Falcon Ware Misty Morn Covered Jar with Ducks
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Dating English Ceramics - Excellent detailed reference books such as Godden's Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks will help to identify and date specific manufacturer's marks.
However, there are a few simple guidelines which may also help.
The inclusion of the word 'England' on an item ensured compliance with the American McKinley Tariff Act 1891, which was important for British exporters. An item so marked would have been made after 1891.
In 1921 the act was revised to require the phrase 'Made in' followed by the country. So if an item is marked 'Made in England', it is generally considered to be made after that date, although some manufacturers were using this phrase pior to the act being changed.
The use of the word 'Ltd' of 'Limited' after a company's name indicates a date after 1860, though with ceramic manufacturers this did not become general practice until the 1880's. - Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A rare Chinese semi-eggshell porcelain blue and white Amphora vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century, very delicately painted with a pair of birds on a peony branch issuing from rockwork, a double circle under the deeply recessed base. 25.2 cm high. Provenance:
A Korean blue and white ovoid jar, 20th century, painted with a dragon, 18 cm high
A Galle baluster cameo vase overlaid and etched with tiger lillies in purplish brown shades to a subdued yellow ground, signed in cameo Galle 29.5 cm high
A large Carlton Ware 'Swallow and trees' ginger jar, production period 1928-1929, a variant of pattern 3279, in a pearlised pale blue grey colour with a fine pendant collar of tree foliage in cobalt and mauve colours richly scrolled with gilt, with birds i