or more) are duty free.&nbsp; The label doesn&#039;t mean that the item is British made.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Google AI:</p><p>1918: The British Antique Dealers&#039; Association formed to bring professional standards to the trade, encouraging member-specific paper tags and invoice descriptions rather than a universal stamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>1930s–1970s: Formal declarations surged due to international trade laws (such as the US Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 and New Zealand customs rules in the 1950s), which required physical certification stamps or stickers on British imports proving an item was over 100 years old to clear duty-free. [<a href="https://www.antiquetrader.com/collectibles/simple-terms-accurate-descriptions-are-important" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquetrader.com/collectibles/simple-terms-accurate-descriptions-are-important" rel="nofollow">1</a>, <a href="https://decorextremus.com/2015/08/10/out-dammed-spot/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://decorextremus.com/2015/08/10/out-dammed-spot/" rel="nofollow">2</a>][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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