Troika Vase Honor Curtis - Genuine Or Copy

Help please: Troika Vase Honor Curtis - Genuine Or Copy. Not my piece but a friends.

The colours are a bit brighter than normal but the signature looks ok. I see it's listed on ebay, so it depends on whether someone has written in to contest the attribution, and who they are.

NaomiM wrote:The colours are a bit brighter than normal but the signature looks ok. I see it's listed on ebay, so it depends on whether someone has written in to contest the attribution, and who they are.

Thanks NaomiM: The guy is a friend of mine who owns furniture & Collectables shop down the road from me. And yes it's his listing on eBay.

Troika collectors are very vocal. If they don’t like an attribution on eBay then they’ll let you know; so many fakes around these days

Honor Curtis was the head decorator for many years, and decorated
many cylinder vases. The quality of her work is always very fine, and
instantly recogniseable.

This looks very amateurish, and dare I say even slapdash.
That red looks a bit funny too.

A dab of methylated spirit on the mark is usally a giveaway, as the
real marks were done in a glaze.