How old is this piece of Ceramic?

[Don in SJ]

Just out of curiosity, I was trying to find the age of this piece of ceramic I picked up today at a site that I got my Civil War era Martingale at a few years back. It says Royal China Surgess & Co. It does not appear to be related to Royal China that is a big collectible name, since I found no reference to Surgess & Co in any of my research.........

Correctiion: It HAS to be Burgess & Co.

Don

 

[Likely Guy]

Is that 'Surgess' or 'Burgess'?

 

[Don in SJ]

I looked long and hard before I posted, asked the wife and also blew it up on the photo and it sure looks like an S and not a B... However, the ink could be smeared a tad and a S and a B can be hard to tell the difference, if there is a Burgess China company that had that logo, that it surely is a B.

 

[Likely Guy]

Here's a link for you. It about halfway down the page.
http://trentonhistory.org/Made/Marks.htm

Manufactured ater 1903.

 

[Don in SJ]

Here's a link for you. It about halfway down the page.
http://trentonhistory.org/Made/Marks.htm

That's it, OK circa 1903..................................

 

[Drache]

Here's a link for you. It about halfway down the page.
http://trentonhistory.org/Made/Marks.htm

Manufactured ater 1903.

I was just about to post that same link... great minds think alike!