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  1. http://collectrosenthal.com/history.html I posted too quickly!
  2. Why do so many people make comments here without doing a few minutes of research first? Thomas Sevres wasn't a person. It took all of two minutes to find this history of the Rosenthal Co. and the Th...
  3. The New York firm of Bawo and Dotter (who owned and operated the Elite Limoges works in France) changed the style of the mark several times over the years. They began to produce china in the early 1...
  4. There is a good history of the Elite Limoges works right here in this CW posting. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60554-bawo-dotter-plate-marked-elite-works-eli
  5. Look in the RS Prussia section of eBay. There is a huge collection of RS shaving mugs like yours up for auction right now.
  6. I've looked at your picture again, and it's hard to judge the depth of the piece when viewed from above. If it is deeper than it seems in the picture, then it's a serving bowl. These also came in a ...
  7. Each mold design was used to make a wide range of objects; plates, bowls, cup/saucer sets, coffee and tea pots, etc. The handled cake plates are generally around 10 1/2 inches in diameter, and the sl...
  8. Your cake plate is identical to the one shown in plate 366 of the Marples' "Wreath and Star" book. It is unquestionably authentic.
  9. Just another thought: eBay.com has an ES Prussia section in the china and porcelain listings. You can see pieces similar to your plate with many of the ES marks. Start with this listing. http://...
  10. This bird logo was used by the Erdmann Schlegelmilch Porcelain Company of Suhl Germany (ES Prussia to collectors). No documents have been found to date its use precisely, but the company went out of...
  11. The mold has not been given a name by RS Prussia collectors, but the shape is numbered mold 90. It was introduced in 1905, but the bird transfers used here were used around 1908-1910. Love those col...
  12. I've just now posted a picture of a pair of vases identical in shape to yours, but marked with a fake RS Prussia mark.
  13. Actually Newcombe67, you were correct. It is a modern fake labelled to suggest it is antique china (porcelain) made in the Limoges region of France, when it is actually Made in China in a style resemb...
  14. Google search "Bernardaud Limoges pitcher" to see other examples from this firm. I'd say it dates to the early 20th century and was painted by a talented hobbyist.
  15. I think these pieces have always been together; painted by a talented amateur named Mead as a present for someone named Poole.
  16. I did a quick Google search for Lord Nelson Pottery pieces with a mark like yours, and noticed that the first number was always in the range 1 to 12, suggesting that the 8-70 is the date code for Oct...
  17. RS Prussia in Mold number 343 from about 1903 - 1905
  18. Your cup was made by the Schlegelmilch Porcelain C0. and if marked would have the RS Germany stamp like the example you can see at this eBay auction. Even the best manufacturers in the business did ...
  19. My books call these tall straight-sided lidless pieces "tankard pitchers". Ewers seem to have a bulbous body that becomes slender towards the top, with a flared spout. They were all decorative as f...
  20. That handle design was used by the firm of Moritz Zdekauer (MZ Austria) from 1884-1909. Here is a link to a marked piece with that handle. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5416755_mz-austria-f...
  21. 100% authentic hot chocolate set.
  22. Another thought, I wonder if this design was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic solo flight in April 1927 ?
  23. If I'm reading that date code correctly ( I-11), then this plate dates to November 1928, earlier than the dates given above for the introduction of airbrush techniques.
  24. O.P.Co. = Onondaga Pottery Company located in Syracuse N.Y. Syracuse China was their line of restaurant ware. The design looks very Art Deco to me, celebrating flight and speed. Probably from the ...
  25. The pitcher marked RS Prussia is unfortunately a modern fraud masquerading as an antique. For an example of the authentic pitcher, see this one on this site. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories...
  26. Hi: Scott's comment is right on the mark. Like any collectable, the value is determined by the buyer. High RS Prussia prices over the last decades was set by a VERY small group of wealthy Prussia a...
  27. Hi: This set is not RS Prussia. Unlike many of the fakes out there today which are copies of authentic pieces, this set isn't even a copy of anything the RS company ever made.
  28. Looks like the identical piece, and lots of information. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/c140-stunning-7-gouda-humidor-ivora-for-van
  29. The "snowflake" is probably not intended as a maker's mark, but might help strengthen the bottom of the item. There are many different "marks" of this type used on RS Prussia items in the 1900-1905 t...
  30. Or perhaps those mischievous cupids playing among the bees are tempting the young lady to a romance in which she may get stung.
  31. This is a stamp box; part of a desk set that would include inkwell, letter rack, possibly a rocker blotter, etc.
  32. Sad to say, this is one of the many modern fakes that have flooded the market. It has no "collectable value".
  33. Your bowl dates to about 1907 or 1908. The RS Prussia wreath and star mark was first used by the company in 1905, at a time when elaborate shapes in the Art Nouveau style were still in favour with bu...
  34. Looking at your set again, I think it's actually a tea set. I have posted a picture of a chocolate pot and some matching pieces. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/139725-cottage-scene-pieces
  35. This mold pattern first appeared in trade catalogues in 1910, and was discontinued around 1915. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 made importing goods from Germany very difficult (and unpop...
  36. Your little vase was imported by the C.E. Wheelock company. See this page for some background on that firm. They were out of business by 1922. http://www.foxauctionsonline.com/Wheelock%20China%20S...
  37. http://www.havilandonline.com/backmark.htm A good place to start your search. Look under Charles Field Haviland (CFH)
  38. Another nice piece of RS Prussia. Collectors refer to this mold as the "Swag and Tassel" mold. It dates to the 1905-1910 period. The largest dishes of this shape (sometimes up to 14 inches in lengt...
  39. Your cups are nice examples of RS Prussia ware. Even with falling prices for collectable porcelain, they could still be worth several hundred dollars per set. I would drink very carefully.
  40. Here is a link to an eBay listing for the original RS Prussia bowl that this modern piece attempts to copy. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beautiful-Saxe-Altenburg-R-S-Prussia-Hidden-Image-Bowl-/27159774414...
  41. The blue birds (or swallows) are always transfers. The background was hand painted by the decorator to blend with the transfer. There is no fully hand painted RS porcelain except for the pre 1894 e...
  42. Your invalid feeder was made by the Reinhold Schlegelmilch porcelain Company (RS Prussia to collectors) in the mid 1890's. The mold is commonly called the overlapping shell mold. It was used for all...
  43. You have an RS Germany shaving mug. A bar of shaving soap sat in the perforated section, and excess water drained through the three holes. The lower section held the hot water used to rinse the shav...
  44. How large are the pieces in this set? To me they appear to be part of a pitcher and basin wash set from the days before indoor plumbing. The set would also include the night potty that sat under the ...
  45. I have just posted a cake plate with the same rose transfer to show another way to verify that an unmarked piece is a genuine antique piece.
  46. Your tray is the real thing. None of the modern forgeries can match the light feel of the old porcelain, or the soft yet detailed transfers.
  47. I think the pattern suggests that this is a nut set, rather than salts.
  48. Wow. A beautiful display! I particularly love the Autumn maiden pot.
  49. In the 1994 RS Prussia collectors book by Gaston, she includes a list describing many of the floral transfers used on RS porcelain. I just did a quick read-through of the list, and found 52 different...
  50. For my taste, RS porcelain reached its peak with these scenic pieces with the soft colours and pastural scenes. The molds still showed some Art Nouveau forms, but by this time the bright Tiffany colo...
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