The antique marks site is your easy to use online reference for
everything antique, with detailed information on all kinds of pottery
marks, porcelain marks, antiques and collectables.
It includes antique marks, antique terms, a full antiques glossary
and detailed history on well known companies and artist biographies,
as well as pottery & porcelain companies and information on
caring for antique rugs, carpets, silver and glass.
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The site includes graphic illustrations of over 100 manufacturers
products to help identify & date your pieces and over 10,000
makers marks and a full antiques glossary with a full, easy to
use search facility.
antique-marks.com is ideal for the collector to check or verify
attributions listed in online auction sales
Antique collectors, buyers and sellers can now access a wealth of information on antique
marks and antique makers, right at their fingertips.
The information can be accessed while they are creating their item
description and a link to the relevant section can be provided to
the potential buyer; to re-assure your customer that the antique
you are selling is exactly what you say it is.
The antique marks website
is ideal for any collector, buyer or seller who needs to research
pottery or porcelain marks and who wants to provide the potential
customer with as much information as possible, to allow them to
make an educated and informed decision.
It is invaluable to the seller who is unsure of the
maker or date of a piece or where to research the origins of quality
antiques, and it can help prevent you selling valuable items for
low, low prices.
No matter what antiques you buy, sell or collect
- royal doulton or royal
worcester figures, antique pottery vases, china, majolica, studio
pottery, art deco, art
nouveau, antique
carpets, silver or any other range of items; antique marks with
its antiques glossary and fully
illustrated pottery and porcelain marks sections can help you make
sure you know what antiques you are buying and also what antiques
you are selling.
In addition we've included biographies of the best known and
most collectable art deco, art nouveau and
arts and crafts artists.
With detailed historical date lists for companies including royal
doulton, sevres, royal
worcester, mintons, wedgwood, meissen,
royal crown derby, etc, and a breakdown of British
registration numbers & dates as well as staffordshire knot mark initials.
Buying antiques? - Then check out our antiques shop.
For all types of antiques
including pottery and porcelain, antique glass, furniture and artwork
at the best possible prices. Special featured items and ebay
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Antique Clocks for Sale.
Collecting and buying antique clocks provides an excellent investment
and an immensely enjoyable pastime. Whether you prefer bracket
clocks, wall
clocks, the varied and interesting advertising clocks or the
more traditional and highly desirable cuckoo
clocks, carriage
clocks or longcase
clocks, there is something for every collector to enjoy.
Worcester Fruit Porcelain for Sale.
Royal Worcester Fruit Painted Porcelain is the most sought after
of all Worcester porcelain. Not just because of the name but because
of the quality of the artwork and the richness of the painting.
Artists like Harry
Ayrton, Kitty
Blake, Richard
Sebright and others simply excelled themselves in creating the
masterpieces that are Worcester
Fruit Painted Porcelain.
Beware of antique fakes and forgeries.
Beware of reproductions or antique fakes and forgeries. They
are out there and they will trap the unwary. Antique reproductions
have a proper place in the antiques market but you should know the
rules about passing off reproductions as genuine antiques and also
get to know the questions you should ask.
Antiques come in all shapes and sizes and from many different periods.
Knowing when is as important as knowing what. A good knowledge of
antique periods is a must. Get answers to simple questions like
- When was the rococo period? What dates did arts and crafts cover?
Was regency in the 17th or 18th century?
Tin glaze ceramics; the first and the most collectable.
It was the first white pottery manufactured in England and was immensely
popular because it resembled Chinese porcelain, which was very,
very expensive. Only the wealthy could afford tin glazed ceramics
then and, maybe, things haven't changed that much.
Antique English Porcelain Factories.
18th Century antique
english porcelain manufacturers followed in the steps of the
French in that the vast majority of porcelain was of the soft paste
type. check our chronological history of Antique English Porcelain
factories for information on Bow, Limehouse, Lunds Bristol, West
Pans, Vauxhall and many more.
Antique marks can't tell you everything but they can tell you a lot.
You might wonder while watching the experts at antique road-shows,
just how they can work out so much about a teacup or platter simply
by turning it upside down. The fact is the antique marks that are stamped,
painted or impressed on the underside of most antique items can
tell you a great deal more about a piece than just its maker.
Ten top tips for buying antiques
Memorise our antique buying tips
and never present yourself as an amateur buyer
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