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Title: old china help
Post by: amiga on October 13, 2012, 11:43:45 PM

Hi all Long time no see. I know you need pics but this is a general question. I have a plate that has a hand painted portrait on it and the word Sorrent on the back. I can find nothing for Sorrent only Sorrento but definitely no letter O on the end. Has anybody heard of sorrent china/porcelain/pottery??? It is old

Title: Re: old china help
Post by: mart on October 14, 2012, 09:17:08 AM

No, but sometimes fakes are made and done similarly to make people think they are buying an original when they are not !!

Title: Re: old china help
Post by: amiga on October 16, 2012, 02:43:00 AM

sorry are you saying its a fake? Am not clear

Title: Re: old china help
Post by: cogar on October 16, 2012, 04:05:30 AM

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I can find nothing for Sorrent only Sorrento but definitely no letter O on the end.

sorry are you saying its a fake? Am not clear

Amiga, what Mart was saying is that there is a good possibility that it is a "fake" piece because of the misspelled name of a highly collectible artist or pottery. 

For instance, if you purchased a piece of signed "Tiffeny" thinking it was a super-duper great buy, ....  you would be wrong ...... because the great buys are signed "Tiffany".

A per say "misspelled" name doesn't violate Trademark Laws.