Certain marks are assumed to denote quality and so are widely imitated. The hope is that the buyer will see the mark as say "Ah, this is a good...
Yes, it's another hallmark. It's cheaper to keep using one decal than creating multiple decals. Don
Carboy is my word of the day - I never heard of a carboy before: Just for fun from Google: The word carboy is from the Persian qarābah (قرابه),...
Agree - I don't think the age is going to make much difference. Around here they still sell as coin banks. Grandparents still put loose change...
The PRC stands for People's Republic of China. Don
I was wrong. It's still unidentified. http://www.eapgs.org/patterns/full-images.php?idx=30750&pat=3767
It might help to repost this with EAPG in the title. I think someone who knows EAPG well will be able to help. It was an unidentified pattern...
The color is also wrong for Limoges. The background color should be a rich cobalt blue not a black. Most scenes on Limoges pieces like this are...
They certainly look like the Hull marks as shown in my book (The Collectors Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery by Brenda Roberts). Your pots are not...
Sorry everyone, late to the party again! I'd go with "Set of Six BIBI Nippon Nut Dishes - Autumn Trees, Cobalt & Gold Decoration". I think the...
I believe it is possible. Some items have multiple coats of glaze. I suppose it can happen where only the outside glaze is the one that crazes....
I'm used to seeing these with decals on the top - mostly florals. They used to show up at at local auctions pretty regularly. I always thought...
Oh, SIS! I'm so sorry - I missed the news.:sorry: Don
Thanks, UncleChuckTX! I knew there was info out there somewhere! Don
Blenko produced a similar vase but there is also a very closely related vase out there. I got in trouble because I sold a vase like this as...
More photos might help too. Cheese dishes have been reproduced so much lately... Don
I cannot read the dates either. I originally answered the post from my phone and had no way to enlarge the logos. When I tried again on my PC I...
Is it a standard size set or more of a demitasse size? I would think it was no earlier than mid-century due to the color palette and the size of...
I wouldn't spend much time trying to ID the pattern. Most Noritake ferners were individual items and not part of an established pattern set. Not...
The delicacy of the handles and the blossoms on the handles remind me of RS Prussia. You might try taking a picture of just the creamer and do a...
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