Ceramic Pottery Marks

Porcelain and china ware marks the earliest porcelain mark in the history of european production is the monogrammed meissen ar mark which stands for augustus rex sometimes known as augustus the strong.

Ceramic pottery marks.

We welcome your feedback on the website its search functions and appearance. As king of saxony in the eighteenth century augustus commissioned the first production of european hard paste porcelain. Balleroy et cie marks. It is commonly referenced by collectors and dealers as the fulper ink mark fake ink marks have been found drawn with a black marker on pieces not made by this company.

Initial marks used by british potters a simple guide to understanding the basics of the marks and dates on the underside of pottery. Many potteries used letters and initials to identify their ware this is an alphabetic listing of the initials used and the companies they correspond to. 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. This was the first mark fulper in a rectangle used by this company using the hobo typeface.

See more ideas about pottery porcelain pottery marks. Click an image to open the full moorcroft marks section. Learning the unique signature of each manufacturer takes time but is certainly worth the effort. General guide to ceramic marks dating.

Bac et perigault marks. Antique pottery marks can usually be found on the bottom of a piece of pottery and used to identify the potter. It can be difficult for a novice collector to be sure whether they are looking at an authentic or fraudulent maker s mark. Porcelain and pottery marks porcelain and pottery marks.

Our website includes marks stamps chops and or signatures etc usually found on the bottom of ceramic objects created by potters ceramic artists and sculptors.