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IE & C Co - Japanese Ceramic Mark
Posted Monday, September 19 by CAG •
Louette, from Christchurch, New Zealand, emailed with a question about a mark on Japanese ceramics.
"The mark is a green wreath with IE & C Co. with the I and E or either side of a central small diamond, the C being in the diamond and the Co. below the diamond. Most pieces have "Hand painted" above the wreath and Japan below the wreath. Most are smaller pieces, but the style is very like early Noritake. However, no Noritake site has ever given this mark, and it is not in Joan van Pattens books for early Nippon/Noritake."
Louette adds "I think it is from between 1900 to say, 1940. A number of the pieces I have collected are clearly art nouveau in style or function e.g. hair receivers, hatpin holders."
Well, Louette, I've not had any luck so far with your Mystery Mark. But since you have been trying for 15 years, I don't feel too bad. I tried Almee Neff Alden's book on Early Noritake, and Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks, with no success. I tried a couple of "long shot" books as well.
I'm posting this primarily in the hope that someone who has more information about the mark will see this and forward that information to us.
