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Title: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 18, 2013, 06:23:00 PM

I have googled, looked through eBay active and sold items, referenced my Kovels book, and can't find anything. I have looked at 2 pieces on eBay with the Onway mark, but the sellers don't have any info in their listing. Does anyone know about this company?

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: icedgold10 on October 18, 2013, 06:24:33 PM

Turning the picture right side up would be helpful.  It's 50's or 60's crackle glaze.

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 18, 2013, 06:32:28 PM

Thats strange...I dont why it is upside down!

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 18, 2013, 06:33:29 PM

If I click on the picture to view it, then it is right side up. Guess I'm messing something up.

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 18, 2013, 06:35:51 PM

Here is the whole bowl.

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: icedgold10 on October 18, 2013, 06:37:59 PM

Both pics are still upside down for me.  Guess it may be a matter of perspective.  haha.  Pretty bowl.  It is def a mid-century import.

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: mart on October 18, 2013, 08:47:07 PM

That appears to be a stamp added after the crazing occurred !!  Found no China mfrs or import company with that name !! Only thing with that name is a resort in New Hampshire !! Onway Family Resort !! There is a lake there called Onway Lake !! Could be that some of the restaurants or businesses stamped china items as tourist items for sale or were used in some way in that area !!

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 18, 2013, 09:09:29 PM

It looks like it was painted on...it is definitely over the glaze. The bottom part of the "y" is missing.

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: Ipcress on October 19, 2013, 04:02:33 AM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Onway-11-x-8-Porcelain-Portrait-Dresser-Tray-/310746056169 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Onway-11-x-8-Porcelain-Portrait-Dresser-Tray-/310746056169)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Queen-Louise-Of-Prussia-Handled-Vase-Marked-Onway-/130969310038 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Queen-Louise-Of-Prussia-Handled-Vase-Marked-Onway-/130969310038)

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8409277 (http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8409277)
sold for $70

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: mart on October 19, 2013, 05:45:18 PM

I couldn`t find a mfr anywhere that used that mark !!

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: Ipcress on October 20, 2013, 03:51:42 AM

It does look more like a retailers mark that has been applied later, with maybe the number referring to stock etc
Don't think it affects value that much as everything i've seen looks late 19th / very early 20th.

Could it be a US retailer or company that has imported European porcelain ?

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: sandfisher on October 21, 2013, 10:22:19 PM

Debolt's dictionary lists it as circa 1900, bt no other informaton.

sandfisher

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 22, 2013, 05:26:45 AM

Thanks guys! At least I have an idea of its date now! ;D

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: mart on October 22, 2013, 06:26:06 AM

I am  wondering if its a stylized mark for Conway Department Stores !!  They have been around a while !! Maybe a design that was wrong to start with so it was not used but a short time !! Can`t find but a few pieces online !!

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: sandfisher on October 22, 2013, 11:57:36 PM

This is just a guess. But if I saw this bowl in a thrift store I would immediately assume it was from the Ohio area.

sandfisher

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: mart on October 23, 2013, 06:17:05 AM

And the reason for that sandfisher ?? Might help the rest of us to know !!

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: alwestf22 on October 23, 2013, 01:52:54 PM

Here is a new listing on Ebay with the Onway mark. Again, no info.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Onway-Bowl-3-Footed-Pretty-Woman-/380751168506?pt=Antiques_Decorative_Arts&hash=item58a689c3fa

Title: Re: Bowl back stamp, Onway 34..cannot find info on it!
Post by: sandfisher on October 28, 2013, 10:47:31 PM

Just going by the style, the colors and also how the bottom looks. When going through items the bottom of a piece of pottery  seems to say alot just by its' style. And the bottom with its' crackle on that piece would seem reminiscent of Ohio types. At least to me.

sandfisher