Aust pottery vase Can't read backstamp.

[junkyardmomma60]

Hi all, I can't read the inscised signature on the base of this vase.

I think it has '97 near the bottom but it "feels" older than 18 years old.

It is 15.5cms tall, the top rim is nowhere near level.

There is a name at the top then a two or three letter word "--- Pottery" and then what appears to be Sydney.

The sides are quite thin

Greens & browns on the exterior, rich buttery yellow interior.

Photos of base are shocking but the best I can get at the moment.

The base has been partially glazed, the unglazed areas feel rough like the pot was sat on fabric or masonite when damp.

Thanks .....momma

[junkyardmomma60]

[nett_nanny · Accepted solution]

Hello Momma,

It looks like Tesmic Art Pottery Sydney, another example below.

[junkyardmomma60]

Hi nanny, long time no see!!

You are spot on.

I tried every method I could think of to decipher the writing.

White shoe polish, pencil rubbing, smoke from candle, tracing with a scribe. I did think it was Art Pottery but Google wasn't very helpful there.

The '97 at the bottom might be just 97 for a shape no?? I didn't think it was 1997 but 1897 was too old.

Thank you so much, I am off to Google  Tesmic ....momma

[horizon1907]

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@junkyardmomma60 wrote:

Hi nanny, long time no see!!

You are spot on.

I tried every method I could think of to decipher the writing.

White shoe polish, pencil rubbing, smoke from candle, tracing with a scribe. I did think it was Art Pottery but Google wasn't very helpful there.

The '97 at the bottom might be just 97 for a shape no?? I didn't think it was 1997 but 1897 was too old.

Thank you so much, I am off to Google  Tesmic ....momma

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Vegemite works a treat also. Rub it on and then wipe off the excess to reveal.

[junkyardmomma60]

Hi horizon, I knew about the vegemite trick but the glaze is too dark, hence the other methods.

Thanks anyway .....momma