✅ SOLVED ceramic mark of Mars symbol??

villagenut

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Dug these sherds recently and cant figure out the one on the right. I realize the other two are pearlware but never seen a mark like the one on the right...anybody know if it is a maker mark or something random?

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This is probably a long shot - but take a look at the lower left of the diagram "Makers’ Marks- Bow Porcelain" at https://bowporcelain.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/bow-porcelain-school-project/

Thomas Frye is described on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Frye

I would agree that it's a Bow China Works, London mark for which the period would be c1747 – 1776.

The bothersome thing is that this particular mark is generally assigned as from the early part of that period (c1750), but as an inscribed mark not a painted one. I guess there are always exceptions for every 'rule', so I would be inclined to give invent4hir a hefty pat on the back and say he's probably correct that it's early Bow.
 

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I would agree that it's a Bow China Works, London mark for which the period would be c1747 – 1776.

The bothersome thing is that this particular mark is generally assigned as from the early part of that period (c1750), but as an inscribed mark not a painted one. I guess there are always exceptions for every 'rule', so I would be inclined to give invent4hir a hefty pat on the back and say he's probably correct that it's early Bow.

Earlier than I thought, but I will take it, thanks for your input, as always:thumbsup:
 

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Your welcome! Folks on TNet have sure helped me enough...
 

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