Symbol guide
R porcelain mark
R porcelain mark examples include A Meakin (Ltd) Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd; a mark from Tunstall, England is dated 1930–1939.
Related marks
337 marks
Undated
Royal Doulton
The diamond registration mark dates this particular example to 1879.
This specific mark dating by the diamond-shaped mark is
Undated
R H & S L Plant
The illustrated government-contract backstamp includes 1948 as the year of manufacture.
Undated
Grimwades Ltd
The illustrated Cube coffee pot bears 1952 and George VI's cipher; it was made for the British Forces.
c. 1930–1939
Doulton
The illustrated piece was manufactured in 1942; the royal cypher identifies British government property.
Undated
S Bridgwood
1952 is the illustrated object’s manufacture year; G VI R identifies ware supplied to the British government.
Separating the recorded variants
Distinguish R from a worn B and from joined initials. A crown above an R, a circular company stamp and an R painted outside the backstamp represent different mark arrangements. Preserve dots and any second letter.
What to check next
Compare the complete maker examples below, including the mark technique and the position of every letter. A painted decorator initial outside a factory emblem and a letter inside the emblem can have different owners and purposes.
Compare the maker’s other marks
MeissenRoyal DuxBelleekCapodimonteDelftRoyal DoultonVolkstedtR H & S L PlantNew Hall Pottery Co LtdSèvresThomasRosenthalGrimwades LtdDoultonS BridgwoodMoustiersHochstChelseaMarzi & RemyWorcesterGeroldRouenParisUrbinoMarseillesW H Grindley & Co (Ltd)StrasbourgBuen RetiroRigaA Meakin (Ltd) Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) LtdGubbioIlmenauKPM BerlinSinsenyGothaG L Ashworth & BrosEisenbergLimogesPetrus Regout MaastrichtRauensteinRobert H. Sperry Robert SperryBristolImporters Wittmann & Roth - LondonApreyRobert Cooper Ron CooperKristerSwinnertons LtdA G Richardson and Co LtdMilanReinhold MerkelbachAL-KA KaiserGotha, Thuringia, GermanySheltonRoschützJohn Ridgway & CoRichard Leach Richard Barrie LeachRotberg HennebergThe Grindley Hotel Ware Co LtdRuth Fischer Chapman Ruth Fischer RutkowskyRuth Gowdy McKinleyRyan McKerleyTulowice / TillowitzCeramicsT Lawrence (Thomas, Longton Ltd)BrusselsBunzlau BolesławiecDaniel RhodesStaffordshire William Adams - potter of TunstallT Rathbone & CoJohn & William RidgwayRalph HammersleyRedfern & DrakefordTelkibanyaWiltshaw & Robinson (Ltd)and Eileen Reynolds Rossi Reynoldsformer Altrohlau Stara RoleFred Pinkul Rose PinkulKielLisbonR Sudlow & Sons (Ltd)Reid & CoRetschRichard PeelerRudolstadtSaint-OmerArrasDe RoosElsa RadyR HallRay GrimmRidgway & MorleyRidgway, Sparkes & RidgwayRobinson & CoRuth Ferguson Ruth BallardSteve RolfEileen Reynolds, Eileen Reynolds Curtis, Rossi Reynolds