In many ways, every piece of pottery or porcelain is unique. The items could be made by the same artist or company but will still have their own individuality. "The quality of a piece and its ...

Don’t always trust the date you find in a pottery mark. A well-known mark, often found on porcelain clock cases for Ansonia clocks, says “Royal Bonn, 1755” in a shield. But the maker was Franz Anton ...

Regular viewers of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow may be familiar with the pottery of Maria Martinez, which has been featured a number of times. Until recently, however, a piece has never been submitted to ...

THIS weekend Bendigo Pottery will hold special event Makers and Markings to inform collectors how to accurately date and place their items.Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, the event this ...

Rookwood pottery, made in Cincinnati since 1880, is perhaps the most popular American art pottery among collectors. The company not only made artist-decorated vases, molded bookends, art-deco ...

Marks on antiques, especially silver or ceramics, can lead a collector to history and age. However, the mark’s information can sometimes be confusing. A date may be the year the pottery business ...

THE PIECE: A French Sevres-style gilt and polychrome painted porcelain box, from about 1900, with marks on the underside -- an "S" within interlocking "Ls" -- emulating Sevres marks used in 1771. THE ...

Q. This is a photo of a covered vegetable dish that is part of a dinnerware set my late husband inherited. The set is a five-piece service for 12 and includes a gravy boat, butter dish and large ...

Q. This piece was my grandmother’s. She was born in Scotland. Marks on the bottom are difficult to read: “A?M?” and “SM & Sons.” I would appreciate any info you can give me, including value. A. A ...

STAMFORD — The science of engineering and the aesthetics of art typically don’t go hand-in-hand, but for Morty Bachar, co-owner of Lakeside Pottery, the connection comes naturally. Bachar, a ...