A new biscuit jar has been found loosely imitating the iridescent glazed fantasy designs introduced by Wedgwood 1915 as Fairyland Lustre. Its characteristic fairy themes painted in bright colors outlined in gold was developed by Wedgwood artist Daisy Makeig-Jones. Original vintage Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre was produced from 1915 through 1932.

As first reported in the March issue of ACRN, new Babes in the Woods plates marked Royal Doulton have recently been appearing in online auctions, flea markets and antique malls. All the ones offered so far have been mounted in gold-colored plate frames about 12 in diameter. Our new sample was obtained from a subscriber who purchased it at auction.

Portmeirion Potteries of Staffordshire, England, has recently begun making a line of Victorian styled jugs (pitchers) from original molds.

Roseville reproductions have been in the market since 1996 and continue to cause problems. Although the reproductions have been widely reported, dealers as well as collectors continue to be victimized by the fakes. The new Freesia wall pocket above, for example, was purchased by a husband and wife team with considerable experience.

An American firm in Connecticut, East Knoll Pottery, is producing a fairly extensive line of new Mocha-decorated yellow ware. New shapes include pitchers, bowls, and specialty forms such as a batter bowl and colander. Retail prices range from $22-$45.

Here's an interesting new example with what the owner thought was an old, dated mark. The mark was first thought to include the date 1888. On closer inspection, though, the date was actually 1988.

Since the mid1990s there have been a wide number of faked Nippon marks appearing on new porcelain.

When we saw these pieces in a photo, we thought, how unusual, millefiori shakers. The description that accompanied the photograph said they were, "...inspired by the beautiful millefiori trade beads made in Venice in the 16th and 17th centuries..." Apparently, it was Venetians who discovered how to make colorful plastic because that's what these pieces are made of - bits of swirled plastic.

As you probably know from recent articles in antiques publications, pottery by Clarice Cliff has been bringing record prices. In recent auctions, teapot have sold for over $3,000; plates, up to $3,300; vases and jugs, $975 to $1,800. Cliff figurines have sold for over $6,000; vases have brought over $10,000.

Original Fulper pottery was made by Fulper Pottery of Flemington, New Jersey. This firm was started in the early 1800's but is best known for its Arts and Craft styled art pottery produced ca. 1909-1930. In 1930, former Fulper superintendent J. Martin Stangl bought Fulper Pottery and shifted the emphasis from art pottery to dinnerware and began marking pieces Stangl. Original Fulper Pottery marks are shown in Fig. 2.