Topic: FBS mark (French, Scottish, Italian & Czech glass) ... Solved - See Post 88

[sao125]

Good evening everyone  -- I know are you a glass board, but you were the only place I found any reference of FSB marking, so thought I'd try you. I really appreciate the help and also I feel I may have assisted you in your searching, too and maybe widened your possibilities.

Anyway -- I wanted to mention I did think of the Italian exporters amd artists and did some internet browsing, but kept running into sites written in languages I couldn't read. Hopeful an Italian forum friend helps out!

The mark on my ceramics piece was put there when it was made -- not a sticker and it's under the glazing I'm pretty sure. I can verify that tomorrow.

[TxSilver]

sao, most of the marks I've seen are painted or acid stamped if I remember right. The only pieces I've seen with the labels have been those made by Barovier-Seguso-Ferro and they have Venetian Glass written around.

I hope the discussion is interesting to you, though I know it may not be helpful in attributing your ceramic dish. Perhaps we can find the company. There is another thing to consider. Sometimes marks were required or requested for import. But I don't even want to go there right now.

Glad you re-introduced this subject.

[TxSilver]

Alfredo just provided a little more data to consider. He bought a Czech vase that has this type of mark, but the letters are FOO instead of FSB. This lets us know that the marks most likely are not Barovier-Ferro-Seguso, so we're back to square one. It is probably an import mark, but which company? And did the letters change because there was a change in ownership, or do the letters mean something else entirely.

No closer to an answer.

[Frank]

That's a first! {resumably he refers to the shape of the design a circle with three radial lines segmenting equally?

Incidentally mark has been seen in just about every possible means of applying, engraved, acid, enamel and of course labels. On products from most European countries. Almost all of the earliest examples were found on pieces in US/Canada. It can only be an importer/factor and most likely North American from the 1930s.

[sao125]

Hello everyone -- I finally got a photo of the mark on my dish to post here. Hopefully it will help us figure it out a bit more, but I doubt it! What a puzzle! I've searched through tons of books on antiques and also maker's marks, even looking for anything close that could have changed slightly when the company sold, etc., or any company names starting with F, S, or B, and even Y in case that's actually part of the mark and not just a divider between the letters, and I'm sure it's no surprise to all of you, but no luck yet.  I have an idea I'm working on but it's probably not on the right track either. This is a challenge now!!! Keep searching!

[Frank]

We will get there. One year.

Is that mark underglaze?

[sao125]

a whole year??? It's a race now!! Just kidding - I know you or someone mentioned they'd been looking for 20 years already!

I'm pretty positive that mark is under glaze. I'll look at it and double check tomorrow or Monday. (I'm not at the same location as the item.) Would you like me to post a couple photos of the item itself? (the good side, etc.)? It may help someone in the search.

[Lustrousstone]

Most Italian pottery is marked like that over glaze

[Frank]

One year, meant like one day  Yep it is me in year 20 or so... No value in pics of the object unless it can be matched to a catalogue of a company like Frederick Best Supplies & Co 

[TxSilver]

Frank, did you get the two emails I sent to you? I don't know if your GMB email is still working.