Ardco – Has a sticker, C-number, cross w/ a arrow and circle
Belleek – The Belleek Official Website has better reference pictures & dating
3rd Mark – 1926 – 1946
5th Mark – 1955 – 1965
6th Mark – 1965 – 1980
These are green or black, have a wolf/dog type picture near a castle and harp above the word “Belleek”. There is a banner with Co Fermanach Ireland above a circle with an older language and Celtic type design. Under the Celtic design is Reg No 0857.
Bing and Grondahl – B&G
B&G is the maker of those iconic cobalt Blue collector plates that adorn many a grandmother’s wall.
Capo Di Monte – These are usually very delicate flower type pottery / porcelain pieces. Marked “Nuova Capodimonte” or just Capodimonte. Some marks have a horse, some just have the crown above a “N”. Below are several that I’ve found.
Community China – Imported from Bavaria, the ones I’ve seen are fairly easy to identify as they have the Community China mark in gold on black with the name of the pattern shown underneath. The mark has a couple of arrows and other dots / designs.
Crown Ducal – The Crown Ducal mark from England has a Crown above the Crown Ducal name and “Ware”.
Dresden Pottery Company of East Liverpool OH – a lot of these types of older porcelain pieces were made as blanks and individual artists could take them and use patterns to hand paint them, or create their own. So sometimes there are marks on the bottom that are crossed out. Dresden was in operation for about 2 years from 1925 – 1927. You’ll find the company was located on Dresden Avenue in one of the capitals of pottery making in the US.
Gerold Porzellan – I’ve seen a blue mark and a green mark at the minimum. These marks have a crown, what looks like a coat of arms, and some fancy leaf type designs on the side. There seems to be a lion on the coat of arms or shield in the middle. Bavaria, made in Western Germany are both seen on these as well.
Haviland – Charles Field Haviland – CFH GDA GDM – The Havilands split at some point with some of the owners going one route and the others going with Haviland and Company (see below). These are commonly described as “Limoges” but I think that might be a style or a region. These are marked with a circle saying “Charles Field Haviland” and “Limoges” as well as GDA and France.
Haviland and Company – There are several marks used by Haviland and Company. Below you can see some from 1888-1896 and 1894-1931. These are labeled with “Haviland and Co.” you will also see the H&Co. and L and France. Sometimes I see that L as a sort of dent in the porcelain itself and sometimes the H&Co is faded worse than the Haviland and Co. Limoges is, as if there was a different stamp or dye or paint used that didn’t hold up as well.
Hummel – This is a well known brand given they cranked out the Precious Moments. Some of these are still quite collectible and valuable on the open market. The mark looks like a Bee in a V. There is also usually some sort of stamp / dent with numbers that you can sometimes see in the pottery base.
Lenox – There are a couple different variations, but Lenox was very good at labeling their pottery and ceramics. The “L” with in a wreath or laurel leaves is a distinct mark along with the literal words “Lenox”. I usually see these words / marks in gold on the bottom of the piece.
Limoge – Jean Pouyat Limoges – JPL – There are several marks that use the word Limoges France. JPL is one of those, but so is AK-CD – A. Klingenberg and Charles Dwendger.
Lladro‘ – These have a marking saying made in Spain, copyright Daisa, but I’ve also seen one that had “Zaphir” written in cursive on it.
Mintons – T.M. James and Sons Kansas City happens to be one of the marks I’ve seen on a Mintons piece. This mark has a crown above a globe with lines across it and “Mintons” in the banner across the globe or ball. England is under that ball.
MZ Austria – MZ is for Moritz Zdekauer. There are several marks dating back to the 1884 – 1909 range. Simple design of M.Z. with a crest that looks like a bird with wings and a U in the middle.
Porzellanfabrik Moschendorf – from Bavaria, a popular porcelain area this mark has a crown, the letters P and M on either side of an arch that itself is supported by some sort of numbers or liks.
Robinson and Ransbottom – They have a lot of those old jug pottery just like Redwing Stoneware and Pottery. This mark is noting a 4 gall on jug, so it has a 4 in the middle of the R&R crown.
Royal Copenhagen – This also has a crown. This crown has a little cross at the top and is in the middle of a Royal Copenhagen wording.
