Marked Ceramic Numbered 1688

The doulton marks are many and varied but most follow the same theme.

Marked ceramic numbered 1688.

Mark of franz anton mehlem s pottery made in bonn germany. Dating royal doulton products from their doulton marks means you sometimes have to check very carefully. Royal doulton marks base marks pattern codes and trade marks. I collect antique pottery so i have felt the pangs of frustration firsthand when attempting to identify a piece of pottery.

There are two ranges of year codes. 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. Factors other than the doulton mark can help in more accurate dating particularly pattern names and. A number of marks were used by this manufacturer most including the initials fm a crown and the word bonn.

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. 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. 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.

All of these added marks can be confusing for the person trying to identify a given piece. Many marks contain extra letters numbers and strange symbols along with the name of the country of origin. If there is a number at the right hand corner of the diamond then it is in the 1842 1867 range. 2 what year range is the mark from.

Some show a date of 1755 which refers to earlier bonn pottery manufacturers rather than the date a piece was made. Later porcelain with this mark are often called fakes however the occurrence of this mark on later porcelain is most of the time seen as part of the decoration and not to be taken serious. Antique porcelain collectors scrutinize ceramic marks before making a purchase to make sure the item is genuine and therefore very valuable. 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.

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.