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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Royal Doulton Teapot. Backstamp query.

« on: April 27, 2011, 11:46:45 am »

Thanks Mario/Ironlord, thats great. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Royal Doulton Teapot. Backstamp query.

« on: April 25, 2011, 02:16:06 pm »

Happy Easter everybody,
I've been given this Royal Doulton teapot but I am struggling to understand the backstamp,
The problem is it say's "Made in England", where as the majority of marks i've looked at are just England.
See here:  http://www.antique-marks.com/doulton-marks.html
There was also an item that sold on ebay (completed listings - Royal Doulton norfolk vase) with identical backstamp and the seller said it dates from 1912 which would conflict with the info in the above site.
Is it something as simple as sometimes Doulton used Made in England and others just England?
Any way i hope someone can shed some light on this and confirm date. Thanks in advance.

The numbers can't be seen to clearly in the pic so here they are: Rn No.251612 & Rn No.597783

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: China made by JLMenau/von graf kenneberg in German Democratic Republic

« on: April 09, 2009, 03:33:25 pm »

I love lamp.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Royal Albert bone china

« on: April 05, 2009, 01:59:21 am »

Ok, thanks for the info, much appreciated. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Royal Albert bone china

« on: April 04, 2009, 03:58:26 pm »

Just a couple of questions about Royal Albert (may also be relevant to other makers).

1, Does anyone know why some pieces have the copyright date on them and some don't? for example I have 2 similar plates from the same series (old english roses) one has copyright 1939 the other does not?

2, I have come accross quite a few pieces where the makers mark has been damaged, ie - a cross scratched through it which looks deliberate, i think this is known as "spoiling" but could be mistaken. Anyone know why this is done?

I'm sure this will be fairly simple for anyone that collects Royal Albert but i've tried and failed to find this out, if anyone's interested this website is really good for finding out about royal albert - http://www.royalalbertpatterns.com/

Thanks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Bow china jug, Stoke-on-trent

« on: March 29, 2009, 05:28:39 pm »

Firstly hello to everyone, i'm a newbie and have only recently acquired an interest in antiques so my knowledge is fairly limited. I have this jug and have tried to find out about it. On the front is a shield with a tree in it, the latin phrase "de sigil dysert" which i believe may mean "the seal of dysart". Dysart is an old town in Scotland that has been more or less swallowed up by the surrounding town of Kirkaldy. Any additional info would be greatly appreciated. It has a makers mark on the bottom which i hope someone will be able to give a date from. I have googled and searched e-bay for current and completed listings and have seen a few things similar but not the same.