Ceramic Marks Guide

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.

Ceramic marks guide.

Also including antique periods and styles as well as trademarks company histories for doulton worcester meissen wedgwood troika and artists markss. The marks listed below are grouped as far as was possible in a logical order with similar signs graphics shapes etc grouped together. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order. Reign marks are usually four or six characters in length and can be found on the base or the side of an item.

Since this mark was used on figurines produced for 70 years the style must be examined to determine the age. Pictoral guide to pottery porcelain marks and kovels new dictionary of marks. In chinese this mark would read dai ming chenghua nian zhi and in japanese. Common mark on arita imari porcelain a mixed up and carelessly written chenghua mark.

General guide to ceramic marks dating. 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. 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. The extra dot in the fist da character changes the meaning from da great to dai greatest.

Reign marks can play a pivotal role in helping to identify the period in which chinese artefacts were created. Chinese porcelain reign marks identification. Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Sometimes seen with a germany circle mark in addition to the crown mark.

We welcome your feedback on the website its search functions and appearance. Identify a mark by shape. 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. A complete guide to antique pottery marks porcelain marks and china marks.

Explanation of the use of the royal coat of arms. A simple guide to understanding the basics of the marks and dates on the underside of pottery. Unknown potters marks.