[b]Wedgwood Columbia Sage Green & Gold bone china[/b].
I have just purchased a cream soup saucer (only the saucer) from a company from England through eBay. It was advertised as “New 1st” and “Best condition”. It is, indeed, a perfect piece, except that it has something strange on the bottom side of the saucer.
There is a small round indentation that is partially covered by a half inch long, dark gray, raised lump that looks like it is made of metal filings that are held together by clear glue and glued to the saucer with the same clear glue, over the original glaze. You can see the edges of the dried liquid clear glue on the surface of the original glaze. The small round indentation appears to be underneath the original glaze. [b]Question:[/b] what could this lump/blemish be? And what is the small round indentation (perfectly round….perhaps a bubble in the original clay?). I have several sets of fine bone china, and I’ve never seen such a blemish on any of them nor on any other piece of fine bone china. It is not the same as a mending staple. It does look like it is covering something up, though, or maybe it’s a coincidence that the dark gray lump is partially covering a small hole in the china. I can’t help wonodering what’s underneath the lump that was clearly added to the surface of the china after its firing. I will keep the saucer no matter what, as I need it to replace my broken saucer, but I am worried about the long-term structural integrity of the saucer. Mostely I want to know what that ugly, raised lump is! Any ideas anyone?