EclecticClutter
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posted on April 12, 2005 04:42:22 PM new
Not something I'd normally sell and I really don't know where to begin. I think it's a planter and I was steered in the direction of Blue Ridge but then it didn't seem right.
Any thoughts would be apprieciated
THANKS
Tim
Edited due to stupidity ~ Thanks Glassgirl
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glassgrl
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posted on April 12, 2005 04:51:28 PM new
now you try.
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LtRay
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posted on April 12, 2005 05:00:59 PM new
EC, give us a bottom shot. This could be anything from US to Portugal or even Japan to China.
Leaning towards US made, but need to see a good detail of the bottom, even if its plain.
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EclecticClutter
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posted on April 12, 2005 05:05:36 PM new
I'm at home now and cant get a pic of the bottom till Tommorrow.
It is plain except a hole in the center (drainage?) There is no maker stamp or letters or nothing. Just white with no glaze.
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neglus
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posted on April 12, 2005 05:16:02 PM new
Personally, I vote for a Hen and not a rooster.
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LtRay
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posted on April 12, 2005 05:41:29 PM new
/Neglus I agree with you about it being a hen.
EC (and others) the reason why a pic of the bottom is so critical is because.... even if it is plain, we can identify the piece by mold marks, material texture (white clay, red clay, smooth, rough, etc...), details such a a water ring or even the size and style of the drain hole. There does not have to be printing on the bottom for the bottom to have "a signature", if you catch my drift.
With all the cheap imports coming in for companies such as the Dollar Tree, the price difference you will get on your Blue Ridge or Hand painted Portuguese Hen will depend greatly upon very clear picts with lots of details, even details of a "plain" bottom.
Tune in next week for "How to Identify Modern Repro Glass Manufactured from Original Classic Glass Maker Molds" also know as "The Glass that Killed the Depression Collectors Market" 
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EclecticClutter
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posted on April 14, 2005 09:32:25 AM new
Here are those bottom pics I promised
  
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 14, 2005 01:44:48 PM new
Could this be one of the soap pad holders from the 1950's?
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LtRay
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posted on April 14, 2005 04:54:18 PM new
Ding! Ding! Ding! Lady wins the prize!
My vote is for MIJ, Made in Japan. Its a cutie for a kitchen rooster collector, provided that is not a chip I see right behind the head.
Tim, thanks for the extra pics, it assures us of the suspected age and weight of the piece. I can now definetly say that I do not think this came from the Dollar Tree
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 14, 2005 05:06:09 PM new
What did I win - What did I win?????
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LtRay
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posted on April 14, 2005 05:11:34 PM new
LAdy, you win the position of being Board Consultant of Poultry Pottery for the rest of the year. Congratulations!!!
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EclecticClutter
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posted on April 14, 2005 07:20:44 PM new
This piece is HUGE for a soap pad holder ???
I think I'm still going with planter.
I was always sure it wasn't from the dollar tree. I literally dug it out of a basement from an estate that the city had boarded up several years ago. The house had it's entire contents. Lady died and no one to claim it it I guess? They sold it to me for back taxes.
Well anyways, so Made in Japan most likely eh?
Thanks everyone!
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LtRay
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posted on April 14, 2005 07:48:58 PM new
Tim, you didn't mention dimensions. It could easily be a planter, but the style is very typical of soap/scrub pad holders. A Soap holder is usually about 4 to 5 inches across the base.
If it is a bigger than that, then yes, go with planter.
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EclecticClutter
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posted on April 15, 2005 06:49:26 AM new
11 1/2 long tallest point is (hens head) 8 inches but the opening part is 5 inches tall
It would hold alot of soap pads 
Thanks again all!
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glassgrl
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posted on April 15, 2005 07:21:16 AM new
Is it just me or does anybody else think this kind of has a Gaudy Dutch look to it?
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