Topic: Sowerby 1877 glass creamer marked DEPOSE

[mhgcgolfclub]

A Sowerby creamer clearly marked with trade mark and date lozenge for 31 May 1877 but this one is also marked DEPOSE.

I can remember a thread about pieces being maked PATENT but cannot remember seeing an early Sowerby piece marked DEPOSE.

Roy

[neilh]

Found this comment on eBay:

Occasionally in the world of antiques, you may come across a mark, DEP, which could mean either Depose or Deponiert. This mark is commonly found on German or French bisque dolls, celluloid,  porcelain, jewelry, glass or metal goods. Dep stands for the German word Deponiert which means registered, or copyright. Dep is also a shortened form of Depose which is French for registered.Without knowing a manufacturer or country of origin, it is safe to say that if your item is marked DEP, it is most likely of French or German manufacture.

[Paul S.]

and the answer is...............if you look in Slack, page 45, there is a black and white pic. with the following caption.........
'Rare butter dish' bearing the word 'DEPOSE'.   Design registered by Sowerby's 31 August 1877.  Trade marked.    Length 6.5/8" (16.9 cm).   Manufactured in Gateshead for the continental market'.
Judging by the similarities of the handles of the butter dish and Roy's creamer, also the frosted looking finish, then it would seem that both pieces are from the same suite.
Slack also adds (page 30) that "by 1889 the company had showrooms in Hamburg, Brussels and Paris".

Ref.      'English Pressed Glass' 1830 - 1900   -   Raymond Slack   -   1987.             Essential, if you collect pressed glass.