Pottery Mark Mystery - Buckingham fine bone china est. 1853 Blenheim

by Brooke
(TN)

I found a large set of fine bone china. The writing on the bottom says Buckingham fine bone china est. 1853 Blenheim. I'm not sure if there is a value on it but I cannot find it anywhere on the internet. If anyone knows anything about it please let me know.

Thank you

Brooke

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Reply by Peter (admin)

to :- ‘Pottery Mark Mystery - Buckingham fine bone china est. 1853 Blenheim’

Hi Brooke

The best way to get an answer, either form me or one of the guest contributors is to upload pictures of both the wares AND a clear one of the pottery mark.

We are literally in the dark without photo info.

We already have information much information on the site on most well known fine china makers and many little known ones too.

If you can find no reference to a maker after using the in-house search engine, especially a maker which sounds as if it should have been well established for over 100 years or so (e.g. - Buckingham Fine Bone China est. 1853 Blenheim), ask yourself why.

Like me, you should become immediately suspiscious. Listen to the phony royal references - Buckingham? Blenheim? est 1853?

Here are all the makers on my records who established in 1853:-

The Doulton company took the name "Doulton and Company" in 1853.

In 1853 Isaac Knowles founded a pottery firm in East Liverpool, Ohio, to become the famous award winning bone china specialist Knowles, Taylor and Knowles.

Vilmos Zsolnay founded the Zsolnay pottery in Pecs, Hungary in 1853 (became renowned for its colored tiles).

M. Redon. Founded in 1853 by M. Martial Redon.

After 1853 in Japan, pottery factories worked almost entirely in styles demanded by their customers in the West.

The firm of Bing and Gröndahl (Denmark) was established in 1853 and is known for excellent and imaginative work.

To find the search function, all you needed to do go to one of the search boxes at the top of any main page):-

There is a useful article on www.articlesbase.com here:

Recognizing Forged or Fake Porcelain Marks

To summarize:-

In the last 10 years especially, there has been a large influx of porcelain items that are marked with what appear to be older European or American marks.

Most of these items are of good quality, but are not what they pretend to be. Most come from China, or Asia in general, and usually do not have a country of origin mark.

Country of origin marks have been a legal requirement in the US since 1890.

Many modern Asian imports get away with this legal requirement by using a sticker or label, which is often conveniently 'lost'.

Some tips that are easy to follow:

1) Examine the base pottery mark around the edges - too perfect = modern industrial machine. The mark appears either raised or impressed.

Before 1950 wares had their pottery marks stampled by hand and are less crisp.

2) If the pottery mark seeks to emulate an existing maker, it will be similar, but always be different in some small detail.

3) Misspellings are another typical thing - "SEVRE" "STAFORDSHIRE" etc.

4) Newer pottery marks tend to be larger than the original ones. Older porcelain marks hardly ever exceed 1 – 1.5 inches.

5) The words "IRONSTONE CHINA" or similar, may be just a trick to comply with the country of origin laws.

6) The © Copyright symbol didn't exist until the late 19th C.

7) "Victoria" and "Victorian" are more often than not seen on new faked up porcelain marks.

8) Examine for any signs of real age .... tiny crazing" cracks in glaze after several decades. Old crazing is usually somewhat discolored since dust and dirt tend to accumulate in these cracks. New pieces which have similar crazing, will have bright and white clean crazing lines.

Older wares will show no visible seams. Mould-making skills have diminished greatly, so the seams will show nowadays, if you look hard.

The base "blow hole" is "clean" and symmetrical on new items, and rougher on old ones.

The base foot rim will feel rough and be discolored.

The colors on older pieces are often softer, whilst newer items have more intense colour.

Old porcelain is "whiter", newer is grayish or bluish.

For more detailed identification, valuation and history please go here:-

www.figurines-sculpture.com/whats-it-worth. This is a premium service.

OR go to my page here to get further tips on self-help.

Best regards,

Peter (admin)

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