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Shape Marks The marks on porcelain often do not contain the manufacturer's name on the piece, when it was manufactured, its shape name, or pattern name. There are hundreds of marks, if not thousands for Bohemian and Czechoslovakian porcelain. One factory can have more than a dozen marks. Much of the Bohemian china does not have a pattern name marked on the piece. When there is a name with a mark, it is often the shape name and not the pattern name. The shape name is often confused for the pattern name. The shapes of porcelain are not factory exclusive or even country exclusive. The Bohemian factories copied shapes from around Europe. Replacements Ltd has some shape names confused for pattern names. "Bohemia" Ceramic Works AG, Nová Role, Czech Republic (Neurohlau, Bohemia, Austria) Marks for Shapes Click a Mark to enlarge I know, the photos are terrible. I will fix that problem someday. Bohemia Ceramic Works   Antoinette Antoinette is a shape name, not a pattern name as you can see from the Antoinette examples. Bohemia Ceramic Works   Antoinette   Pattern Rhoda Antoinette is a shape name, not a pattern name as you can see from the Antoinette examples. This Mark also shows the pattern name Rhoda. Bohemia Ceramic Works   Cecil Cecil is a shape name, not a pattern name as you can see from the Cecil examples. Bohemia Ceramic Works   Donatello Donatello is a shape name, not a pattern name as you can see from the Donatello examples. The Donatello shape was trademarked in 1920 by Resenthal of Selb, Bavaria. Bohemia Ceramic Works   Empire Empire is a shape name, not a pattern name as you can see from the Empire examples. Bohemia Ceramic Works   Supremacy Supremacy may be a shape name, not a pattern name as you can see from the Supremacy examples. < Back to: Marks Table Part I < Back to: Bohemian & Czechoslovakian China

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