If you aren’t familiar with porcelain collectibles and the origin of your piece, there are a few signs that can give you more information. The maker’s mark can tell you who produced the piece, and online databases can help you decipher them. There are also many websites with photographic examples of both marks and collectibles for you to compare your piece.
The style and subject matter of your porcelain figurine are also useful if you want to identify the origin. Porcelain figures of animals and humans started being produced in the early 1700s in Germany, and later English porcelain makers created pieces that emulated subjects from the British monarchy and rural life.