Grrr, I'm so tired and making mistakes. There is no engraving. I meant to say hand enamelled. Under the base is the roughest unpolished pontil mark out there. I can take a photo if you like.
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The container is very old and hand painted. Sorry I put the wrong photo up. Thanks again for trying to help. Dianne. (Brisbane Australia)
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