Inherited China with a single crown pottery mark and no letters or writing

by Manuel Cruz
(Santa Cruz)

Inherited China with a single crown pottery mark and no letters or writing:- I recently inherited this China Set and have no idea what the marking is. It is a beautiful set that, I believe is from the early 1900/s or late 1890's...does anyone know what it is. the crown on the back is green but is simply a crown.....thanks for any help....

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The forum Help Elf says:-

Manuel

Sadly, the worse thing for you lovely set is that it has a single crown pottery mark. This is a vague mark generally used on 'knock-out' pottery that has no real history or quality. Although this service looks late 19th Century, it could be from any era in the 20th Century and even from the 21st century!

You say you inherited it, so presumably you can refute the fact that it is 21 century, but you see the trouble you are in?

Sadly, the photo is blurred, so I can't see the details of the mark at all. But what historic maker worth their salt and with a story to tell, would place such a silly mark on their wares? The answer is virtually none that are genuine. Only services from a known studio tend to be worth anything. The rest, like this one are just decorative value (and likely not worth much in my view).

For general free advice on how to research your collection, Peter wrote this page:

value of antiques.

H.E.