Glass , Porcelain and Pottery

Artist  and Manufacturer Information*

The following is an alphabetical list of  artists and manufacturers of glass, porcelain and pottery. This list is by no means complete, nor can we guarantee the accuracy of the information. Please keep in mind that the spellings of names often change when translated into another language, and that this list is not intended to be a complete reference. This information has been compiled from many sources and is constantly being updated. For information on artists not listed here, please feel free to use the links page in our library section to perform online searches. There are several great links to other sites that have extensive documentation on marks and manufacturers.

 *This page is constantly being updated, so please excuse any errors or omissions.

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Val, E & Cie (Ancienne Maison Effler) Paris, France (c 1920s - 1940s) Refiners & retailers of glass & porcelain. Acid-cameo items signed "Val" or "D'Argyl" (from 1928) produced for them by companies such as Legras, Verreries de St Denis et Pantin, Verrerie d'Art Lorrain.
Val St-Lambert Liège, Belgium (1825 -)  François Kemlin & Auguste Lelièvre (from Cristallerie de Vonêche). Dieudonné Masson (1862-1924), Léon Ledru (1888-1926), Henry Van de Velde, François Lambou, Philippe Wolfers (all early 1900s), Amédée de Caranza (1905), Jeanne Gevaert-Tixhon (1912), Joseph Simon (1926-42), Charles Graffart (1926-58), René Delvenne (1958-67), André Bourlard (early 1950s), Sam Herman. Harvey K Littleton (US), Bert Van Loo, Louis Barthélemy (all 1970s).
Verlys  Les Andelys, France (c 1920 - 1955) Name from VERrerie d'AndeLYS. Set up by Holophane, an American industrial glass company, but, after employing several Bohemian glassworkers, also began producing hand-blown art glass. From  1933, this was replaced by mass-produced pressed (often opalescent) glass.
Jules Vieillard & Cie of Bordeaux, France, 19th century	1845-1868	1851-1860
Vieux Paris Porcelaine, France 19th century (Old Paris) Various porcelain makers in the Paris area, mid to late 19th century. Very often the pieces of 'Old Paris' are hand painted and highly decorated, the porcelain is of very good quality.
Villeroy & Boch  Waldgassen a.d. Saar, Germany (1836 -) Cameo glass (1902-34). Edmond Rigot (1929-31) glass signed "E Rigot". Now produce lead crystal. Also produce pieces in porcelain and earthenware.

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