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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 387188, member: 308"]Welcome, Richard. I'm leaning towards this as being a newish decorator item. The attached metal pineapple finial strikes me as a device used to make an item appear older than it is. That and the brass edging are not something typically found on older pieces. The painting is also a bit haphazard. The shape is not one commonly encountered among older items. As noted, the shape is a bit out of the ordinary for sugar and it's a bit large to be a dresser item. It would look nice on an entry, sofa, or coffee table but really doesn't serve a practical function. My guess is that the piece is pottery as opposed to porcelain. It would be heavy and thick walled.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've also searched for the mark and come to a dead end. Red, prominent marks dead center like this are not normally seen on older items. Again, I think it's an attempt to give the item an older vibe than it actually has. I hope I'm wrong but it just doesn't strike me as an older piece. It's a nice piece, just not old. We'll see what others have to say.</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 387188, member: 308"]Welcome, Richard. I'm leaning towards this as being a newish decorator item. The attached metal pineapple finial strikes me as a device used to make an item appear older than it is. That and the brass edging are not something typically found on older pieces. The painting is also a bit haphazard. The shape is not one commonly encountered among older items. As noted, the shape is a bit out of the ordinary for sugar and it's a bit large to be a dresser item. It would look nice on an entry, sofa, or coffee table but really doesn't serve a practical function. My guess is that the piece is pottery as opposed to porcelain. It would be heavy and thick walled. I've also searched for the mark and come to a dead end. Red, prominent marks dead center like this are not normally seen on older items. Again, I think it's an attempt to give the item an older vibe than it actually has. I hope I'm wrong but it just doesn't strike me as an older piece. It's a nice piece, just not old. We'll see what others have to say. Don[/QUOTE]
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