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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Erol, post: 397087, member: 7836&quot;]I&#039;ve done some more digging about this, and just wanted to update the post:</p><p><br /></p><p>The shamrock, clover, or trefoil mark on the bottom of the saucer was used by porcelain factories in Limbach, Thurungia, Germany (<a href="http://marksonchina.com/marks/limbach-1788-1800/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://marksonchina.com/marks/limbach-1788-1800/" rel="nofollow">Source</a>). These mostly date from the late eighteenth century. They &quot;specialised in quickly produced, simple wares.&quot; See images of similar wares I found below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]138040[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138041[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138042[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138043[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138044[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138045[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That may explain the saucer, however the R mark on the cup is not from Limbach. My best guess is Rauenstein, also another ceramic maker in Thurungia, Germany, and from a similar time period (1780s-1800s).</p><p><br /></p><p>See images of similar &quot;R&quot; marks on Rauenstein.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]138046[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138047[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]138048[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, the pieces are still a marriage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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