Too Many Marks, Help Please ..

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by orrbobby, Jun 23, 2018.

  1. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

    I picked this up at thrift store. I love the colors. Very vibrant. This looks like glazed terracotta, or pottery. Several marks on underside. All the marks are impressed on underside. Interesting if nothing else. Thanks in advance !! IMG_3911.JPG IMG_3913.JPG IMG_3910.JPG
     
  2. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Looks like "Handart..." and definitely hand made. Maybe Italian. Also looks like "BB" and 1933? (Although it looks MCM to me!) and "TH" ??
     
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  3. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

    Thank You, I know there is a lot going on there:wideyed::wideyed:
     
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  4. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Maybe "handarbeit"? ...which is German for "handmade".
     
  5. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

    Just when I thought I was catching on to this stuff I learn something new every day. So many different marks. I wish I had the time to research more. I really appreciate everyone on this site. I just looked up "handerbeit". Hmmmm. Interesting.:bored:. Thanks again.
     
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  6. Walter Del Pellegrino

    Walter Del Pellegrino Well-Known Member

    “Handarbeit” is German for “Made By Hand”.
    The terms Made by Hand, Hand-Made, Hand-Painted, etc, are terms that emerged after the end of World War II (1945) and found mostly on European pieces intended for export to the U.S.
    The term was meant to accentuate individual artistry and craftsmanship and inferred that they had a quality, and therefore a value, that mass produced items lacked. It was an advertising gimmick.
    Prior to World War II almost all ceramics and other items were made by hand in places like Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece and so on and there was no need to bring attention to that fact. These items were handcrafted or hand decorated by necessity. Modern machinery requires electricity and electricity was widely unavailable in these countries except for the major metropolitan cities and when it was available it was unreliable and often sporatic. Thus European goods were often more reliant on craftsman rather than technicians after the War. More importantly, machinery cost lots of money and labor was far cheaper. So someone hit upon the idea that telling the consumer that their teacup was made by hand somehow made it more valuable or of a better quality than a machine made teacup. By the 1960’s Europe had been largely rebuilt and technology restored, so the term slowly disappeared.
     
  7. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    I think I've seen this mark before, but I can't remember it. It's some kind of animal or animal face. I think. Sorry.
     
  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Wabbit. ;) I've seen it too. Fi is usually Finland, albeit the German bit suggests otherwise.
     
  9. UncleChuckTX

    UncleChuckTX Well-Known Member

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  10. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

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  11. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

  12. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

    Thanks so much for the education:D
     
  13. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

    Looks like you are correct. The animal is a hare !! Thank you!!
     
  14. orrbobby

    orrbobby Well-Known Member

    Thank you thank you Thank you!!!:)
     
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    orrbobby Well-Known Member

  16. UncleChuckTX

    UncleChuckTX Well-Known Member

    You're welcome - always glad to help when I can.

    I'm also going to try to tag Pam, who was the owner of the plate from the other thread.

    @ola402 - Just curious: Did you ever sell your plate?
     
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  17. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    Oh, to be young again and remember things! UncChuck, at first I though "what plate?" Had no clue until I checked the old thread. That plate! Yes, I sold it at the mall. It sold really fast for $20.00. I don't know if that's too low since it sold so fast but I really didn't know what to charge for it and I only paid $3 for it.
     
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