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From: Walt Vogdes
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"German and Austrian Porcelain" by George Ware shows a mark for the porcelain factory in Schney, with indication that the factory was founded around 1780 by Liebmann (no first name given). This factory is referenced in a paragraph which is titled "minor 18th Century Factories", and it states that "with the exception of the factory in Tettau, which still exists, these factories closed after a few years of operation." The mark shown is a very normal looking serif capital S beneath two crossed lines which look like pool cues (no attempt to make the mark look like the crossed swords of Meissen). The mark you describe does not seem to be the same as the one depicted. There was a time when there were many small porcelain factories producing blue and white pieces, including steins and pouring pitchers, and with no negative connotation, marks were a dime a dozen. Many factories recognized the value which would be attributed to the Meissen mark, so they patterned their mark after that one. Several factories in both England and Germany used one or another form of crossed swords with a capital S.