anchor backstamps described, dated and referenced
| Mark description | Mark type | Country | Manufacturer / Artist Name | Date used | Reference / source | More information - Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor | Painted in gold | UK | Chelsea Porcelain Works, London | c.1756-1769 | Godden (1964), mark 869, p.142 | antique-marks.com |
| Anchor | Painted in red (smaller size) | UK | Chelsea Porcelain Works, London | c.1752 - 1756 | Godden (1964), mark 869, p.142 | antique-marks.com |
| Anchor | Painted in red | Italy | Geminiano Cozzi, Venice | 1765-1812 | Cushion (1965), p.177 | Not available |
| Anchor | Printed | UK | Thomas Fell, Newcastle upon Tyne | c.1817-1890 | Godden(1964), mark 1531-2, p.245 | Not available |
| Anchor (horizontal) | Painted | France | Bey & Jacques Chapelle, Sceaux | 1748-19th century | Cushion (1965), p.91 | Not available |
| Anchor (with line sideways) | Printed | Netherlands | Rozenburg, Den Haag | 1899 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.32 | Not available |
| Anchor ('abstract' with two lines) | Impressed | Germany | Gudrun Schenk (Hoelder) | c.1935 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.33 | Not available |
| Anchor (circle on top / with chain) | Impressed | Australia | Bendigo Pottery | c.1860 - 1880 | Ford (2002), p.28 | Not available |
| Anchor (with chain / with and without dagger) | Painted brown or red | UK | Bow China Works, Stratford London | 1760-1776 | Godden (1964), mark 505, p.93 | pottery-english.com |
| Anchor with ship steering wheel | Not available | Germany | Adolf Schippel, Eisenberg | c.1894-1910 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.34 | Not available |
| Anchor with A M | Not available | Germany | Armand Marseille Koppelsdorf (Köppelsdorf), Thuringia | 1887-1910 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.37 | Not available |
| Anchor with A M [in circle] | Not available | Germany | Armand Marseille Koppelsdorf (Köppelsdorf), Thuringia | 1887-1910 and 1932 onwards | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.36 | Not available |
| Anchor with A L and "FRANCE" | Printed | Germany | Frederic Lanternier, Limoges | c.1890-1914 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.35 | Not available |
| Anchor with B | Printed | Germany | Ernst Bohne and Sons, Rudolstadt, Thuringia | 1878-c1910 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.41-42 | steinmarks.co.uk |
| Anchor with B D and TRADE MARK | Printed | France | Gustave De Bruyn & Fils, Fives-Lille | 1930 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.43 | etruscanmajolica.blogspot.com |
| Anchor with B P C [in square, circle on top /with chain] | Impressed | Australia | Bendigo Pottery | c.1882 - 1898 | Ford (2002), p.28 | Not available |
| Anchor with C F and "Kolo" | Printed | Poland | Czeslaw Freudenreich (founded 1842) | 1930 - | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.44 | muzeum-kolo.pl |
| Anchor with C G P | Not available | Italy | Giuseppe Carlo Galvani | 1823-1845 | Cushion (1965), p.162 | Not available |
| Anchor in D [anchor horizontal] | Painted in gold or enamel | UK | Chelsea - Derby | c.1769-1784 | Godden (1964), mark 860, p.142 | antique-marks.com |
| Anchor with DB and TRADE MARK | Not available | France | Gustave De Bruyn & Fils, Fives-Lille | 1930 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.43 | Not available |
| Anchor "DAVENPORT" | Printed in red | UK | Davenports Ltd. | 1850-1870 | Godden (1964), mark 1190 p.190 | thepotteries.org |
| Anchor with "DERBY" | Painted | UK | Derby Porcelain Works | c.1764-1769 | Godden (1964), mark 1247, p.201 | pottery-english.com |
| Anchor with E B | Printed | Germany | Ernst Bohne and Sons, Rudolstadt, Thuringia | 1878-c1910 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.45 | Not available |
| Anchor with ESKAF | Printed | Netherlands | Eerste Steenwijkse Kunst Aardewerk Fabriek | 1919-1927 | Not available | Not available |
| Anchor with FELL & Co [above] | Printed | UK | Thomas Fell , Newcastle upon Tyne | c.1817-1890 | Godden (1964), mark 1531-2, p.245 | Not available |
| Anchor with F S [in shield] | Not available | Germany | Ferdinand Schmetz (Aachen) | 1893 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.46 | Not available |
| Anchor in G | Not available | Sweden | Gustafsberg | 20th century | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.47 | Not available |
| Anchor with G and H | Printed | Germany | Gebrueder Hubbe (Neuhaldensleben) | 1882-c.1905 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.48 | Not available |
| Anchor with H F O D [in square] | Painted in red | France | Haffreingue -Boulogne (Pas-de-Calais) | c.1817 - 1859 | Cushion (1965), p.27 | Imitation of Chelsea |
| Anchor with "LIMOGES" R [reverse] L and "FRANCE" [below] | Not available | France | A. Lanternier & Cie | 1855 | Cushion (1965), p.33 | theoldstuff.com |
| Anchor with LIVERPOOL [above] | Impressed or printed | UK | Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool | c.1796-1833 | Godden (1964), mark 2008, p.321 | wikipedia.org |
| Anchor with MARCENARO [above] | Not available | Italy | Marcenaro, Savona | 19th century | Cushion (1965), p.168 | Not available |
| Anchor with PSF | Printed | Germany | Georg Bennewitz / Neuhaldensleben | (1912) - 1927 | Zuehlsdorff (1994), mark 1/16.62 | Not available |
| Anchor with RFF | Not available | France | Royal Fabrique Fontebasso | 1873- | Cushion (1965), p.171 | Not available |
| Anchor with R.P.M and Lion [above] | Printed | Germany | Rheinische Porzellan-manufaktur L. Herrmann / Oberkassel near Duesseldorf | 1861-1905 | Porcelain Marks and More (see more information) | porcelainmarksandmore.com |
| Anchor with S Z C | Impressed | Germany | Porzellanfabrik Zeh Scherzer Co | 1882-1921 | Porcelain Marks and More (see more information) | porcelainmarksandmore.com |
| Anchor with "Sceaux" | Impressed | France | Bey & Jacques Chapelle, Sceaux | 19th century | Cushion (1965), p.91 | Not available |
| Anchor with VP & F | Not available | France | Vernon, Fismes (Marne) | 1840- | Cushion (1965), p.33 | Not available |
References:
Cushion, J.P., Pocket Book of French and Italian Ceramic Marks, Faber and Faber, London 1965
Ford, Geoff , Encyclopaedia of Australian Potter’s Marks, 2nd Edition, Salt Glaze Press, Wodonga 2002
Godden, Geoffrey A., Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks, Bonanza Books, New York 1964
Zuehlsdorff, Dieter, Keramik-Marken Lexikon 1885-1935 Europa, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart 1994