dog figurine - crown and ck or cd pottery mark

by maria
(scarborough)

dog figurine - crown and ck or cd pottery mark:- hi, im looking find out more about a dog figurine my mam got from my nans home. Its got a printed mark on the base (green/grey colour) A crown at the top split into 3. And the letter c and either k or d next to it. Have uploaded a pic. hope some1 can help!

thanx

Maria

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Reply by Peter (admin)

To:- dog figurine - crown and ck or cd pottery mark

Hi Maria

Thanks for sharing your photo.

It would have been great to one close up of the mark and one of the dog figurine itself. Remember, this public forum is for the benefit of all, acting as a valuable 'public record'. It sometimes gets mistaken for a free identification/valuation service.

A better clear close up photo of the mark could probably have solved your mystery with no problems. From what I can see of it, it looks like a typical mark of Sitzendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur of Sitzendorf, Thuringia, Germany - a company with a long history dating back to 1850 and known for quality.

The Sitzendorf mark is, in fact a crown with an 'S' with a few stroke marks in the center of the S - and not ck or cd, as you state. The marks from 1954 onwards are very similar, but subtly different from earlier marks from the 1800's and early 20th Century. As I said, a clear close up mark photo is vital for those wanting help in these public forum threads.

Sitzendorf is a good make and you can quite easily get a feel of the value of your dog figurine just by looking online in the right places.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter (admin)

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