Mystery pottery mark - unusual boat shaped pot with incised circle mark with striped box on legs

by Susan B.
(Chicago,Il.)

Mystery pottery mark - unusual boat shaped pot with incised circle mark with striped box on legs:- This is my mystery ship with a mystery mark. Here is a picture of my "retro" boat with the number 92 impressed underneath the mark which is an incised mark depicting a circle with a square inside and the square has stripes or horizontal lines. The striped box seems to have legs and there are squiggles on top which look like TV aerials.

The style looks very 1950-60's? This piece is 15"long,4.5" tall. I bought this planter? on ebay. I fell in love with the modern form which looks like circa 1950-60. Can anyone tell me anything about this mark?

Regards

Susan

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Reply by Peter (admin)

To:- Mystery pottery mark - unusual boat shaped pot with incised circle mark with striped box on legs

Hi Susan

Interesting item and mark. Your photos show us the mark and the item very well. A good CLOSE UP of the mark is always very helpful.

I don't know this rather quirky mark - I looked in all my books for circle marks but found nothing. I have a feeling I have seen it before though, which is frustrating.

A quirky mark to go with a quirky pot. It looks factory produced. I am wondering who would be mad enough to invent such a silly mark and, if you don't mind me saying, such a mad pot! I would love to know who this mark belongs to. Anyone who knows please post on the comments link below.

I am going to do one of my Sherlock Holmes guesswork things - a process of elimination. I don't think Far East - they don't have the imagination. I don't think English - they are too practical. Could it be American? Possibly. Could it be continental Europe? Likely. German - no, too way out for them. Who makes mad things? Bohemian potters would have the skill, the factories and the imagination to make such a piece, as would Russian or any of the Eastern European pottery towns. That's my guess as to the style and likely origins of this mark and wares.

Please let us know if you have any clues.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter (admin)

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