Ceramic/Pottery/Vases Identification Websites  

There's
this one, but it might be too British/ European biased for you?
http://www.20thcenturyforum.com/

SF Guy
for pottery marks, you really need to search by country of origin. Or, for US pottery, by state or region. There's no really comprehensive website for all the world's pottery. Do you know what country your piece originated from?
If so, you will get many more answers to your question. P.S. if you are still lost, just tell us what is printed/engraved onto the bottom of your piece and we can probably help you. Or, just post a photo. (There are instructions for posting photos at the top of the forum. Basically, you have to use photobucket or flickr, etc.)

I have written the first book on South African pottery marks
The first guide to South African studio potters marks, published last year, check out http://www.kerrodantiques.co.za/
otherwise send me photo's of marks if you think it's from South Africa, lots was exported!
http://www.kerrodantiques.co.za/

Photos
Thanks everyone for your help on this! I don't think any of the vases I have are of South African and I think one of them might be Asian and the others might very well be pieces from not so important designers so not sure if I can track them down. However here are the images of the of the pieces I'm curious about. I got them from various estate sales and vintage stores.
1. This one might be Asian based on the mark at the bottom which looks like a Chinese or Japanese character. It's a large piece, almost 10" high and it's quite thick and heavy. http://www.popcotton.com/misc/henvase2.jpghttp://www.popcotton.com/misc/henvase3.jp g" target="_blank">http://www.popcotton.com/misc/henvase2.jpghttp://www.popcotton.com/misc/henvase3.jp g"/>
2. This is a set although I acquired them at different times but they look very similar in style. One is a vase with a messy mark at the bottom and the bird piece is a candle holder with no mark. They look Swedish to me. Vase is 3" high and bird is 5" high. http://www.popcotton.com/misc/birdset2.jpghttp://www.popcotton.com/misc/birdset3.jp g" target="_blank">http://www.popcotton.com/misc/birdset2.jpghttp://www.popcotton.com/misc/birdset3.jp g"/>
3. This piece is one of those vases with 3 stuck together with varying heights and sizes. It's 6" high. http://www.popcotton.com/misc/triplevase2.jp g" target="_blank">http://www.popcotton.com/misc/triplevase2.jp g"/>
4. This one is 4.5" high. http://www.popcotton.com/misc/fishpottery2.jpghttp://www.popcotton.com/misc/fishpottery3.jp g" target="_blank">http://www.popcotton.com/misc/fishpottery2.jpghttp://www.popcotton.com/misc/fishpottery3.jp g"/>
Any feedback would be great.
Thanks again everyone!

OOPS
Sorry I forgot to turn the photo links into live links. Please copy and paste if you don't mind. My apologies!

asking poeple to c/p is a little much..
But I throw you a bone on one piece and if you want anymore id's then it will cost you a T-shirt!
The fish pottery is by Master potter Jorge Wilmot, produced in Tonala, circa 1960s.
For those not familiar with Jorge...
Jorge Wilmot was born in Monterrrey about 82 years ago and came to Tonala in the 1950s.
Wilmot started off with traditional Mexican pottery techniques, like barro bruñido, but eventually gained international recognition by introducing the ancient Chinese art of stoneware to Tonalá. It was Wilmot and the American craftsman Ken Edwards who installed the first stoneware kiln in Tonalá, according to Prudencio Guzmán Rodríguez, who is in charge of the Museo Nacional de la Cerámica (National Ceramic Museum) located in Tonalá.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Wilmot

Thanks so much for the ID on...
Thanks so much for the ID on one vase, but why is asking for ID a little much? This forum is supposed to be used for asking ID on things, it even say so. But big thanks for your info!

Setag is
referring to the fact that you are too lazy to post your photos properly, yet expect everyone else to c/p a dozen of them.
'Nuf said.
My two cents, the first looks like a Peruvian water jug to me and the bird and matching bud vase look Scandinavian.

c/p, oh ... copy/paste,...
c/p, oh ... copy/paste, nevermind.

Actually I wasn't lazy I just...
Actually I wasn't lazy I just didn't know how to properly post the photos. I actually tried but it didn't work so they came out as plain text instead of links. Thanks for the IDs.

Ok, your welcome for the id.
It can sometime take months to years to make id on studio pottery, so when i invest so much time to id something I like to pass it on.
As far as sites on pottery, I have found few definitive sources but one I use has been helpful for studio pottery. It cost about $20 a year to join, but pretty cheap for all the info.
Here it is: http://www.vasefinder.com/
P.S. the bird candle I have had before and mine as I recall had a sticker on bottom "made in japan".
Here's one simular...c/p http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-Cute-Modern-Art-Pottery-Bird-Candle-Holders-/370...
http://www.vasefinder.com/online_mus.html

Posted by: guyinSF

Does anyone know of a really good website that's good for submitting photos of ceramic and pottery to get IDs on, especially mid century modern era (40's-70's). Thanks!