Sevres China Marks: 1810-1850
By Silas Finch
In our last installment of our growing catalog of porcelain marks we covered some of the marks of the Sevres China manufacturers of the late 18th century. Today's list covers the first half of the 19th. This list is far from complete but you have to start somewhere. Be sure to check back as we will be adding more marks soon.
(1810-14) A rather pompous mark, stamped in red in use from 1810 until 1814.
(1815-24) A common mark from 1815-25. Nearly always stamped in blue.
(1818+) An unusually informative mark used on Sevres china from 1818 through the end of the century. The number to the right of the 'S' is the exact year on manufacture, in this case 1848.
(1824-29a) One of several marks used by a Sevres china maker from 1824 until 1829. They are usually stamped in blue.
(1824-29b) In use from 1824 to 1829. As above, but the number at the bottom is the year of manufacture.
(1824-29c) Same as the one above but less common.
(1824-29d) Another from the same Sevres manufacturer. Used from 1824 to 1829.
(1829-30) A Sevres mark used only on gilded china from 1829 through 1830. Very rare.
(1831-34) A mark in use from 1831 through 1834. The number below the word Sevres tells exact year of manufacture. In this case 1834. Normally stamped in blue but gold is common as well.
(1829-30) (1834a) A mark in use from 1834 through the century.
(1834-48) A mark in use in Sevres from 1834 until 1848. A rare use of a green stamp.
Silas Finch is a free-lance writer on a variety of arts and historic topics. He can be reached at Content and Solutions.com