http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-marks-blog.html The antique marks blog page for site updates new web pages and new content. Also links to the antique marks RSS feed. en-us antique marks Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:11:46 GMT Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:11:46 GMT antique-marks.com http://www.antique-marks.com/georgian-glass.html Collecting Georgian Glass - Buying selling and collecting antique glass from the Georgian period. Identifying marks and makers. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:40:06 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/fenton-art-glass.html Fenton Art Glass - On January 2nd 1907 the first glass was produced by the Fenton factory in Williamstown, West Virginia and Frank L. Fenton's desire to develop new and unusual colors helped to keep Fenton at the forefront of the handmade art glass industry for decades to come. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:04:15 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/index.html The Antique marks reference. A complete guide to antique terms, antique periods, styles, pottery marks, porcelain marks, trademarks and manaufacturers. Including Company histories of Doulton Worcester Meissen Wedgwood Troika and their artists marks. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:12:11 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/hummel-figurines.html Hummel Figurines - Not a guide to Hummel figures, just a quick look at how cute and collectable they are. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:58 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/moorcroft.html The Moorcroft Pottery is one of the last remaining independent art potteries in the world today and still operates out of the original brick factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:52:05 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/can-you-identify-my-antique-ginger-jar.html My grandma was given this antique ginger jar in the mid 20's she was in service and the lady of the house gave it to here when she left to start a family. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:08 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/miniature-doulton-and-wedgwood-antique-cups.html I was left these 3 little antique cups by my dads old next door neighbour. I've had them a few years now and dont really know much about them. The first Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:36:29 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-minton.html Collecting Antique Minton Porcelain - Throughout its history Minton has led the way in the field of ceramics, resulting in a huge range of styles including pate sur pate, majolica and parian ware. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:36:16 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-jb-seltzer-bottle.html Got this Jewsbury & Brown Seltzer Bottle in a box of stuff at a yard sale and was curious whether it was antique and if so what age it might be. The glass Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:33:25 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-wall-sconce.html I think its an antique wall sconce, heavy in weight green with gold glimpses underneath. I found this while digging a new veg patch. Can anyone tell Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:07:01 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/collecting-antique-glass.html Collecting Antique Glass - Glass is one of the few materials that has survived into the 20th century with nothing to replace it. Antique glass ware is not only beautiful but readily available and affordable. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:57:10 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/identifying-antique-furniture.html Identifying Antique Furniture is one of the most fascinating sections of antique collecting because many of us do what's most important when collecting antique furniture - We buy what we like. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:05:22 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/royal-doulton-rabbie-burns-plate.html It was a wedding gift to my parents who were married in Scotland in 1945. The plate has Robbie Burns in the centre and nine of his characters around the Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:46:15 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/green-clay-mark.html Another mark dilenma. I picked up a vegetable dish and the mark on the dish states Green Clay above the atlas and England below the atlas. In my mark book Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:09:18 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/minton-or-meissen-or-royal-porcelain-figurines.html I recently purchased some figurines that were allegedly Minton. However, the mark does not match a Minton mark. The mark appears to be two small crossed Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:57:33 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/1875-tea-cup-with-stork-shaped-handle.html Hi there, my mum has this lovely tea cup with a heron or stork or crane shaped handle, but i cannot find out who made it. It does have a kite mark on the Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:00:07 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/rare-ww2-candle-sticks.html Candles with bulldog, the dog of Winston Chuchill I think? There is a phrase; WE shall not flag or fail WE shall go on to the end. It seems to be very Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:31:38 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-chair.html This chair is a total mystery to me. It belonged to my grandparent and I inherited it approximately 20 years ago. I always called it the king chair. I Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:28:49 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/white-ladies-antiques-shop.html At White Ladies Antiques Shop we specialise in 19th and 20th century pottery and porcelain from Britain and Europe. I normally have Dresden, Paris, Meissen,Sevres Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:19:41 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-shops.html Antique Shops and Antique Dealers get your antiques in front of people searching for antiques. Include your shop at Antique-Marks.com Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:55:19 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antiques-road-show.html The Antiques Road Show - Show Off our antique finds, rare antique discoveries and the antiques and collectables you love and cherish Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:21:03 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/old-tiles.html Old tiles found at a local antique flea market. I found these tiles and would like to know where the impressed stamp on the back is from? It looks like Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:41:08 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/imari-bowl-and-saucer.html I have a bowl and saucer which has been used to house a small plant pot for years. I thought it might be an idea to try to identify the marks on it but Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:57:21 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/moorcroft-design-gallery.html The Moorcroft Designs Gallery includes vases in popular designs produced by William Moorcroft, Walter Moorcroft and designs by the Moorcroft Design Studio. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:47:14 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/william-moorcroft-florian-ware-vase.html Hi, I have a beautiful William Moorcroft florian Ware vase and I am reasonably sure it dates to around 1898. It has the William Moorcroft signature mark Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:15:44 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/guandi-the-grim-faced-god-of-war.html Guandi is a truly stunning Chinese polychrome pottery figure. He's known as The Grim Faced God of War and is Circa 16th Century Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:16:10 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/selling-antiques-guide.html Selling Antiques Guide - How you can make money by selling other peoples antiques. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:21:22 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/selling-antiques.html Selling Antiques - When selling antiques you not only need to know what you are selling but also how, when and where to sell. Knowledge is key and understanding your various selling options is essential. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:34:31 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/buying-antiques-at-auction.html Buying Antiques at Auction - There are a great many auction houses spread across the country. Some are part of chains and some are small local houses that provide a valuable local service. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:29:47 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/buying-longcase-clocks.html Buying Longcase Clocks - Five Things you need to check before you buy an antique longcase clock. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:08:39 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-bracket-clocks.html Antique Bracket Clocks - The English bracket clock first appeared in the early 1600s and continued to be made into the 20th century. It is considered the epitomy of English clockmaking. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:08:39 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/doulton-marks.html Royal Doulton Marks and dating royal doulton. Including Doulton pattern numbers and designs. Robert Allen Studios marks. H numbers D numbers and much more. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:51:39 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/tiffany.html Tiffany - full name Louis Comfort Tiffany became interested in glass making around 1875 and worked at several glasshouses in Brooklyn between then and 1878. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:12:59 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/emile-galle.html Emile Galle Glass - Art nouveau glass artist Emile Galle is considered one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time due to his massive contribution to the development of the art of glassmaking and to the Art Nouveau Style. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:12:58 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/troika-pottery.html Troika Pottery - was set up in 1963 by Benny Sirota, Leslie Illsley and Jan Thomson. Troika is famous for its textured surfaces, abstract designs and slab vases, wheel vases and coffin vases. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:58:57 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/bow-porcelain.html The Bow Porcelain Company was set up in East London by Thomas Frye and Edward Heleyne to emulate Chinese porcelain and was called New Canton. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:58:56 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/johann-friedrich-bottger.html Johann Friedrich Bottger and Meissen Porcelain - Johann Friedrich Bottger, an alchemist, discovered porcelain after being held under house arrest in 1700 by order of Augustus the Strong, the elector of Saxony. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:37:27 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/moorcroft-marks.html Moorcroft Marks - changed as William Moorcroft moved from Macintyre at the end of the 19th century then when Walter Moorcroft took over from his father Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:33:08 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/wedgwood-marks.html Wedgwood Marks - A chronological list of Wedgwood marks to assist the wedgwood collector who is faced with many imitators. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:28:09 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/royal-crown-derby.html The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company - Opened sometime before 1750 the derby porcelain story begins with an entrepreneur named Andrew Planche. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:25:51 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/doulton-artists-marks-g.html Royal Doulton Artists Marks (G) and monograms for artists with names beginning with g - Gandy Gathercole Good Gooding. Including initial marks on doutlon stoneware. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:23:09 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/charles-baldwyn.html Worcesters Charles Baldwyn - Few Royal Worcester artists are better known than Charles Baldwyn, (Charley). His paintings of swans in flight on royal worcester vases are instantly recognisable as his signature pieces. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:11:10 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/james-hadley.html James Hadley was apprenticed to Kerr and Binns of Worcester. He worked there with Edward Locke and the young Thomas Brock before moving to Royal Worcester. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:11:10 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/royal-worcester-fruit.html Royal Worcester Fruit and Worcester fruit painters including William Hawkins, Harry Ayrton, Richard Sebright, George Moseley, Kitty Blake and more. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:11:08 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/royal-vienna-porcelain.html The Royal Vienna Porcelain factory was founded in 1717 by Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier who with the help of Christoph Conrad Hunger hoped to reveal the secrets of porcelain production. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:33:50 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/royal-worcester-gallery.html Royal Worcester Gallery - a brief look at a few examples of Royal Worcester Porcelain including items from renowned artists Walter Sedgley, the Stintons, The Doughty sisters and many more. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:33:50 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/doulton-marshall.html Royal Doultons Mark Marshall artsist and designer. His work and his history. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:33:49 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/meissen-marks.html Antique Meissen Marks and indentifying the blus crossed swords mark and the Augustus Rex Mark. Not all blue crossed swords marks are Meissen. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:33:49 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/arts-and-crafts.html Antique Arts and Crafts - In 1861 the english designer william morris started the arts and crafts movement in an effort to improve the tastes of the victorian public. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:33:48 GMT http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-c.html Antique Terms C - The antique marks glossary covering antique terms c from cabaret to cutlery meanings and definitions. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:33:47 GMT