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How do I identify porcelain marks?

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How do I identify porcelain marks?
There are a few ways to identify porcelain marks. The quickest method is photographing the marking and performing a reverse image search. Often, this approach will allow you to quickly identify the maker of your porcelain. Alternatively, you can type a short description of the mark into a search engine or review trusted reference websites that show images of popular makers’ markings. If these approaches don't provide you with enough information to make a confident identification, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of porcelain.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
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Vintage French Porcelain Appetizer Plates Of Lobster, Wine, Cheese By Lourioux
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of charming and lovely French vintage porcelain appetizer plates are all hand painted. From the 50's. The plates each have a different motif of food and wine ranging from lo...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Kangxi Period Large Plate or Dish, Imari Hand Painted, Circa 1700, 13.9"
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese-Imari porcelain Large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1700. Large diameter ( 13.9 i...
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Set of Three 19th C. Meissen Attributed Porcelain Wire Bowls, Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
A rare and charming set of three antique porcelain and handcrafted wire bowls, Germany, second half of the 19th century, circa 1860–1880. Each bowl features a finely painted blue an...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain

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Metal

Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate with Peacocks, Qing Yongzheng, Circa 1730
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted example of a Chinese porcelain 18th Century plate, which we date to the Qing, Yongzheng period (1723-1735) or very early in the Qianlong period . ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Haviland Oyster Plate designed by Boteler, c. 1880's
Located in Ross, CA
Tiffany blue colored oyster plate made in the late 1870's to 1880's in France by Haviland Limoges. The plate has four wells and one center space for lemon wedges. J.W. Boteler, who ...
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Antique 1880s French French Provincial Porcelain

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Porcelain

18 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" # 512, 1980s
Located in Delft, NL
18 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" # 512, 1980s 18 small Herend Hungary porcelain plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green". The plates...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

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