John Meir Staffordshire Pottery Mark Identification Queryby Denise Lefor
JM John Meir Staffordshire Pottery Mark Identification Query
JM - John Meir Staffordshire Pottery Mark Identification Query:- I have a decorative plate heavy earthenware-yellow ware? It has a 3 D scene of a man and woman in a cottage kitchen seated beside him is hunting rifle.
Reply by Peter (admin) To:- JM John Meir Staffordshire Pottery Mark Identification Query Hello Denise Interesting item, thanks for the query. The first thing to say is you have done well to get as far as digging up the name of John Meir. *************** UPDATE *************** Thanks to a submission by Swedish visitor Roger, we now have a solution to this query by Denise. Go to this page for the answer to who this JM mark belongs to: JM John Meir or Johann Maresch Pottery Mark? *************** END UPDATE *************** Original reply continued (this reply concentrates on the three different John Meir Staffordshire factories):- It would assist me if visitors were to upload a clear picture of the back pottery marks as well as the item itself. Regrettably the form only allows for one photo at a time - but it is a simple job to upload a second photo once the first form has been completed, or merge two or more photos into a single image and upload that (if you're not sure how to do this, you can use my photomerge service). By the looks of your plate you are in the territory of experts. It looks very old and very rare, and therefore may be quite valuable. But I'm no expert, just an enthusiast who works in the industry. I can tell you what I think, but if you'd like a professional opinion I suggest you go to my page here www.figurines-sculpture.com/id-pottery-mark.html where you can contact a bona fide professional appraiser (one I’ve checked out myself) who can tell you if your mark is identifiable by experts without you having to pay any money upfront. This service is unique online and is designed to protect my site visitors from wasting their time and money online. That said, I CAN tell you what I know. In general terms there are virtually no 'J.M.'s' listed in any of my various reference books other than for a maker or makers known as John Meir. This means you are most likely on the right track. Any other 'JM's' would be much more obscure and require specialist antiquarian knowledge. The important thing to note is there are three different John Meir companies listed in Goddens. Two of them are linked as follows:- John Meir of Tunstall Staffordshire, founded 1812 which was renamed John Meir & Son in 1837 when he took his son into the business, and continued until 1897. The first company was known to pottery mark their wares as J M and I M. The second usually used J M & S or J M & Son. They made good quality earthenwares. A third John Meir of Staffordshire exists. Goddens lists a maker of earthenware called John Meir which operated way back in the mists of time (late 1600's to early 1700's). Very few items exist of this maker's wares, but a sculpted earthenware cot has been found with his name (not initials) inscribed with a date of 1708. There may well be some family connection going back over 100 years as the pottery trade in Staffordshire was passed from one generation to another. I hope this helps in your quest for information. Best regards, Peter (admin) www.figurinecollect.com (These pages show our new English made bone china figurine collection) www.figurines-sculpture.com (This is my bigger site covering all aspects of fine china making)  IDENTIFYING POTTERY MARKS ....more CHINA PATTERN IDENTIFICATION ....more HOW I BUILT THIS WEBSITE ....more
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