German Ceramic Marks Identification

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German ceramic marks identification.

Search for the mark in porcelain reference books or on the internet. Use books to identify bavarian china and porcelain backstamps. Some show a date of 1755 which refers to earlier bonn pottery manufacturers rather than the date a piece was made. 31 is attributed to the bayreuth workshop of j.

West german pottery of the 1960s to 1970s is often glazed in eye popping colours. Mark of franz anton mehlem s pottery made in bonn germany. West german pottery comes in some hugely distinctive shapes styles and colour schemes that are unique to. Two good sites are porcelain marks and more and ceramic link.

International ceramics directory is personally edited all entries are free of charge many are created by enthusiasts. Tips and tricks for identifying and dating east and west german pottery. Identify the manufacturer s mark usually found on the bottom of the pottery piece. What is west german pottery.

These sites have german porcelain makers listed alphabetically and by city and contain pictures of hundreds of marks. The library of congress gives a list of books including kovels dictionary of marks and kovels new dictionary of marks miller s has a pottery and porcelain marks book too. Media in category porcelain marks of germany the following 117 files are in this category out of 117 total. The following sites include reproductions of ceramic marks which can be freely accessed.

Some skillful decorators hausmaler painted on meissen porcelain at that time. Manufacturers sometimes imprint or paint with glaze an identifying mark to distinguish their pottery from the one made by their competitors. The specialized source for german bohemian and austrian porcelain marks is by rontgen. West and east german pottery marks and identification.

A number of marks were used by this manufacturer most including the initials fm a crown and the word bonn. The weight of authority holds that no porcelain manufactory ever existed at bayreuth in the 18th century. Guide to pottery and porcelain marks. West german pottery is a name given to pottery made in west germany during the 50s 60s and 70s an era viewed as something of a golden age of ceramics where potters experimented with colour glaze and shape.

This page is undergoing massive revision. Marks and backstamps on porcelain and pottery. Aelteste volkstedt logo 1762 png 1 100 1 473. Sorry for the shortcomings in the meantime but i think you ll find it worthwhile.

Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order. Please choose the country of interest from the list below.