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Traditions

and Old China

Traditions

and Old China

TT^ROM

early days

ciation of fine

" these

when the ancients showed their apprepottery and old glassware by burying

most esteemed possessions" with the dead,

has been synonymous with culture and breeding.

ancestors for generations
as

first

we

work

of the

china

With our

share the tradition that, just

editions give prestige to one's

or the finest

fine

modern

book

shelves, old china

kilns express readily that

good taste and discrimination that

characteristic of our

is

old families.

wealth of association and historic data

is

to be ac-

quired from the study of the "fabrique marks" and periods

of the master craftsmen.
eral

If in

tendency toward acquiring, even a smattering, of

knowledge, there would be

atrocities
lish

America there was a gen-

less

which Arthur Hayden

Earthenware" points

out,

in

his

"Chats on Eng-

"To have

of vases adorning a Georgian cabinet

wine

this

these drawing-room

of

is

a modern set

like

putting

new

in old bottles."

For the convenience of the seasoned

collector, as well

Copyright, IQ20, Gilman Collamore df Company, Inc.

^ 8492

book

as the beginner, in this

is

a representative

known marks by which china can be

is not possible to include a complete

of extremely rare
ticular reference to

greatly in

the marks

demand by

it

particularly those

compiled have par-

of English china

collectors.

of better

While

identified.

list,

specimens, those

list

These

will

which
suffice

is

to

enable the reader to identify pieces whenever encountered.

The

signatures or

mark which

the master craftsmen

in earth or clay signed their products, just as a painter

signs his work, were often specially designed devices of

various kinds, often a combination of initials and dates.

Each "fabrique mark" stands

just as the

for a certain

potter's art

modern trade-mark.

in tlie old La
Broadway (where John La Farge
was born) the house of Gilman Collamore and Company
has done much to develop an appreciation of fine china

Beginning more than a half century ago

Farge House

in

America.

in lower

It

was one

of the first houses to bring over

from England and France china, both modern and

for its

mens

American

clients.

of old china are

At

this

time

many

old,

fine speci-

on view as well as complete stocks

from the modern English and Continental manufacture.

GILMAN COLLAMORE & COMPANY,

15 East 56th Street

New York

Inc.

Germanv and

c^

Jiustria

DRESDEN

MEISSEN.
Mark used

Established in 1709.
to 17 12, in blue.
Hard

paste.

DRESDEN

Mark used from

blue.
Hard paste.

17 12 to 1720, in

DRESDEN

About

1720,

mark

in blue.

Hard

paste.

DRESDEN
1730,

in blue.

Hard

paste.

DRESDEN

X
I

mark

1796.

MARCOLINI

PERIOD.

Mark

(Director)

blue.

Hard

DRESDEN
Royal pieces only. Mark

in blue.

in

paste.

Hard

paste.

''

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:*'/!*'

QfjfNA

AND POTTERY MARKS

DRESDEN
Present mark.

This mark with

two scratches across it shows imperfect pieces which may or may not
have been decorated in the factory.

Hard

paste.

VIENNA

This mark
1718.
used in 1744.
Hard paste.
Royal factory discontinued in 1864.
Established in

first

BERLIN

\X/

Established

mark.

Hard

Wegeleys'

in 1751.
paste.

BERLIN

In 1763 became a royal establishment. Mark in blue.

Sometimes
an eagle added.
BERLIN
Different kind of sceptre.

Hard

In blue.

paste.

BERLIN

An
the

KPM

extra

mark used

sceptre,

which

is

in

1830 with

the

present

mark. This mark complete is never

used except with perfect pieces decorated in the factory.
Decorated
pieces bearing the blue sceptre mark
only are decorated outside of the factory.

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

HOCHST, near HAYENCE
in 1720. This mark, used
1740, in gold, red, or blue.
paste.

Founded
about

Hard

HOCHST, near HAYENCE

Hard

paste.

FRANKENTHAL
1755 to 1761.
paste.

First period.

Hard

FRANKENTHAL

J?"

1799, second period.

Hard paste.
dore.

Carl Theo-

FRANKENTHAL
Phillipp
paste.

Hanong

( Director ) .

Hard

CHINA

AND POTTERY MARKS

FRANKENTHAL

iA)

Joseph

Hard

Adam Hanong

(Director).

paste.

FRANKENTHAL

John Hanong

(Director).

Hard

paste.

FRANKENTHAL
1800.
Franz
Hard paste.

^^

NYHPHENBURQ
Established in

Bartolo (Director).

747.

Hard

NYHPHENBURG

Hard

paste.

paste.

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

Ik

NYnPHENBURG

f\ ,Z

\(

aA/^m

An

early

mark

Hard

blue.

in

paste.

FURSTENBURQ

Hard

Established in 1750.

paste.

FURSTENBURQ
1758.

Hard

paste.

(5c^
y^^^*V

\^J
TO

LUDWIGSBURG

or

KRONENBURG

Established in 1758 to 1806.

paste.

LUDWIGSBURG
First period.

Hard

paste.

Hard

CHINA

AND POTTERY MARKS

LUDWIGSBURG

f^

Second period.

Hard

paste.

LUDWIGSBURG

Hard

paste.

Mark

in blue.

FULDA
Established in 1763 to 1780.

Hard

paste.

FULDA

Hard

paste.

The arms

of Fulda.

RUDOLSTADT
Established in 1758.

Hard

Mark in blue.

paste.

RAUENSTEIN
Established in 1760.

Hard

paste.

LIHBACH
Established
paste.

about

1761.

Hard

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

LIHBACH

oojoo

Another mark.

Hard

paste.

LinBACH

Another mark.

Hard

paste.

GROSBREITENBACH
Established

about

1770.

Hard

paste.

QROSBREITENBACH

Hard

paste.

VOLKSTEDT
Established 1762.

added with the arms.

^^GV
\/.\

C. V. sometimes
Hard paste.

VOLKSTEDT

Another mark.

Hard

paste.

VOLKSTEDT

Another mark.

Hard

paste.

CHINA

10

AND POTTERY MARKS

ANSPACH

J{kk

about

Established

1718.

Hard

paste.

ANSPACH
Generally accompanied by letter A.

Hard

paste.

ANSPACH

Hard

paste.

Hard

paste.

SI
ANSPACH

A
a

aoiHA

Founded

in

Various marks.

1780.

iiaia

paste.

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

11

OERA

Established about 1780.

blue.

Hard

Marks

in

paste.

ALT HALDENSTEBEN

The

factory of

M. Nathusins. Hard

paste.

CHARLOTTENBURQ

Hard

Established in 1790.

paste.

BADEN-BADEN
Established in 1753 to 1788. The
edge of the ax in gold. Hard paste.

COLOGNE
Factory of M. L. Cremer.
eled Fayence.

POPPLESDORF,

near

Enam-

BONN

Fayence and porcelain.

STRASBOURG
Established
paste.

about

1752.

Hard

12

CHINA

AND POTTERY MARKS

NIDERVILLER
Established in 1768.

ELBOQEN

in

Hard paste.

BOHEMIA

Hard

Established in 18 15.

paste.

SCHLAKENWALD

S
F&R

Established

about

1800.

Hard

paste.

LEHAMMER
or

PIRKENHAHHER,

Founded

near

in 1802.

HEREND
Established 1839.

HEREND

Another mark.

CARLSBAD

Hard

paste.

RUSSIA

AND POLANDDENMARK

13

Russia ana Poland

KORZEC
about

Established

^5P\^

Hard

1803.

paste.

noscow

Hard

Established in 1787.
ST.

Mark

Mark

fc

Hard

paste.

PETERSBURG

Empress Catherine

of

Mark

1762 to 1796.

in blue.

II.

Hard

paste.

ST.

Monogram

1^

PETERSBURG

in blue.
ST.

paste.

PETERSBURG

of Nicholas

I.

1825 to

'855.

ST.

PETERSBURG

Established 1744.

Mark

in blue.

Denmark
COPENHAGEN
Established in 1772.

Hard

paste.

Mark in blue.

14

CHINA

SlTutti

AND POTTERY MARKS

Indiana and Belgium
AnSTERDAn

J^ A

Mark in blue.

Established in 1782.

Hard

paste.

AnSTERDAH

Mark

in blue.

Hard

paste.

AHSTERDAn

Jl.oi

Mark

in blue.

Hard

paste.

TOURNEY

Mark
kiln.

^ ^

in gold represents a potter's

Established in 1750. Soft paste.

TOURNEY

Mark in gold used after

1755.

Soft

paste.

TOURNEY

Used about

1755.

Soft paste.

HAGUE
Factory established about 1775
ceased in 1785. Mark in gray. Hard
;

^^

paste.

SWITZERLAND ITAL V AND SPAIN

15

DELFT
Joost Thooft and I^abouchere.
Present mark Fayence.

Switzerlana

-^s:x

NYON
Established in 1790.

Hard

paste.

ZURICH

Established about 1759.

blue.

VU
^

h
r

^
V

JS^

Vf

Mark

in

paste.

Italy

and Spain

1752.
paste.

Mark

in blue or red.

Mark

in red.

NOVE

^l>

iS)

Hard

Soft

VENICE
Majolica.

VENICE

Soft paste.
VENICE

Ven?

1720 to 1740.
in red.

Soft paste.

Mark

CHINA

16

AND POTTERY MARKS

T.G*

VENICE
Soft paste.

Mark

in red.

TURIN

DG

Vineuf. Established about 1770.

Dr. Gioanetti (Director). Soft paste.

TURIN

Vineuf. Another mark. Soft paste.

irre

P
\A7

DOCCIA

Founded

Hard and

in 1735.

soft

paste.

DOCCIA

Hard and

paste.

soft

Another

mark.
DOCCIA

GINORI.

Hard and

soft

paste.

Another

mark.
CAPO

4X^Am^

.fb
^^mra^V

Founded in
from 1759.
182 1.

nONTE

DI

This mark used

Factory abandoned in
1736.

Soft paste.

CAPO

DI

Mark used from

nONTE
1759.

Soft paste.

ITALY AND SPAIN

CAPO
Soft paste.

17

Dl

nONTE

Other marks.

niLAN

^-Aillano

M'H""~-

HADRID

BUEN RETIRO.

Monogram

of

Established in 1759 to
Charles III.
18 12.
Soft paste.

OF
Jjt

Fayenct.

riADRID

Soft paste.

Another mark.

Madrid.

MADRID

Mark

O.F

in blue.

First quality.

paste.
L.

MADRID

jf^

Mark

in blue.

Soft paste.

Soft

18

CHINA

AND POTTERY MARKS

HADRID

Mark

in blue.

Mark under crown

another form of the monogram of

Charles III., the founder.
is

OPORTO

VA

Established about 1790.

in gold or colors.

Mark

Hard paste.

ENGLAND

IV

Eitgldttd

WEDGWOOD.

STAFFORDSHIRE
Established in 1769.
This mark
both stamped and printed.

STAFFORDSHIRE

WEDGWOOD,

present

mark on

decorated china.

STAFFORDSHIRE

TURNER.,

Established about 1756.

W. ADAMS.

Established about 1780.

STAFFORDSHIRE

STAFFORDSHIRE

ROGERS.

Imitations of

WEDGWOOD.

STAFFORDSHIRE

WOOD

and

CALDWELL.

Established in 1730.

STAFFORDSHIRE
Established 1790.

STAFFORDSHIRE

LONGPORT.

Established in 1793 by Mr. John

Davenport.

CHINA

30

AND POTTERY MARKS

STAFFORDSHIRE

^>

STAFFORDSHIRE

STAFFORDSHIRE

rSTONECH

SPODE

COPELAND
RicliarAMChaffer^

STAFFORDSHIRE
Established about 1770, by Josiah
Spode.
STAFFORDSHIRE

Copeland

successor

1833.

Liverpool
Established in 1750.

LIVERPOOL

Established in 1756.

LIVERPOOL
Established in 1790.

of

Spode

in

ENGLAND

HERCULANEUM
POTTERY.

5pi
^y.

y.

a
^J^
^^

SWANSEA
rX 7^
^C

21

LIVERPOOL

^^is mark was used from 1822 to

1833.

PLYMOUTH
William Cook-

Established 1760.

worthy.

YARnOUTH

Absolon, only a decorator.

SWANSEA
Established

790.

This mark used

about 1815.

SWANSEA

Mark

in red.

WALES

NANTGARW

^CGA'
_^

Established about 18 13.

Mark

in

red.

LEEDS

Hartley Greens
about 1770.

& Co.

Established

CHINA

22

AND POTTERY MARKS

BRISTOL

Established about 1770, by Richard

Champion.
BRISTOL

X.

BRISTOL

Ceased in 1777.

BOW

"i^r
J6l

about

Established

Ceased

1730.

in 1775.

BOW

BOW

CHELSEA

The

oldest mark.

About

1747.

CHELSEA

Mark

in red.

CHELSEA
First quality

mark

in gold.

ENGLAND

23

DERBY
Established
before 1769.

75 1

This mark used

DERBY-CHELSEA
This mark in gold 1773.

CROWN DERBY

vVVf///.

Mark

in blue used about 1780.

DERBY

Mark used

in 1830.

Bloor (Direc-

tor).

DERBY

Mark used

in 1830.

tor).

DERBY

Mark used

in i860.

Bloor (Direc-

CHINA

24

AND POTTERY MARKS

ROYAL CROWN DERBY

Present mark.

WORCESTER
Established

75 1.

Oldest

mark

WORCESTER

Mark

imitation of Dresden.

WORCESTER

Generally on Chinese patterns

^-^^w^

WORCESTER

About

75 1.

WORCESTER

mtgAt

Used 1783

to 1788.

ENGLAND

26

Ta

rmi

c^^

WORCESTER

t rTi

/ SBoi,

Used 1807

to 1813.

Used 1857

to 1862.

WORCESTER

WORCESTER
Present mark.

CAUGHLEY.

SHROPSHIRE

Established about 1751.

CAUGHLEY. SHROPSHIRE

An

early

mark

in blue.

COALPORT
Established between 1 780 and

790.

COALPORT

COALPORT
Present mark.

STAFFORDSHIRE
Established in 1791 by Mr.

Minton.

Thomas

26

CHINA

AND POTTERY MARKS

STAFFORDSHIRd
Present mark.

LAHBETH
Doulton

&

and

BURSLEH

Co.

STAFFORDSHIRE

Brown- Westhead, Moore

&

Co.

FRANCE

27

Trance
ST.

CLOUD

Established about 1695.

Factory
destroyed by fire in 1773; not rebuilt.
Soft paste.
ST.

CLOUD

This mark used from 1730 to 1762.

Either in blue or graved in ware.
The letter T stands for Tron, the

SX

name

of the director.

Soft paste.

CHANTILLY

%/

Established in 1735.
Soft paste.
or red.

Mark in blue

ARRAS

AK

Established in 1 782. Mark in blue.

Factory ceased in 1786. Soft paste.

HENECY

ni\7^

jsp

Established in 1735. This mark is

usually impressed sometimes traced
in blue.
Soft paste.
;

ETIOLLES. near CORBEIL

Established
manufacturer.

in

1768.

Soft paste.

Monnier,

CHINA

28

BR
0&

BlaR

SX

AND POTTERY MARKS

BOURQ LA REINE
Established in 1773.
Jullien.
Soft paste.

Jacques

&

SCEAUX-PENTHIEVRE, near PARIS

Established in

These

Capelle.

on the

by Jacques

1750

letters are

engraved

soft clay.

SCEAUX-PENTHIEVRE,

near

PARIS

The latter mark in blue. This

mark occurs more frequently on Fay-

SCEAUX.

ence.

CLINONANCOURT
Established in 1775 by Pierre Deruelle.
Mark in blue. Soft and hard
paste.

CLINONANCOURT

Used on pieces of Chinese

Mark

in red.

Hard

style.

paste.

CLINGNANCOURT

Mark

of

Monsieur Comte de Prov-

ence.

ORLEANS
Established in 1753 by M. Gerr6.

Hard and

soft paste.

ORLEANS

This mark used from 1808 to 1871,

in blue or gold.

FRANCE

d9

SARREQUEMINES
Soft paste.

SARREGUEHINES
Soft paste and Fayence.

VINCENNES
Soft paste.

Established in 1786.

VINCENNES

<0?l

LP

Soft paste.
PARIS.

XIX
H

Another mark.

RUE FONTAINE AU ROY

Established in 1773 by Jean BapMark in blue. Hard

tiste Locre.
paste.
PARIS.

Founded

FAUBOURG
in 1773.

ST.

LAZARE

Hard

paste.

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30

AND POTTERY MARKS

FAUBOURG

PARIS.

ST.

ANTOINE

Established in 1773. Morelle, man-

Hard

ufacturer.

RUE DE LA ROQUETTE

PARIS.

Established
manufacturer.

Hard

GROS CAILLON

PARIS.

Hard

PARIS.

Mark

Souroux,
1773.
paste.

in

Established in

Lamarre.

paste.

1773 by Advenir
paste.

RUE DE CLICHY

in blue.

Hard

paste.

FRANCE

mark found on
Factory unknown.
PARIS.

biscuit groups.

RUE THIROUX

Established in 1778. Andre Marie

Lebeuf, manufacturer. Under the
protection of Marie Antoinette. Mark
in red.

Hard
PARIS.

cjflb

0^

paste.

RUE DE BONDY

Established in 1780.
Dihl and
Guerhard, manufacturers. Under the
patronage of Due d'Angouleme.

Hard

paste.

FRANCE

y^^

81

PARIS.

RUE DE BONDY

Another mark.

PARIS.

CP

Hard

RUE DU FAUBOURG

paste.

ST.

DENIS

Established in 1769.
Under the
protection of Charles Philippe Comte
d'Artois, afterward Charles X. Factory discontinued in 18 10.

BELLEVILLE
Established in 1790 by Jacob Petit.

Mark

3)M.

in blue.

PARIS.

Hard

paste.

Hard

paste.

RUE DE BONDY

Mark

in blue.

ROUEN

Undei the reign of Louis XV. Fayence.

LILLE

Established in 1784 by Leperre

Durot.
Mark in red. Hard paste.

CHINA

N...
laris

AND POTTERY MARKS

PARIS

M. Nast, manufacturer.
red.
Hard paste.

Mark

in

PARIS

Halley, manufacturer.
pire

mark

in gold.

Hard

First

Em

paste.

NANCY
Emile Galle, manufacturer.
ence and glass.

Fay-

SEVRES MARKS

33

Established at Vincennes in 1740.

Removed from there to Sevres in 1756.

King Louis XV. became sole proprietor in 1760.
Since then only hard
Soft paste was made until 1805.
paste.

Cbe Sevres marks

FIRST ROYAL EPOCH
1745 to 1792

Sevres.
Ornamented LL's. Date

Sevres.

Double

Date 1778.
letters

1764.

(Louis XVI).

continued to 1793.

FIRST REPUBLICAN EPOCH

1792 to 1804

Vincennes.
The

denoies the year 1753,

continued to 1777. (Louis. XV.)
letter

cyeUred,

CHINA

34

AND POTTERY MARKS

.^1

HP
Gvre$.

Napoleon.

1809 to.1814.

SECOND ROYAL EPOCH.

1814 TO. 1848.

^.r
Louis

XVIII

1814 to 1823.

x^&vreS
1792 to 1799.

Sevres

'tyj-et

pevres
1

80 1 to 1804.

FIRST IMPERIAL EPOCH.

i8o4 TO

26Charles X.

1824 to

829.

1814.

X
Napoleon.

1804 to 1809.

Charles

1829 and 1830.

SEVRES MARKS

35

O
Charles

X.

1830.

Louis Philippe.

1845-1848.

COED
After 1848, this mark in green was
used for white porcelain.

3ro

SECOND REPUBLICAN EPOCH

1848 TO 185 1.

Louis Phihppe.

1831 to 1834.

The S

LoUis Philippe.

stands for Sevres, and 51 for

^851.

1834- '835.

SECOND IMPERIAL EPOCH.

1852 TO 1872.

?|M5*

CHINA

36

AND POTTERY MARKS

f^
This mark used for white pieces
when scinched it denotes issue

Napoleon

III.

From

imdecorated.

1852.

(a9i)
The marks
used at

the

present time.

Unknown

mam

C;i)rotiolosiC(il

Used
incen nes)

B(

dittc
ditto

C(

D
E

Year IX

Cable

$em$

tbe manufactory of

in
1753
1754
1755
1756
1757
1758
1759
1760
1761
1762
1763
1764
1765
1766
1767

1768

EE

^1769
1770

FF

R
S

U
V

HH

'

KK

MM

NN

AA

GO

BB
CC

QQ
RR

DD
T9

..I80I..

GG

1771
1772 II
1773 JJ
1774
1775 IvL
1776
1777
1778
1779 PP
1780
1781

1782
1783
1784
1785
1786
1787
1788
1789
1790
I79I
1792
1793
1794
1795

1807

1808

''

..1802...

1809

10

1810

"

XI

"

XII

"

XIII

XIV

"

From

II

..1803...

..1804...

-//-

..1805...

..1806..

4^
rSS

of the letter Q.

o.z.

douze )

d.z.

1813

(treize)

tz.

1814

(quatorze)

q.z.

1815

(quinze)

1816

(seize)

s.z.

1817

(dix sept)

d.s.

This comet was sometimes substituted

(onze)

1812

this date the year is expressed by the last

up to the present time.

thus, 18 for 1818, etc.,

mark

1811

for

two

the ordinary

q.n.

figures only.-

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