When a number (1-12) with a dot is added: = the month of production. The addition "Royal" indicates production after 1930 |
On this page I will try to give you some information on dating Dutch Art Nouveau and Art Deco Pottery. It is important that pottery is signed, and even better when it is dated. Some factories and workshops where constantly fighting for survival and at the time, the dutch did not have a lot of esteem for their own national products. These are some of the reasons that most pieces are marked less careful or not marked at all.
Rozenburg den Haag - painted next to the stork
Anchor 1898
Bee 1900
Ant 1901
Sun 1902
Star 1903
Flag 1904
Lily 1905
Hourglass 1907
Rising sun 1908
Torch 1909
Flower 1913
Moon 1914
The Porceleyne Fles - dating system, painted near the backstamp.
1879 A 1905 AA 1931 BA 1956 CA 1981 DA
1880 B 1906 AB 1932 BB 1957 CB 1982 DB
1881 C 1907 AC 1933 BC 1958 CC 1983 DC
1882 D 1908 AD 1934 BD 1959 CD 1984 DD
1883 E 1909 AE 1935 BE 1960 CE
1884 F 1910 AF 1936 BF 1961 CF
1885 G 1911 AG 1937 BG 1962 CG
1886 H 1912 AH 1938 BH 1963 CH
1887 I 1913 AI 1939 BI 1964 CI
1888 J 1914 AJ 1940 BJ 1965 CJ
1889 K 1915 AK 1941 BK 1966 CK
1890 L 1916 AL 1942 BL 1967 CL
1891 M 1917 AM 1943 BM 1968 CM
1892 N 1918 AN 1944 BN 1969 CN
1893 O 1919 AO 1945 BO 1970 CO
1894 P 1920 AP 1946 BP 1971 CP
1895 Q 1921 AQ BQ CQ
1896 R 1922 AR 1947 BR 1972 CR
1897 S 1923 AS 1948 BS 1973 CS
1898 T 1924 AT 1949 BT 1974 CT
1899 U 1925 AU 1950 BU 1975 CU
1900 V 1926 AV 1951 BV 1976 CV
1901 W 1927 AW 1952 BW 1977 CW
1902 X 1928 AX 1953 BX 1978 CX
1903 Y 1929 AY 1954 BY 1979 CY
1904 Z 1930 AZ 1955 BZ 1980 CZ