English Ceramic Makers Marks

The range of moorcroft pottery marks begins with william moorcroft s time at the mackintyre pottery and covers the 100 year history of design and ownership by william his son walter moorcroft other more current owners and marks of artists and designers from the moorcroft design studio.

English ceramic makers marks.

A mark used after 1920 by this company does refer to guerin pouyat elite ltd. The mckinley tariff act of 1891 required that the name of the country where the ceramic was originally made must be printed on each piece. A few real life samples of genuine moorcroft pottery marks. Kovels new dictionary of marks refers to a similar mark as that of guerin pouyat elite ltd however most dealers refer to the mary frank gaston attribution in the collectors encyclopedia of limoges porcelain of bawo dotter.

The diamond shaped english registry mark was used by the english patent office since 1842 to identify pieces of english pottery porcelain and other products. Suggesting a later partnership or. See more ideas about pottery porcelain pottery marks. See more ideas about pottery makers makers mark pottery marks.

Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Between 1842 and 1883 the diamond shaped mark was. It is easy to tell when the ceramic was made. Identify a mark by shape.

Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order.