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Subject:Re: hat pin
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Apr 06, 2017
Your pin is Japanese "Satsuma". The quotes are used because much crackle-glaze stoneware made and decorated in Japan and sold as Satsuma ware since the late 19th century has been decorated in Kyoto or elsewhere. It still sells, though, as these auction results attest:
SOLD GBP200
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/26599704_19thc-satsuma-hat-pins-magnificent-button-formed-hat
SOLD AU$200
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/22371650_wonderful-satsuma-hat-pin
Best regards,
Bill H.
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