Ceramic Pottery Marks Identification

Identifying a mark on a piece of pottery or porcelain is often the first step in researching the value of these antique and collectible pieces.

Ceramic pottery marks identification.

Pottery marks identification a tricky task at the best of times just got easier with a little help from your friends. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order. For easy reference and as a quick guide to the possible attribution of your latest porcelain collectible or pottery marks. This guide provides marks found on both antique and contemporary collectible pottery and porcelain from the united states and other countries and includes dating information and a brief history relating.

We have a public forum here on this site with over 2000 pages of pottery mark queries and answers. Every collector knows that the quickest way to identify a piece of pottery or porcelain is to identify the mark but sometimes it s unreliable because marks are often forged and changed this is a listing of the better known marks and backstamps and enough information so that you can learn more about your porcelains. Tmp is not a valuation tool. Identify a mark by shape.