Help with unknown plate

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Chinoiserie, Dec 18, 2022.

  1. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Hi guys. I'm new here and not sure if you can help me. I have bought a couple of matching plates and I can't fathom what they are. They have hand painted floral sprays on the face. On the reverse there are incised marks. One looks a bit like a standby symbol, circle with radius and the other like a triangle. There is also a gold gilt edge which resembles semicircles repeated.
    Any help appreciated.
     
  2. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Chinoiserie!

    Welcome to Antiquers.............:cat:

    I wish I could help, but wait for others to respond with hopeful information.
     
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  3. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Okay thanks Judy
     
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  4. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    English. The letter and number is a pattern number. I can't quite make out the impressed mark - can you dust it with a bit of coffee or something?
     
  6. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I never thought of that. Camera wouldn't focus on it. I'll try that and post back thanks.
     
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  7. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Yes, definitely English, but what I can see of those little impressed marks remind me of Minton date marks. Doesn't look like a Minton design though.
     
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  8. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I've tried hot chocolate but doesn't seem to be happening. :banghead:
     
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  9. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Tissue paper and a light pencil rubbing might work...
     
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  10. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Yeah it looks similar to the 1901 mark wit a 1 in a circle but the '1' touches the circumference of the circle, and reaches to the centre. The other marks look like an isosceles triangle and a curved V

    I was hoping it was a nantgarw but no such luck
     
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  11. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I've tried that too. Sorry but not very good results.
     
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  12. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    If it was 1901 then it would have the maker's name and England on the base. I think this is earlier -- the shape and the little scalloped gilding on the rim suggest 19th c. Anything made post 1891 will have the country of origin on the base. The laws changed at that time.
     
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  13. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Yes that's true. I'm just trying to describe the mark as the photos are unclear.
     
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  14. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    A2972 on the rim. It's probably a decorator's ID number or a design number. Not much use in itself but if we knew which country used similar marks it would help.
     
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  15. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    It'll only have country of origin if someone wanted to export it to the US. McKinley Tariff Act and all that. There's stuff after which has no origin and stuff before which does.

    That design number is deffo English.
     
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  16. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I think it is A2973 looking at the other plate. Dodgy writing. I think these might end up being a mystery. Thanks for your efforts guys.
     
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  17. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    If you're on Facebook, there's a group called something like British Pottery and Porcelain. They're very good on linking numbers to makers.
     
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  18. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    @Chinoiserie -- if you like I can snag your photos and post them on the FB group for you.
     
  19. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Okay, if you dont mind. Thank you.
     
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  20. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Have posted on the forum, will let you know of any replies. :)
     
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