Opinions on Polish Boleslawiec stoneware quality/glaze fit problem.?

• By Cali Shaye
• Growing Marijuana
• 14 years ago
• 5

One or two years ago, I purchased a teapot on Ebay. Since the design was a UNIKAT, and since I didn’t find any references to specific manufacturers in my reading, I assumed it was high quality. The teapot developed cracks around the botton inside . I assumed that I might have thermally abused the pot. Now there is crackling on the underide of the pot’s lid, so thermal abuse is unlikely.

After this experience, I don’t know if I want to invest in any more of this type of stoneware.

I would like other people’s opinions. Is this a common occurence? Are some manufacturers producing poor qualities of goods? Could this have been originally a “Seconds”? (I assumed such would not be sold, or would be marked as such.)

Some of my other peices showed crackling, but since these were small dishes and boxes, I assumed they weren’t for eating anyway, so it wasn’t an issue.

Do I deserve a replacement by the seller?
My understanding of “Unikat” is it is a word that denotes the quality of a pattern. One with more detail and attention in production than average. Each manufacturer has certain patterns they call Unikat. I can’t quite make out the manufacturer’s name, does someone know of a list of “hallmarks” for this ware?