Ceramic Marks Identification Guide

We have tried to include as many ceramics and pottery marks as possible but also tried to avoid too much duplication.

Ceramic marks identification guide.

Pamela is an antique expert and the author of three books on the subject. How to identify pottery and porcelain marks identify your antique pottery and porcelain marks with this easy guide. Identify a mark by shape. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order.

A complete guide to antique pottery marks porcelain marks and china marks. The antique marks reference. This practise of applying stamped four character qianlong nian zhi marks was especially common on porcelain decorated in hong kong during the 1960s and 70s but is in no way limited to this period. Also including antique periods and styles as well as trademarks company histories for doulton worcester meissen wedgwood troika and artists markss.

Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Every collector knows that the quickest way to identify a piece of pottery or porcelain is to identify the mark but sometimes it s unreliable because marks are often forged and changed this is a listing of the better known marks and backstamps and enough information so that you can learn more about your porcelains. General guide to ceramic marks dating. We have a public forum here on this site with over 2000 pages of pottery mark queries and answers.

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 marks listed below are grouped as far as was possible in a logical order with similar signs graphics shapes etc grouped together. She s written over 400 articles on antique collecting for the spruce crafts. A simple guide to understanding the basics of the marks and dates on the underside of pottery.

Initial marks used by british potters.