Regal China Japan - Pottery Mark Query

by Tracey Morgan
(Lafayette, Louisiana )

Regal China Japan - Pottery Mark Query:- I have a set of China from when I was a young girl of about 11/12 (i'm 52 now) and we moved from state to state with my dad's job and instead of hauling our home with us we went to local estate auctions/reg.auctions to buy our home needs and my mother bought a set of China from an estate sale in Middletown Ohio around 1968/70 and it's incomplete as well as a few pieces are chipped. I've searched for info about the set but can't find anything about it nor what type of flower the plate has on it nor does anyone I know who's into flowers and gardening have been able to tell me what kind of flower it is. The mark on the back of the plate says Regal china and in the banner it says made in Japan. If you could tell me anything about this set I'd really appreciate it.

Sincerely

Tracey

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Reply by Peter (admin)

To:- Regal China Japan - Pottery Mark Query

Hi Tracey

Nice story about how you got your wares. Human stories like this are of great interest to the site.

I included the photos you sent in on your behalf as a thank you for your contribution and great childhood story.

I have looked around for information on your Regal China backstamp which seems very hard to pin down. I am not sure even the pottery mark experts could solve this one.

However, I will tell you what I found out during my research.

The “Regal“ pottery mark is only listed in my books as a ‘brand’ of both the Hull Pottery Co of Crooksville Ohio, USA and the Globe Pottery (GPCo) of East Liverpool, Ohio, USA. I don’t know if these two firms were linked in ownership at any time, but it seems likely.

However, reading further references, “Regal China” is reported to be a Japanese maker used as an outsourcing manufacturer by the Hull Pottery, particularly the popular Red Riding Hood cookie jar, patented in 1943 and designed by Louise Bauer. Hull Pottery is reported to have kept it a secret they were outsourcing to a Japanese maker.

I can’t find any further information about Regal China, or whether they were in fact a small maker in their own right or a branch of a bigger concern like Noritake. The ‘occupied Japan period’ was a development of the post-war rebuilding period in 1940’s to 1950’s.

These slightly overdone marks, with rich pastel coloured pottery marks generally date to this period immediately following WW11.

Anyone needing valuations only, please go to this vintage and antique china values page. You can also take the opportunity to liaise with experts on that page who are able to value items from the style, quality, country of origin and time period etc etc, without having to pin down the exact maker.

Hope this helps.

Peter (admin)

p.s. The following page is a 'must see' if you are researching fine china - for value and identification:-

Researching the identity and value of antique and vintage fine china.