Hand Painted Pottery Urn Looks Victorian (with bullet-shaped mark with two lines across it dividing it into thirds)

by Kaye
(Christchurch, NZ)

Hand Painted Pottery Urn Looks Victorian (with bullet-shaped mark with two lines across it dividing it into thirds):- I am in Christchurch New Zealand and many of my Mother-in-law's lovely crockery was destroyed. Fortunately, I had a broken urn which had been turned into a lamp years ago which match the one destroyed in the earthquake. It has '59' on it and bullet-shaped mark with two lines across it dividing it into thirds.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Kaye

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Hand Painted Pottery Urn Looks Victorian (with bullet-shaped mark with two lines across it dividing it into thirds)

The forum Help Elf says:-

Dear Kaye

Ouch! Shame one got broke - and even more shame this one got made into a lamp!

This is the mark of Vienna - one of the most collectible porcelain makers in European history - and the second oldest surviving factory in Europe.

However, it is also one of the most faked and reproduced pottery marks in history - due to the high value of the original items.

The pair would have been matching rather than identical - these vases/urns often come in pairs.

Only an specialist antiques china expert would be able to tell by photos exactly where on the scale of values your remaining 'Vienna style' vase is.

If you want to consult an expert, follow the link below and read the top half of the page. Otherwise, the page shows you how to carry on researching yourself.

researching the value of antique china and porcelain.

H.E.