Question:
I have a porcelain plate with a transfer printed and stamped makers mark, the transfer printed mark is;
TK under a crown,
this is above semi circular words
(illegable)...KOSLOVE
The plate rim has a gilt rim, with straight chain border at rim, with 2 inched spaced small roses on a small blue dot background. The blue dot and rose clusters are connected by a blue and pink drapped garland.
Can anyone help with the mark? Much appreciated?
Jay
Answer:
I cannot help too much without an image. Can you provide an image of the mark?
Several thoughts are:
Are you sure that is a TK? Could it be AK? There is a mark with a Crown followed by AK, and then followed by the word Kaiser. That mark belongs to Kaiser Porcelain of Staffelstein, Bavaria, Germany (W. Germany). Mark used from 1953 - 1970.
Another mark which would be JK. Sometimes "J's" look like "T's." If that is a JK, then the company would be J. Kronester of Schwarzenbach, Bavaria, Germany (W. Germany). Mark used from 1972 to present.
Then, there is Taylor and Kent of Longton, Staffordshire, England. Their mark was used from 1912 - 1964.
Then, there are several TK marks under a crown. One is the Crown, TK, and followed by Thun. Another is the Crown, TK, and Czechoslovakia (written in semi circle). And the 3rd is, Crown, TK, Thun, Czechoslovakia. This company is Count Thun's Porcelain Factory of Klosterle, Bohemia, presently Klasterec, Czechia. The Thun family originally leased their factory to another company, but took over the company again in 1819 until 1945. After WWII, the company was nationalized and in 1947 became part of the nationally owned enterprise "Duchcovsky Porcelain in Dux." The company is still in business and using the 3rd mark I described up there.
So, you see, an image would be important to ascertain which company's mark it actually is.