Wednesday, November 5, 2008

CONFUSING POTTERY MARKS

crossed swords (Meissen), Crown and N (Capo-di-Monte), and the Sevres stylized L'sConfusing Pottery Marks

A reader added to our mark information in the last Kovels Komments. Not all pieces of porcelain and pottery marked with the initials NC are Newcomb. There was also a company in Germany that used this mark and another in Japan.

We know marks are often copied. It should be viewed as helpful information, not as a perfect way to identify the maker of an item. Most faked marks: crossed swords (Meissen), Crown and N (Capo-di-Monte), and the Sevres stylized L's.

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