Mettlach Marks

Mettlach marks: Each line has a number. 1000 is used on Earlyware, along with the Mettlach tower mark, the Villeroy & Boch Mercury mark, the abbreviation Ges. Gesch. showing it was patented, a size number, inspection mark, artist’s name, and a 2-digit number, sometimes in a rectangle, indicates the year. Some things also have a […]

Majolica Pottery

Majolica may be an unfamiliar name but the famous pottery has a “look” that is easy to recognize. The heavy pottery has a colorful thick glaze that is easily chipped. Most of the 19th and 20th century pieces of majolica were made in molds. Three dimensional or raised decorations were favored. Many of the majolica […]