Larry, one can bump into quite peculiar things when dealing with base marks. Sometimes the solution to a given question is just an inch away, in this case you are looking at the "off brand" version of...

You may find it on gotheborg.com, the presented information there was again stolen from me. This has happened on other occasions (WL1895, Aerozon, etc.) so I always hold back info - I do not want to waste...

Martha, Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you!

The mark was applied as ultra thin transfer. As is known from model toys decades later, the application can fail when the transfer flips over or tears. The result is the same as here, and the more you...

No, in this case not completely undecorated as the 'Racine' series was always sold factory-decorated. Next to hobbyists (and studios) that purchased undecorated whiteware, there were many that used ready-decorated...

The R.C. mark is that of [b]Philipp Rosenthal & Co.[/b] (predecessor of the [i]Rosenthal AG[/i]) from Selb-Erkersreuth; it was used between 1891 and 1907. 'RACINE' was the body name (designed by silent...

Manufacturer was the [b]Schramberger Majolika-Fabrik[/b] from the town of [i]Schramberg[/i] in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Design 'Gobelin 4' was created by [i]Eva Zeisel[/i]. US distributor in your case...

That's the [i]Flambeau[/i] torch, trademark of the undocumented New York importer/distributor [i]L.D.B.&Co.[/i] who had items decorated by various companies in Limoges. These items are often dubbed...

[quote]Interesting Chris !! Didn`t know all that !![/quote] Ah, the "name game" of German makers could fill a book of its own. Take the [i]Edelstein[/i] factory for example which indeed actually named...

[b]Heinrich & Co.[/b] merely named the body forms. They used numbers for the patterns and left naming to importers and retailers. Good example is the well-known body form [i]'Grazie'[/i], which was available...