David, In your defense, I have no idea if the images you bought it from were good enough to tell... I am also a bit of a gambler, and will take the chance if it is cheap enough.....
As of late, I generally find myself looking more closely at execution styles with all of the better Chinese glass showing up now..... They seem to be getting better at the overall look of a piece, but they still seem, in most cases, to lack the finesse for the small details that will help determine the origin..
Your ego should have suffered no damage..... it was a gamble, and sometimes they pay off, and sometimes they don't. Next time it does you can display the winner next to, shall we say the "not winner". Just consider it the subject of a closeup study on Chinese technique!!!! :huh:
I always figure... Nothing ventured..... nothing gained.....
Craig