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Beehive Mark Porcelain Tea Set, 20 Pieces

Burgess & Leigh. mark c.1867-1899. Marked "HILL POTTERY" "NORMAN" which is the pattern name. "B & L" for Burgess and Leigh. In 1867 Burgess & Leigh occupied the earthenware department at the Hill Pottery and then in 1899 moved to purpose built pottery at Middleport. Below is a registration diamond.


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Beehive Mark Porcelain Tea Set, 20 Pieces

This symbol, known as the "beehive" mark in English-speaking countries because of its resemblance to a normal beehive when upside down, is the second most copied or imitated porcelain mark in history after Meissen's crossed swords.


Beehive Mark on a Plethora of Porcelain, by Anne McCollam Creators

Beehive Mark on a Plethora of Porcelain Q: This is a photo of a pair of porcelain Austrian vases. Each is decorated with medallions of classical figures and signed in gold with the name.


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The bee hive mark is actually a shield that looks like a bee hive if inverted. Such is the case of this marking, a blue "bee hive" mark of Miessen, which is probably the most copied of all. The "bee hive" marking is a generic one, now referred to in the antique business as the "Royal Vienna" mark.


Beehive Mark Porcelain Tea Set, 20 Pieces

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Beehive, Austria, or Beehive, Vienna, are terms used in English-speaking countries to refer to the many types of decorated porcelain bearing a mark that looks like a beehive. The mark is actually a shield, viewed upside down. The beehive mark was an adaptation of the center of the Hapsburg family coat-of-arms.


Beehive Mark Porcelain Tea Set, 20 Pieces

Bawo & Dotter (Elite Works) Wendy Plumb This mark was used under the glaze by Bawo & Dotter on whiteware "blanks" the company produced after 1900. Pieces decorated by Bawo & Dotter usually have a red shield-shaped decorating mark over the glaze as well. Other marks were used by Bawo & Dotter as well, all referencing "Elite" in some way.


Beehive Mark Porcelain Tea Set, 20 Pieces

The first mark used by the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in 1744 was a line drawing of a shield, but when turned upside down, it looks like a beehive. Today, collectors call the mark a beehive and.


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Many people have referenced pieces of antique porcelain marked with a "beehive" mark as "Royal Vienna" for as long as they can remember. The truth is that Royal Vienna is actually a collector's moniker and the beehive mark is really a shield. Somewhere along the line, the mark was viewed upside down and a beehive was born.


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The Beehive Mark, as its commonly called, represents the traditional range of Vienna Porcelain Marks. However, the Vienna Porcelain Bindenschild (the shield not a beehive), incorporated in Vienna marks is a symbolic rendition of the center of the Coat-of-Arms of the Royal Habsburg family of Austria.


Antique Beehive Mark Royal Vienna Lidded Portrait Urn Cobalt Blue

The original and authentic Imperial & Royal Vienna "beehive mark" on porcelain is never symmetrical and always underglaze in blue or impressed, with very few exceptions. However, the most common beehive mark used on items in the same style, but made ca 19thC onward, appears in all sorts of variations, sometimes with the English words for "Royal.


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Beehive marks, upside down, had the horizontal line on the bottom and curved at the top and looked like a beehive. Many firms used versions of the mark to trick the buyer. The original mark was hand-painted and was usually applied glaze under the glaze. Marks that appear to be printed or placed to resemble the beehive are often copies.


Porcelain Cruet Maker? Beehive Mark Artifact Collectors

The term Royal Vienna and the "beehive" mark are frequently used on fine porcelain and china pieces, mostly on decorative items. However, there never was a company or factory called Royal Vienna. Instead, many collectors use this term to refer to the Imperial & Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Vienna, Austria.