Character mug with a gold N inside a gold circle

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Character mug with a gold N inside a gold circle

by Mario Z. Montez
(Pasadena, Texas U.S.)

Character mug with a gold N inside a gold circle

Character mug with a gold N inside a gold circle (or is it an N inside a C?):- Picked them up at an estate sale, they looked old and unusual. They were 4 in the set of descending sizes, would this be a Capodomonte stamp?

Mario

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Character mug with a gold N inside a gold circle (or is it an N inside a C?)

Hi Mario

Hope you're feeling super.

Not Capodimonte. Never seen this mark before and not listed in any of my mark directories.

Is it a Japanese form who were trying to do the N within a C pottery mark of Japan, but got it slightly wrong in that they nearly joined the C up into a circle.

If it is this we have the answer - just use the in-house search engine on the top right of this page to search for the pages covering this type of marking.

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Peter (admin)

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Character mug with a gold N inside a gold circle

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i found the same mark.
by: Ericka Pearce

I have a dragon teapot with the same mark on the bottom and it has been in m my family at least 50 years. I would love to know more about it too!

N in circle
by: Sue

I just bought a Scottie planter with this same marking.....would like to know, too! Owner of the antique shop where I bought it said she had seen the mark before but doesn't know where it's from.

Gold N inside of a circle
by: Harrison

If you marking is the same as the The N inside a circle I have, it is by L'Amour China. Hope that is helpful.
Thanks,
Harrison

gold N inside a gold circle
by: MWS

I have the exact same pottery piece...did you confirm it was L'Amour?

Probably Not
by: Anonymous

A search doesn't show any evidence of this. I also have a headvase and a cherub vase with an "N" in a circle. They are not gold.
I cannot find anyone to answer what these pieces are.
I am sure they are not high value pieces, but I would like to know to whom the maker's mark belongs.
Any other answers or suggestions would be appreciated.

N within Circle Pottery Mark - L'amour or not?
by: Peter (admin)

I agree with the last post, in that I have searched a lot and can't find any connection between this N mark and L'amour, so if Harrison could explain more, that would be great.

However, I did see one listing on some classified ads on www.speakeasy.org (with no photos) which had a L'amour vase right above an un-named vase with our 'N' circle mark on it. At first glance it looked like these were one and the same item and easy to get the wrong impression that the N mark was associated with L'amour. Perhaps it was this listing that Harrison saw?

This N within a circle mark seems very rare, but L'amour seems to be a very common range from a Japanese factory, and is associated by some sellers as being a brand of Lefton. L'amour uses a very distinctive circular crown mark device in pastel colours (typical post-war Japanese), often with an accompanying red oval sticker saying "An Enterprise Exclusive Toronto Canada".

Verdict still out on this one.

Peter (admin)

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