Unidentified Marks:

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Marks

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Heiko Haine states 'Unknown' for this one.

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'BAVARIA' above 'QUALITÄTSPORZELLAN'.

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Heiko Haine states 'Unknown' for this one, another source states approximate use between 1955 and 1980.

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Shield containing 'ROYAL THURINGIA' above the initials 'L.D.C.'.

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Initials 'C.A.W.' above 'GERMANY' in a triangle.

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Very simple crown above 'BAVARIA'.

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'BAVARIA' above capital 'W'. One source hints Heinrich Waffler, another one names 'Woolworth'.
(Picture by Fredrick Webel).

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'GERMANY' above capital 'W', otherwise as before in green.
(Picture by Brian M. Jensen)

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Simple 'K&L' in a circle above 'BAVARIA'. It's not Kämpfe & List but most probably some U.S. importer mark.

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Simple 'K&L' in a circle above 'GERMANY'.

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Initials 'E B' above 'BAVARIA'.

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'DORIA' over 'W. GERMANY'.

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Simply a capital 'H' in a circle above 'MADE IN GERMANY'.

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Crown above superposed 'H L', here in blue.

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Same as before but in black positioned on a cover-up. Claimed to be a mark of decoration studio owner Heinz Leitner but I am still in doubt.

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'MÜNCHEN' above initials 'H F' and 'BAVARIA'.

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'F' in a stylized coffee pot over 'MADE IN GERMANY'.

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'BAVARIAN' above crown and 'PORCELAIN'.

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'K.H.M.' above 'BAVARIA'.

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'P.H.N.' above 'BAVARIA'.

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Crown above shield with a single capital 'F' above 'BAVARIA'. Seen this one before, but just can't remember where.

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Crown above shield with a single capital 'H' above 'GERMANY'.

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'BAVARIA' above 'CORONA' and 'QUALITÄT'.

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Superposed 'P' and 'S' above 'BAVARIA'.

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'H.N.R.' above 'ARZBERG' and 'BAVARIA'.

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'HÄNDEL' or 'HÄRWEL' decorator mark on otherwise unmarked item.

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'HÄNDEL' or 'HÄRWEL' decorator mark, original mark still showing underneath.

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'HÄNDEL' or 'HÄRWEL' complete cover-up mark.

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Crown above crossed swords and the initials 'C' and 'O', very similar to one mark used in Milano (Italy).

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Interlocking initials 'P-K-O' above 'BAVARIA'.

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'ROYAL VIENNA' above 'BAVARIA' and 'MADE IN GERMANY'.

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No, not 'BAVARIA'! The 'BA-ARIA' is made to look like 'Bavaria' but the addition reads 'MADE IN (EAST) GERMANY'.

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Seen claimed to be R.&E. Pech but I don't think so - who used it?

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Same basic mark as before, this time without 'Dresden'.

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'TRETTAU' above 'BAVARIA' - not to be confused with 'TETTAU' !

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Different version with a large crown: 'TRETTAU' above 'MADE IN GERMANY'.

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Proof that the mark was used by a decoration studio: an incomplete cover-up of an 'Elite Bavaria' original.

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Bird in flight above 'GERMANY'; often claimed to be Hermann Ohme (Silesia), here however ...

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... shown on an item by Rudolstadt Pottery L. Straus which only used the 'RW' mark on their own items.

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Crown above a shield and 'HANDPAINTED' above 'GERMANY'.

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Crown above capital 'D' and 'HANDARBEIT' above 'GERMANY'.

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'FRANKEN-KUNST' above 'GERMANY', Franken is the northern part of Bavaria.

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Rearing lion above 'MADE IN GERMANY'.

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A stylized crown above a script-like capital letter 'L' above 'BAVARIA', claimed to be from around 1955.

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Lion sitting on box with 'MADE IN BAVARIA', claimed to be Lehmann from Arzberg but I doubt it.

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'T.B.I. Co.', surrounded by a wreath with floral center over additionally stamped 'MADE IN GERMANY'.

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'T.B.I. Co.', this time with bow in the center of the wreath and only accompanied by 'GERMANY'.

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'ROYAL' above crown and 'BAVARIA' with a 'STUDIO HANDPAINTED CHINA' addition.

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Same basic mark as before, but this time without the 'STUDIO HANDPAINTED CHINA' addition.

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Crown style very similar to the mark before but this time with 'KÖNIGLICHES QUALITÄTS PORZELLAN' and 'HANDARBEIT'.

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Simple 'L & R' above 'GERMANY' in a circle.

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Perhaps not related, but this mark also containings the initials 'L' and 'R' (under 'BAVARIA CHINA').

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Crown, crossed swords and a beehive 'cover-up' mark. Claims of 'redecorated JKW' are nonsense.

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Encircled initials 'O G' above 'GERMANY', here in green. Perhaps Otto Grunert from Eisenberg?

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Encircled initials 'O G' above 'GERMANY', here in red.

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Crowned capital 'W' above 'BAVARIA'.

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Apple or orange tree over 'MADE IN EAST GERMANY'.

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'GRÜN KLEE' above a four-leaf clover and 'BAVARIA', additional 'GES. GESCH.'.

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So-called 'beehive' mark with 'IMPERIAL GERMANY', read consonants and vowels.

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Decorator or distributor mark: 'CHALFONTE' above shield with initials 'C P C', above 'PORZELLAN' and 'BAVARIA' next to 'GERMANY'.

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Found this on another porcelain site: 'xxx JOH. FR. BÖTTGER' above a portrait and 'MEISSEN'.

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'M K' and 'BAVARIA', probably related with ...

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... this mark, 'M K' and 'BAVARIA' surrounded by 'MADE IN WESTERN-GERMANY' ...

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... which was also used as cover-up mark (shown here on an original Tirschenreuth item).

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'K M' and 'BAVARIA'. The crossed things behind the shield look like paint brushes - decoration studio?

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Crowned 'W' flanked by 'H' and 'L' and '1926' in a circle above 'BAVARIA'.

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Often claimed to be C.M. Hutschenreuther or Winterling, but who really used it?

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Stylized boat above 'HÖCHSTADT' and 'SELB' above 'BAVARIA'. Claimed to be Rosenthal, but mast and sail look like the letters 'L H'.

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'JGEHA' above a crown over 'DRESDNER KUNST' and 'BAVARIA' so it's not related with (but perhaps made for?) Hauswaldt chocolate.

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Two flowers above 'BAVARIA' and 'GERMANY'.

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'ROYAL MUNICH' above 'HAND-PAINTED. Unknown decoration studio using items by 'Zeh, Scherzer & Co.' or 'C.M. Hutschenreuther'.

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'ROYAL MÜNCHEN' (mark can be found with or without the city name).

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