Your Guide to Identifying Pottery and Porcelain Marks. Roxanna Coldiron. Fri, February 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM UTC. 4 min read. In many ways, every piece of pottery or porcelain is unique.

Information or research assistance regarding porcelain and pottery marks is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following information has been prepared to assist those ...

The mark's history starts with the Imperial and Royal Porcelain Factory of Vienna, founded in 1718 by Claudius Innocentius du Paquier. It was the second manufactory, after Meissen, to produce ...

The term porcelain denotes a fired ceramic made of finely grained clay. Its origins date back some 3,000 years to the earliest (Shang) dynasty with refinements continuing throughout the centuries.

JAPANESE PORCELAIN MARKS. Share full article. Aug. 6, 1882. ... --The old est porcelain of Japan is that known as Hizen ware, into which province the manufacture was introduced from China in 1513, ...

Posed porcelain figures of partially clad women on or under turtle’s shells have been around since the early 1900s. Figures made in Germany before World War I are well-made and sell today for ...

THE PIECE: A French Sevres-style gilt and polychrome painted porcelain box, from about 1900, with marks on the underside -- an "S" within interlocking "Ls" -- emulating Sevres marks used ...

Porcelain mark is a symbol of Czech town Posted May 05, 2019 7 ... When Fischer's granddaughter later married Ludwig von Mieg in 1852, the name of the pottery was changed to Fischer & Meig.

Dear Helaine and Joe: I have a porcelain carriage that must be at least 65 to 70 years old. It is 10 inches long by 8 inches tall. It is marked “Germany.”What is its value? — A.L., Acton ...

Before Prada, Dom Pérignon and Mercedes-Benz, there was Meissen -- the porcelain mark with the distinctive crossed blue swords, perhaps Europe's oldest luxury brand. Still made by hand in ...