Marked Ceramic Numbered 1688

Italian pottery gained popularity during the renaissance period and wares carrying such names as capodimonte bitossi maiolica and deruta are regarded as some of the finest in design and quality.

Marked ceramic numbered 1688.

All of these added marks can be confusing for the person trying to identify a given piece. A few real life samples of genuine moorcroft pottery marks. Check your local library for books on collecting and the history of american pottery including art pottery of america by lucile henzke and american art pottery. Mark of franz anton mehlem s pottery made in bonn germany.

A number of marks were used by this manufacturer most including the initials fm a crown and the word bonn. There are two ranges of year codes. This practise of applying stamped four character qianlong nian zhi marks was especially common on porcelain decorated in hong kong during the 1960s and 70s but is in no way limited to this period. Dating royal doulton products from their doulton marks means you sometimes have to check very carefully.

Learn what the identifying marks weight color glaze and foot can tell you about the origin of marked and numbered pottery. See more ideas about pottery porcelain pottery marks. 2 what year range is the mark from. Worcester inimitationofdresden hpyblua177 sppblue173 hppblue hppblue1712 sppblue1753 circularmarks.

At first glance they look the same but if you look closely you can see that some have a number at the right hand corner and some have a letter. The range of moorcroft pottery marks begins with william moorcroft s time at the mackintyre pottery and covers the 100 year history of design and ownership by william his son walter moorcroft other more current owners and marks of artists and designers from the moorcroft design studio. Royal doulton marks base marks pattern codes and trade marks. Many marks contain extra letters numbers and strange symbols along with the name of the country of origin.

Identification values by dick sigafoose. If there is a number at the right hand corner of the diamond then it is in the 1842 1867 range. The doulton marks are many and varied but most follow the same theme. Some show a date of 1755 which refers to earlier bonn pottery manufacturers rather than the date a piece was made.

I collect antique pottery so i have felt the pangs of frustration firsthand when attempting to identify a piece of pottery.