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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 156146, member: 308"]Hi Bellah - I looked in Godden's Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain marks and it does list a printed block letter Minton Ltd mark on earthenwares circa 1900-1908. So a mark that simply reads Minton is not unheard of. I think a more likely explanation, though, is that the mark is meant to deceive. For some reason I can't really explain the fact that the mark is in red script bothers me. I've seen a lot of British porcelain marks but very few, if any, in red except for some old red transferware pieces. A third possibility is that it's another company's name for this particular style of blank. Trademark infringement would have made the use of the mark for that reason very short term. </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess none of what I wrote above is terribly helpful. If you're looking to list this for sale, I would simply say that it is marked Minton and let the buyer decide for themselves. </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 156146, member: 308"]Hi Bellah - I looked in Godden's Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain marks and it does list a printed block letter Minton Ltd mark on earthenwares circa 1900-1908. So a mark that simply reads Minton is not unheard of. I think a more likely explanation, though, is that the mark is meant to deceive. For some reason I can't really explain the fact that the mark is in red script bothers me. I've seen a lot of British porcelain marks but very few, if any, in red except for some old red transferware pieces. A third possibility is that it's another company's name for this particular style of blank. Trademark infringement would have made the use of the mark for that reason very short term. I guess none of what I wrote above is terribly helpful. If you're looking to list this for sale, I would simply say that it is marked Minton and let the buyer decide for themselves. Don[/QUOTE]
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