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<p>[QUOTE="Black Snow, post: 2574734, member: 4536"]Thank you evelyb. It certainly looks close but the Herend mark uses the crown of St. Stephen from Hungary, which has a crooked cross on its top. The crooked cross is a point of national pride in Hungary since it was knocked in the 17th C., and I wonder if these could possibly be something else since the cross is straight on the top. The Herend marks I see all use the crooked cross:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]270524[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Crownof St. Stephen:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]270525[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Black Snow, post: 2574734, member: 4536"]Thank you evelyb. It certainly looks close but the Herend mark uses the crown of St. Stephen from Hungary, which has a crooked cross on its top. The crooked cross is a point of national pride in Hungary since it was knocked in the 17th C., and I wonder if these could possibly be something else since the cross is straight on the top. The Herend marks I see all use the crooked cross: [ATTACH=full]270524[/ATTACH] Crownof St. Stephen: [ATTACH=full]270525[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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