I have a small teaset with handpainted scenes of redroofed houses around a lake with trees. It is gold rimmed and the gold is used to decorate the spout and handles.
The mark is also in gold on the bottom and is a globe with a banner through the middle saying English and there is a winged lady/angel sitting on the globe holding a pennant with a St George? cross in it.
Along the bottom of the mark it says Best Bone China.
On one of the pieces 1931 is ornately written in in gold, it looks like the same gold used to decorate the piece. Some other pieces have the letter k written in gold on the base.
2007-07-09 11:02:34 · 5 answers · asked by aronski 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Yeah i looked for info on the internet quite a bit. Im not sure how to add images to my question... I took some medicore pictures with my phone. Can I show pictures here? Do I need to start another question to find out how to show pictures?!!!
2007-07-10 02:11:56 · update #1
I have had a good look at minton marks on the internet, there is one that looks a little bit similar, except it clearly says minton on the globe.
There is no manufacturer's name on the pieces I have.
Possibly the numbers don't mean 1931, but to my inexpert eye the pieces look like it they are from that era anyway.
2007-07-10 02:34:01 · update #2
Minton says 'Minton' and has (in one form or other) for almost 200 years. I have searched high and low and cannot find your mark.
"Why can't some potters marks be identified?
Over 1500 pottery firms have operated in Stoke-on-Trent since the early 1700's - Some lasted only a few years and some for well over 200 years. Some potters built and owned their own works. Many others were tenants in works built by others and a succession of potters occupied the same works. It was also a common practice for a works to be split between two different pottery companies or for a larger manufacturer to let out a smaller section of his works to a potter who would make ware which was not of interest to the potworks owner.
Some potters purchased 'blanks' from other manufacturers and put their own decoration on them - some of the ware has two backstamps. All this adds to the happy confusion when trying to trace details of a particular manufacturer."
I've included several libraries of British China Marks so perhaps you can identify it better when you see it yourself:)
I wish you good luck!
2007-07-10 15:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mark is probably a Minton one for they used the globe in various forms. Minton have produce wonderful porcelain and are now owned by Royal Doulton. You can possibly find more on their web site. The K is the gilders mark. I don't think the 1931 is the date.
2007-07-10 09:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a collector of fine china. I've just started so I'm not an authority yet. But the easiest way for you to find this out is to email a photo and description to the people at www.replacements.com. They offer identification services for free. Also if you know the mftr name you can go to their listings of china for sale and look it up by company. It seems unlikely that the company name is "Best" as I didn't see that name listed at replacements.
2007-07-09 18:16:19 · answer #3 · answered by Thom Thumb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds interesting.
Have you looked on the internet to see if you can find anything like it - that may help.
2007-07-09 18:14:36 · answer #4 · answered by Lavender 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please make photo and show the images.
I am an art dealer in China.
Bone china is a kind of china.
it sounds good If it was really made in 1931.
2007-07-10 07:56:10 · answer #5 · answered by art express 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋