Bonn Planter

Q:  This planter or vase was included in a lot of vases I purchased in an estate sale auction. It’s marked “Bonn” and “Elsa.” A friend researched it and told me it was made by the Bonn-Poppelsdorf factory in Germany. Is there any way to authenticate if this is an antique, and if so, its […]

Royal Bonn Urn

Q: I’m looking to identify the attached mark. There are two initials and “1755” in a shield with a crown on top. A: This mark was used on porcelain made by Franz Anton Mehlem, who operated a pottery in Bonn, Germany, beginning in 1836. The mark includes his initials, “FAM,” conjoined and was used from […]