Expert: Leisha Hiester - 11/9/2008

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QUESTION: I was going through some of my deceased great aunt's things and found this decanter. This is English Greyhound porcelain small decanter, it measures 9 1/4" high and 2 7/8" wide. It has an "S" stamped on the base in black ink. It is in excellent condition no chips or cracks, a very tiny piece of the cork is broken off. The cork is attached to the dogs neck.


ANSWER: Sharon,
It's great. What would you like from me? Leisha

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QUESTION: Do you have any idea what the S stamped on the base means. You are the first person at this website that doesn't offer any explanations, is it a perfume decanter or alcohol content decanter? Do you know or have any idea when this item was made?

ANSWER: Sharon,
I return home on Tues. & can do some research for you then. Is that soon enough? Leisha

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QUESTION: Yes, that's fine

Answer
I'll do some research for you tomorrow. Leisha

Sharon,
Many of the North Staffordshire potteries marked their work with an "S". Here's a couple places you can start to try to match up your "S".
http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/indexs.htm
http://www.pottery-english.com/
Let me know what you come up with. Leisha