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Subject:Please help with this sniff botle mark
Posted By: Robert Mon, Nov 06, 2017 IP: 110.169.244.254

Please help with this sniff botle mark







Subject:Re: Please help with this sniff botle mark
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Nov 07, 2017

That's a Chinese mark of "Zhenwan" (珍玩), "Precious Trinket". Right now, it's more "trinket" than "precious", being a late 20th or 21st century product, possibly of a workshop somewhere in Asia besides Mainland China.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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Subject:Re: Please help with this sniff botle mark
Posted By: Robert Tue, Nov 07, 2017

Thank you Bill

Subject:Re: Please help with this sniff botle mark
Posted By: I.Nagy Tue, Nov 07, 2017

In my tentative reading the second character is
失力 (yi) (In one character) which can be an alternative form of 逸 (yi) and 軼 (yi) with the meaning of "outstanding"
Accordingly:
珍 失力 Zhenyi - Precious and outstanding object

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Please help with this sniff botle mark
Posted By: JLim Tue, Nov 07, 2017



Dear Bill

Are you sure that says "Wan"? It is very deformed if so. However, I cannot find an alternative mark in Davison.

Also, what is the tipoff that this is modern and not, for example, early 20th century? Is it the strange looking dragon on the side, or is it the weird shade of blue?

Kind regards
JLim


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