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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kentworld, post: 2184357, member: 35&quot;]Oh, what is the truth about marks? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I dunno.&nbsp; But there are a few sites that have seemed reliable and I have used many times:&nbsp; thepotteries.org, Chris’ site, porcelainmarksandmore, and gotheborg.com for Japanese and Chinese marks.&nbsp; I might look at some others, but these ones have helped me the most.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The donut Germany mark was used by myriad German factories in the early 20th c, and often it was the only mark used because it fulfilled the law that country of origin must be marked on the wares (1891 onwards, Made in...from 1921 onwards — more or less as all marking rules were/are not necessarily followed to the letter).</p><p><br /></p><p>I know little about Samson, Edme or otherwise, except that in the latter 19th c, Samson (a French firm AFAIK) made some good reproductions and used a variety of imitative marks such as pseudo Chinese ones and the Chelsea anchor.&nbsp; This business of using other factories’ marks on goods has a long tradition in porcelain.&nbsp; Meissen crossed swords, Naples coronet, Chelsea anchor, Royal Vienna beehive mark and the Chinese “honorific” marks which put the mark of older dynasties on newer items.&nbsp; But some of these can be antiques in their own right!&nbsp; Fascinating, isn’t it?&nbsp; But I don’t get too fussed about exact dates, I do like to have the right factory if possible, but for most of us, it’s got to be something that appeals.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So please keep posting and ask questions and post links to sites when you are referring to information you get from them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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