I bought this bowl the other day not knowing who made it, but just liked it. It is an acid-etched cameo, with the cameo on the inside of the bowl. The outside is smooth. It measures 19.5 cm across the rim and stands 10 cm high. The pontil mark is ground out and concave. There is a fair bit of wear on the base and thus likely has some age.
It is signed on the edge of the ground out pontil mark, but I can't quite make it out. I looks like H. Pare or perhaps H. Pate. The initial may be an A, but I think H is more likely. I can't find the artist with any combination of the possible signatures.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I have searched the internet for a couple of days but can't find a likely candidate for the maker.
Thanks.
Anton