Q&A: Porcelain with "Foreign" stamp - Gotheborg
The question was forwarded to the gotheborgList and "Tim" supplied the answer that in 1893 the USA - being a rising power - passed a law that all imported items must be marked by the country of origin having until 1923 for complete marks.
MARKS & BACKSTAMPS ON CERAMICS & CHINAWARE
For example, the most common way to mark porcelain is to use an ink stamp, also referred to as a backstamp. Impressed or incised marks and symbols are common, too. Some, such as hand-decorated figurines, are signed with handwritten initials or a simple logo of the artist or modeler.
Import porcelain marks | Antiques Board
Aug 29, 2017 · What are the approximate, or precise years when the orange mark on porcelain saying "import" was in use? I was mainly thinking about the plain one that's only the word in its basic form, but also the other version where "import" is in circular shape.
Marks on Chinese Porcelain - Gotheborg
Offered here is an attempt to identify some of the marks on mostly late, trade and export quality porcelain. This section is about commercial workshop and export marks of the mid 19th century and later. For further discussions on antique Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Art you are most welcome to join the Gotheborg.com Discussion Board.
Pottery Marks Identification Guide & Index - Antique Marks
Dec 16, 2021 · You will find below a collection of pottery marks using photos and images from our antique collection. For easy reference and as a quick guide to the possible attribution of your latest porcelain collectible or pottery marks.
Porcelain marks and potter's marks on Chinese ceramics
Antique Porcelain Marks / Pottery Marks / Signed Porcelain. Porcelain marks were either hand-painted or written, impressed, stamped with a different color, or incised (scratched). When we talk of a "seal mark" we may mean any of the following types: Seal impressions (same as above, but seal/characters are elevated, protruding from level base.
Identifying Marks and Symbols on Ceramic, China and Pottery|
In certain cases large importers would special order china to be marked with the name of domestic retailers. This is also commonly seen with Haviland china, with certain pieces bearing stamps of domestic retailers such as Sanger Brothers in Dallas, TX or W.J. Petee & Co in Oklahoma City, OK.
PM&M [Resources / Historical Notes]
For example, West German potteries during the early Mid-Century-Modern era actually marked Foreign for export to countries like Hungary or Bulgaria (as Western goods were not taken very well behind the Iron Curtain) while the USA accepted Foreign marked imports from the USSR during the Cold War.
Japanese Porcelain Marks - Gotheborg
Recent information has it that Bibi is the name of a family import firm that imported porcelain from Japan to Lebanon during the 1950s and 60s. This porcelain had a Bibi mark on it and was sold in Beirut.
How to Identify Pottery and Porcelain Marks - The Spruce Crafts
Nov 19, 2024 · Identifying an artisan or manufacturer mark on an antique or collectible piece of pottery or porcelain is often the first step in researching its value. This guide provides marks found on antique and contemporary collectible pottery and …