French Ceramic Hallmarks

The left example shows the large guarantee mark minerve maker s mark.

French ceramic hallmarks.

A collection of pottery marks using photos and images from our antique collection for easy reference and as a quick guide to the possible attribution of your latest porcelain collectible or pottery marks. Guide to pottery and porcelain marks. For a detailed discussion of marks see rosalind savill the wallace collection catalogue of sèvres porcelain london 1988 vol. Not official hallmarks used by silversmiths association association des orfévres 1795 1797 1st left and 2nd right standard.

French porcelain has a history spanning a period from the 17th century to the present. French silver marks from 1793 to 1798. The right example the small guarantee mark boar s head and maker s mark. Clignancourt 32 40 established 1771.

These marks are usually not in close proximity as shown in the. 27 28 marks in blue or red. Your starting point for china marks related searches and identification look up your porcelain or pottery piece made in france. 33 34 mark in blue.

International ceramics directory french back stamp section. The vast majority of french silver found today was made after 1838 and will bear only two marks. French porcelain france and pottery france s fantastic glass french pottery show all articles related to. The history of french porcelain reveals a story of aristocracy of triumph and bankruptcy and of revolution.

Not official hallmark used by silversmiths association association des orfévres 1793 1794. Silver guarantee maker s mark. The french were heavily involved in the early european efforts to discover the secrets of making the hard paste porcelain known from chinese and japanese export porcelain they succeeded in developing soft paste porcelain but meissen porcelain was the first to make true hard paste around 1710 and the. The marks listed below are grouped as far as was possible in a logical order with similar signs graphics shapes etc grouped together.

Belgium china denmark france germany great britain ireland scotland holland italy japan luxembourg norway persia turkey syria poland portugal russia. Porcelain marks the small characters or symbols often found on the body of a piece of french porcelain can uncover hidden details about a piece including its manufacturer and period. The base of this vincennes soft paste porcelain ewer is painted under the glaze before firing with two interlaced l s taken from the french royal cipher. Porcelain factories sprang up each with its own artists patterns and marks cranking out the hardest and among the most prized porcelains in the world.

29 marks of m.