Pottery & porcelain
Berlin pottery marks
The name “S” appears among Berlin pottery marks on porcelain from Selb, Bavaria, Germany. Its mark period is 1763–1955.
- Country
- Germany
- City / region
- Prussia
- Products
- porcelain
- Marks
- 23
Dated marks & timeline
23 marks
1763–1955
S
printed · blue · porcelain · Selb, Bavaria, Germany
Used on products of the Berlin manufactory' Selb branch.
c. 1850–1899
PBM
painted, underglaze · blue · porcelain · Germany
abbreviates Porcellan Berlin Manufaktur; this mark is described as very rare.
Undated
A. MOABIT SCHUMANN
printed · blue, red · porcelain · Germany
Schumann factory mark printed in red or blue. The circa-1835 date refers to the factory's founding.
Undated
blue · porcelain
Blue underglaze drawn variants are dated 1763–1834; a printed blue variant is dated 1870.
blue · porcelain · Germany
Undated
underglaze, printed · blue · porcelain
underglaze, printed · blue · porcelain · Germany
Shared source caption gives blue underglaze marks for 1763–1834 and a printed blue mark for 1870 without assigning each date to this image.
Undated
blue · porcelain
blue · porcelain · Germany
Blue underglaze drawn versions date to 1763–1834; a printed blue version is dated 1870.
Undated
underglaze, printed · blue · porcelain
underglaze, printed · blue · porcelain · Germany
Shared caption describes blue underglaze marks in 1763–1834 and a printed blue mark in 1870; image-specific dating is unresolved.
Undated
blue · porcelain
Blue underglaze drawn variants are dated 1763–1834; a printed blue variant is dated 1870.
blue · porcelain · Germany
Undated
blue · porcelain
blue · porcelain · Germany
Blue underglaze drawn versions date to 1763–1834; a printed blue version is dated 1870.
Undated
underglaze, printed · blue · porcelain
underglaze, printed · blue · porcelain · Germany
Shared caption describes blue underglaze marks in 1763–1834 and a printed blue mark in 1870; image-specific dating is unresolved.
Undated
blue · porcelain
Blue underglaze drawn variants are dated 1763–1834; a printed blue variant is dated 1870.
blue · porcelain · Germany
About Berlin
Wilhelm Kaspar Wegely opened the first Berlin manufactory in 1751 under a privilege from Friedrich II, with assistance from experts from Meissen and Höchst. Production closed in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War. The source describes imperfections in its porcelain body. Wilhelm Kaspar Wegely opened Berlin's first porcelain manufactory in 1751 under a privilege from Friedrich II, with assistance from Meissen and Höchst specialists.
Production closed in 1757 after the beginning of the Seven Years' War. M. Schumann founded a factory around 1835 in Berlin's Moabit district. It produced coffee sets imitating those of the Royal Manufactory.