Ceramic Stamp Identification

Marks and backstamps on porcelain and pottery.

Ceramic stamp identification. Pottery marks identification a tricky task at the best of times just got easier with a little help from your friends. This guide provides marks found on both antique and contemporary collectible pottery and porcelain from the united states and other countries and includes dating information and a brief history relating to the companies included wherever possible. Pottery marks identification guide index a collection of pottery marks using photos and images from our antique collection. Reign marks are usually four or six characters in length and can be found on the base or the side of an item.

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. Antique porcelain can be anything from cups saucers plates and decorative items both plain and hand painted to decorative wares. Please choose the country of interest from the list below. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order.

Antique porcelain was made up until 1910. We have a public forum here on this site with over 2000 pages of pottery mark queries and answers. Identification values by dick sigafoose. Identifying a mark on a piece of pottery or porcelain is often the first step in researching the value of these antique and collectible pieces.

Chinese porcelain reign marks identification. The following sites include reproductions of ceramic marks which can be freely accessed. Learn what the identifying marks weight color glaze and foot can tell you about the origin of marked and numbered pottery. Many collectors and antique dealers identify antique porcelain by looking at various types of markings underneath the porcelain itself.

Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Book some suggestions for souvenir seekers mid 1930s to further our understanding of 20th century porcelain marks our friend and member of our discussion board elyce litts recently sent me some notes from a small booklet entitled some suggestions for souvenir seekers produced by the japanese government railway the booklet seems to date to the mid late 1930s. Reign marks can play a pivotal role in helping to identify the period in which chinese artefacts were created. International ceramics directory is personally edited all entries are free of charge many are created by enthusiasts.