backstamps by german artists and workshops
ALKA – Alboth & Kaiser (Bavaria)
Alka, ALKA KUNST, AK, Kaiser, with crown, etc.
Official site of the company / German, French and English languages
https://www.kaiser-porzellan.de/en/
ARZBERG (Bavaria)
T L Lion, Arzberg, PAGS in shield, PA in shield, 1898-present
Site by Porzellan Kompass / German language
http://www.kunst-und-kultur.de/index.php?Action=showCollector&cId=3013
https://www.arzberg-porzellan.com/en-de/company.html
ANNABURG (Saxony-Anhalt)
Eagle with AH, Glover, Crown, 1874-1990
Site by Porzellan Kompass / German language
https://verenaszuckerdosensammlung.jimdofree.com/die-sammlung/deutschland/annaburg/
https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/germany/anhalt/annaburg-01/index.php
BREMER & SCHMIDT (Eisenberg / Thuringia)
Crown with diagonal cross and B E S, Vaux Paris, etc.
Excellent site by Günther Schleu regarding the manufacture Bremer and Schmidt / German language
www.porzellanfieber.de/Porzellanfabrik-Bremer-und-Schmidt_alle-Porzellanmarken.html
BUNZLAU (Bolesławiec in Poland)
BB, BEK, Teapot mark, etc.
A collectors site with images of marks and pieces / English language
www.gronowitz.de/bunzobj.php?nr=15&lang=en
CORTENDORF (Saxony-Anhalt)
C in square with abstract crown, Made in Western Germany
Site by Ceramic Signatures and Marks including Cortendorf and many more / English language
https://www.ceramic-signatures.com/germany-austria/mid-20th-century-105-items
ENS, KARL
E N S with lines (windmill), with or without Germany
Porcelain company Karl Ens: founded 1899 in Volkstedt, Thuringia. / German language
http://www.kunst-und-kultur.de/index.php?Action=showCollector&cId=3361
FRANKENTHAL
PH, Lion mark, crown mark with lines, etc.
Wikipedia entry in regards to the the Frankenthaler porcelain company / German language
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenthaler_Porzellan
Examples of marks used between 1755-1799
de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Frankenthaler_Porzellan_Markentafel.jpg&filetimestamp=20110201094231
FRAUREUTH PORCELAIN
Letter F mark in circle and crown, Bavaria, etc.
Site by Fraureuth porcelain society / German language
(PDF Cache from 2014)
https://porzellanausstellung-fraureuth.de/die-porzellanfabrik/
Wikipedia entry: manufacturer Römer & Foedisch (Fraureuth AG) 1866 – 1926 / English language
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porzellanfabrik_Fraureuth
FRIEDRICH EGER & Co. (Matinroda, Thuringia, Germany)
Crown over P over M
Company founded in 1900, good site by Porcelain Marks and More / German language
https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/germany/thuringia/martinroda-01/index.php
FUERSTENBERG (Fürstenberg)
Letter F, with and without crown
The Fürstenberg manufactory was founded in Fürstenberg/Weser more than 250 years ago by Duke Carl I. of Brunswick.
Official PDF of the company / German language
Markentafel
Site byRonnie Gustafsson / Swedish language
www.signaturer.se/Europa/furstenberg.htm
GEROLD PORCELAIN
Shield mark, with Gerold and Tettau, etc.
Gerold (Germany, Tettau, Bavaria) Porcelain Marks. Site by JoAnn Snow. / English language
www.gerold-porzellan.com/marks.htm
HAEL-WERKSTAETTEN (Marwitz by Velten/Brandenburg)
Circle with lines and L
Founded by Margarethe Heymann-Loebenstein in 1923
Design by / German language
https://designby.org/margarete-heymann/
Wikepedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha%C3%ABl-Werkst%C3%A4tten_f%C3%BCr_K%C3%BCnstlerische_Keramik
Wikepedia Margarete Heyman / German language
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarete_Heymann
HEINRICH
H & C, H & Co., with and without: Crown, Selb, Bavaria, etc.
Excellent site by Porzellan Kompass / German language
porzellankompass.de/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=2&pid=137
HOECHST (Höchst )
Wheel mark
Part of the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach since 2023 / German language
https://www.hfg-offenbach.de/de/pages/page-title-100#ueber
Commercial site with many examples / English language
www.porcelainbiz.com/hoechst.htme
Wikipedia / German language
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B6chster_Porzellanmanufaktur
HUTSCHENREUTHER
HR mark, with lion, oval, etc.
Site by Porzellansammlung.de / English language
www.porzellansammlung.de/marken.htm
Marks on 1960s and 1970s vases. Site by Porzellansammlung.de / English language
www.retroselect.com/Hutschenreuther/Hutschenreuther.htm
JAEGER (Eisenberg / Thuringia)
M.P.M, Jäger with eagle, Jäger with crown, Jäger with E, Lion with Eisenberg, etc.
Excellent site by Günther Schleu regarding the manufacture Jäger (founded by Ludwig Mehlhorn und Eduard Julius Jäger in 1870) / German language
www.porzellanfieber.de/Porzellanfabrik-Jaeger_alle-Porzellanmarken.html
KAISER
Crown mark with AK, Alka with and without Bavaria, etc.
Good site byRonnie Gustafsson / Swedish language
www.signaturer.se/Europa/kaiser.htm
KALK EISENBERG (Eisenberg / Thuringia)
Two crossed arrows
Excellent site by Günther Schleu, regarding Kalk GmbH and Steingutfabrik Geyer & Körbitz (c.1904-1976) / German language
www.porzellanfieber.de/Porzellanfabrik-Kalk_Firmengeschichte_Porzellanmarke_gekreuzte-Pfeile_Eisenberg-Thueringen.html
KPM MARKS (Berlin)
Scepter (Zepter) mark (not barbwire)
Royal Porcelain Manufacture Berlin great site by ‘Auction House Bergmann’
www.auktion-bergmann.de/Katalog.aspx?a_id=3&s_id=304
Koenigliche Porzellan Manufactur Berlin. The Scepter mark by R. Ruthgeerts / English language
Cache PDF June 2013
KPM Berlin Porzellanmarken, excelllent site by Porzellan Kompass / German language
porzellankompass.de/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=2&pid=95
KPM marks on porcelain plaques by antique forum / English language
www.antiqforum.com/lib_kpm_sizes.html
KRISTER
Crown mark with KPM, with and without Krister, etc.
Good site by Indischblau / German language
www.porzellan-indischblau.de/marken/krister1.htm
LAEUGER, MAX (1864-1952) Max Läuger
Square with lines, Manufacture Karlsruhe, KK in square, etc.
Important German ceramist and designer / English language
https://www.ceramic-signatures.com/germany-austria
Excellent site by Jason Jacques / English language
www.jasonjacques.com/marks/max-laeuger/
LUDWIGSBURG MARKS (Ludwigsburg)
Crown mark with C and L
Ludwigsburg was founded in 1758, a good site by Dr. Hans Dieter Flach / German language
hansflach.wayaround.org/?page_id=21
METTLACH MARKS
Church mark with VB
Stoneware items manufactured by the Mettlach factory of Villeroy and Boch / English language
https://www.steinmarks.co.uk/pages/pv.asp?p=stein270
MEISSEN (Meissen / Saxony)
Swords mark, crossed lines, etc.
Official site of the company Marks / German language
www.meissen.de
Great site by ‘Auction House Bergmann’ / German language
https://www.auktion-bergmann.de/Katalog.aspx?text=Meissen&KatNo=0&a_id=6
Good Site by Nobelantik (Denmark) / Danish and English language
www.nobelantik.dk/meissen.html
Good site by ‘Sammler.com’ / German language
sammler.com/keramik/meissener-porzellan-marken.htm
PLANKENHAMMER
Porzellanfabrik Plankenhammer, founded 1883, in Floss, Bavaria. Site by retroselect.com including examples of 1970’s pieces, mark used since 1928 / English language
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankenhammer
REINECKE (Eisenberg / Thuringia)
E.E.E.E, cross with PMER (PRME), R.P.M. Reinicke with crown, etc.
Marks of the porcelain company Reinecke in Eisenberg, Thuringia. Excellent site by Günther Schleu / German language
www.porzellanfieber.de/Porzellanfabrik-Reinecke_alle-Porzellanmarken.html
ROSENTHAL
Crown mark with roses, Bavaria, etc.
Official site of the company / German language
https://www.rosenthal.de/en-de/
Site by Schwetzingen antiques / German language
https://www.ochs-schwetzingen.com/html/rosenthal-bodenmarke.html
PDF Cache 2022
SCHAUBACH (Wallendorf)
Crown mark, with Schaubachkunst, ornament, etc.
Marks by Heinz Schaubach (former Heubach) in Wallendorf. Site by Schaubachkunst / German language
www.schaubachkunst.de/html/porzellanmarken.html
SCHEIBE
S mark with two lines, KPM, or K.P.M. with lines, etc.
Great site by Porcelain Marks and More / English language
https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/germany/thuringia/scheibe-01/index.php
SCHUMANN (Bavaria)
Lion shield, crown mark, E&R mark etc.
Comprehensive site about Carl Schumann Porcelain Factory Arzberg, Bavaria (c. 1881-1994). Lots of images slow loading of site / English language
http://www.efineantiques.com/Schumann%20Tables.htm
SCHILLER (former Fischhausel, now Hosterádky )
letter R.S. in house shape
Founded 1900 by Richard Schiller, site by PAW pottery / English language
www.pawpottery.co.uk/schiller.html
GENERAL GERMAN Back stamp related sites
MADE IN GERMANY
Information about Printed marks like: Foreign, Made in Germany, Made in GDR, etc. by Nancy’s Collectibales / English language
www.nancyscollectibles.com/aprnewsletter4.html
PORCELAIN MARKS & MORE
German Marks, mainly 20th century, Site by Christopher S. Marshall / English language
www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/
SIGNATURE DATENBANK
Database of signatures “Sections overview”, good site by ‘Auction House Bergmann’ / English language
https://www.auktion-bergmann.de/Katalog.aspx?a_id=6
WEST GERMAN POTTERY MARKS
Site by Forrest and Ginny Poston (USA, Evansville, IN) / English language
www.ginforsodditiques.com/wgermanmarks.html