Ceramic Pottery Marks

Initial marks used by british potters a simple guide to understanding the basics of the marks and dates on the underside of pottery.

Ceramic pottery marks. Ackermann fritze marks. 1910 to 1915 by fulper pottery co. We welcome your feedback on the website its search functions and appearance. Click an image to open the full moorcroft marks section.

Alba iulia apulum marks. It can be difficult for a novice collector to be sure whether they are looking at an authentic or fraudulent maker s mark. 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. 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.

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. General guide to ceramic marks dating. Balleroy et cie marks. Learning the unique signature of each manufacturer takes time but is certainly worth the effort.

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. This was the first mark fulper in a rectangle used by this company using the hobo typeface. As king of saxony in the eighteenth century augustus commissioned the first production of european hard paste porcelain. Antique pottery marks can usually be found on the bottom of a piece of pottery and used to identify the potter.

Bac et perigault marks.