Antique Marks

Your FREE reference for antique marks

Including pottery marks, porcelain marks and everything antique or collectable.

Over 10,000 antique marks and trademarks with superb quality images to illustrate examples of antique manufacturers products.

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.

Antique Clocks for Sale ... Collecting and buying antique clocks provides an excellent investment opportunity 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.

Antique Auction Houses in the UK .... A selection of antique auctioneers around the UK offering top quality antiques and collectables. The UK antique auction houses are probably the best place in the world to search for and to buy antiques because of the Britain's rich history of invasion, conquest, trade and invention.

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?

Collectable Coins and Currency including rare American, World and British Coinage. August 15, 1962 saw the first international coin collecting convention in the U.S. Sponsored by the American Numismatic Association, this event ushered in the truly modern era of coin collecting. Today, there are dozens of organizations around the world and millions of collectors devoted to the art and science of coin collecting. Check out our guide to collecting, authenticating, storing and grading coins of all types and our coin reviews.

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, vase or plate simply by turning it upside down. The fact is that antique marks are stamped, painted or impressed on the underside of most antique items and they can tell you a great deal more about an antique than just who made it.