PORCELAIN: MARKS
Marking porcelain

Here you can find the results of a study about the imitation of marks on European porcelain of the 18th and 19th century. It seems that the marks of the famous factories have been copied quite a lot...

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Marks on European porcelain

 

Preface: Why a website about porcelain marks

 

Introduction / Import of porcelain from the Far East

 

Rediscovery of hard paste porcelain in Europe

 

The marks on porcelain

 

Review of the factory marks and their imitations

 

Meissen: the crossed swords

 

Vienna: the shield mark

 

Chelsea: the anchor mark

 

Höchst: the wheel mark

 

Fürstenberg: the "F" mark

 

Sèvres: the double "L" mark

 

Ludwigsburg: the crowned "C" & "L" marks

 

Berlin: the scepter mark

 

Naples: the crowned "N" mark

 

Marks: the Dresden crown mark

 

Marks: the 'AR' Monogram (Augustus Rex)

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