Wedgwood Ceramics Marks

In 1769 josiah wedgwood started producing decorative wares in partnership with his good friend thomas bentley.

Wedgwood ceramics marks.

Royal semi porcelain wedgwood co england. Printed mark c1908 often with the name of the pattern or style included. The comma or moustache mark looks like two dashes arranged like a moustache or single open and close quotes see below for examples. Manufacturers were not overly concerned about sticking to rules and would interchange marks using different marks at the same time and using old batches later in the production runs.

Printed mark c1906 with or without imperial porcelain england wedgwood co ld. Unlike most old english potters josiah wedgwood marked the majority of his products and wedgwood identification and dating marks are something for which the collector should always look. These trademarks which always contain the work wedgwood have differed for various reasons throughout the company s history. Ornamental wares with this mark are always after 1780.

Ld was added to the marks from 1900. An easy to use chronological list of wedgwood marks to help the wedgwood collector who is faced with many imitators to date genuine wedgwood antiques. Shop classic english fine china dinnerware and gifts designed with english elegance since 1759. Buy direct from wedgwood.

Imperial porcelain wedgwood co ld england. The marks were either impressed or raised from the body with the impressed versions being the rarest form of these marks. They are distinctly separate marks and generally appear over or under the wedgwood mark. Dating old pottery is difficult especially one that has been in operation for over 200 years such as wedgwood.