ziggyzora Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Maybe against popular opinion, I believe many of the old German hand mades have gapey pontil marks done at, or soon after the time of making. This one is 1 5/8ths Pics 1 and 2 with flash, pics 3 and 4 in daylight showing pontils and surface wear, pic 5 further surface wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1313 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 ive seen hundreds with window pontils. nothing set in stone. alot of bigmouths just blowing hot air. re-fer to mikes picture for a detailed diagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Don't know if it's true but i read somewhere,when the hand mades arrived in America,that the pontils were a sort of polished to make them smooth. Or maybe they were polished in Germany,when they were meant for the US market. Anyway i didn't find them here with open pontils. winnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have seen many onionskins with one open ground pontil and even a few slightly open top poles. I have also seen tons of obviously polished open pontils. If a description says the marble is polished enough to remove damage does it even really matter if a bit of a pontil is left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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