There has been a long history of ceramic production in Britain, but it was the late C18th and C19th which saw a great change. Improved transport infrastructure gave the potters access to a much wider market and advances in production techniques enables a larger output. World famous names began to appear.
Stoke-on-Trent was and is the main centre for manufacture and famous factories like Wedgwood, Spode, Copeland, Minton and Doulton expanded and became household names. (Graham Mitchell - Antiques Dealer at Hemswell)

Victorian Chintz Toilet Set by Ridgways

Victorian Chintz Toilet Set by Ridgways comprising Jug and Bowl, Slop Pail and Soap Dish. Old staple repair to pail.

Price: £98.00

Edwardian 55 Piece Dinner Service

Edwardian 55 Piece Dinner Service Lancaster Design by Bisto England

Price: £360.00

Fine German Vase

Fine German Vase with lid. Hand painted gold rims and encrusted apple blossom detail throughout.

Dim: W-18 H-46 (cm)

Price: £190.00

Victorian Cock Fighting Puzzle Jug

Victorian Cock Fighting Puzzle Jug. Lines in Design. Ironstone. Made by Elsmore and Forster.

Price: £260.00

Whieldon Ware 12 Place Dinner Service

Whieldon Ware 12 Place Dinner Service. Knowsley Pattern. Two Sauce Tureens and Ladles, Two Vegetable Tureens and Stands, Two Meat Plates. Circa 1930.

Price: £325.00 This item has been sold

19th Century Japanese Miniature Teapot

19th Century Japanese Miniature Teapot.

Dim: W-9.5 H-5.5 (cm)

Price: £65.00

Oriental Moon Vase

Oriental Moon Vase.

Dim: W-11.5 H-14.5 (cm)

Price: £24.00

Derby Porcelain 19th Century Vase

Derby Porcelain 19th Century Vase. DBL. Handle Vase with Handpainted Bird and Floral Decor. Mask Handles. Faint Mark to Bottom. Circa 1878.

Price: £125.00 This item has been sold

Late 19th Century Oval Glazed Pie Dish and Cover

Late 19th Century Oval Glazed Pie Dish and Cover in the form of a Baked Pie. Slight internal age cracking.

Dim: W-26 D-17 H-13 (cm)

Price: £48.00

Wedgwood Terracotta Bowl

Wedgwood Terracotta Bowl with Enamel Floral Decor.

Dim: W-14.5 H-7 (cm)

Price: £125.00

Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases

Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases. Circa 1900.

Dim: W-5 H-12 (cm)

Price: £135.00 This item has been sold

Victorian Zsolnay Pecs Ceramic and Brass Oil Lamp

Victorian Zsolnay Pecs Ceramic and Brass Oil Lamp with Drop-In Font and Vaseline Gadrooned Shade. Marked on Base.

Dim: W-21 H-63 (cm)

Price: £950.00

Victorian German Porcelain Elephant Oil Lamp

Victorian German Porcelain Elephant Oil Lamp with Victorian Shade. Weisswasser-Silesia.

Dim: W-18 H-46 (cm)

Price: £350.00

Victorian Staffordshire Jug

Victorian Staffordshire Jug with Transfer Printed Flower and Urn Decoration. Circa 1890.

Dim: W-25 H-29.5 (cm)

Price: £39.00

Large Victorian Blue and White Jug

Large Victorian Blue and White Jug with Flow Blue Floral Decoration. Circa 1890.

Dim: W-21 H-26.5 (cm)

Price: £39.00

Victorian Dudson Jasper Ware Jug

Victorian Dudson Jasper Ware Jug. Stoneware Jug with Relief Decoration. Circa 1890.

Dim: W-12.5 H-20 (cm)

Price: £69.00

Victorian Jasper Ware Jug

Victorian Jasper Ware Jug. Circa 1890.

Dim: W-10 H-16 (cm)

Price: £39.00

Large Rose Pattern Jug

Large Rose Pattern Jug with Transfer Printed Decoration with Gilded Highlights. Made in Staffordshire. Bisto. Circa 1900.

Dim: W-21.5 H-32 (cm)

Price: £39.00

Victorian Chintz Toilet Jug

Victorian Chintz Toilet Jug by Whieldon Ware. Circa 1900.

Dim: H-30 (cm)

Price: £48.00

Grimwades Winton Chintz Toilet Set

Grimwades Winton Chintz Toilet Set comprising Jug and Bowl, Chamber Pot, Pail with Lid and Toothbrush Holder. Circa 1906.

Price: £195.00

19th Century Gaudy Welsh Teaware

19th Century Gaudy Welsh Teaware. Large amount. 78 Pieces.

Price: £495.00

Antique Baby Pottery Tobacco Jar

Antique Baby Pottery Tobacco Jar with Bonnet as the Lid.

Dim: H-14 (cm)

Price: £120.00

Antique Carnival Clown Pottery Tobacco Jar

Antique Carnival Clown Pottery Tobacco Jar with Lid. Slight damage.

Dim: H-19 (cm)

Price: £150.00

Set of Six Gaudy Welsh Cups and Saucers

Set of Six Gaudy Welsh Cups and Saucers. Measurement of Saucer:

Dim: W-15 (cm)

Price: £75.00

Royal Doulton Series Ware Jug

Royal Doulton Series Ware Old Moreton Jug

Dim: H-12.5 (cm)

Price: £48.00

Royal Worcester Decorative Vase

Royal Worcester Decorative Vase with Handpainted Peacock Decoration.

Dim: H-11.5 (cm)

Price: £325.00

Ebonised Salon Chair with Wedgwood Inserts

Ebonised Salon Chair with Wedgwood Inserts.

Dim: W-43 D-44 H-85.5 (cm)

Price: £110.00

Allertons Gaudy Welsh Toby Jug

Allertons Gaudy Welsh Toby Jug.

Dim: H-24 (cm)

Price: £55.00

Doulton Burslem Blue and White Vase

Doulton Burslem Blue and White Vase with Transfer Printed 'Gloire de Dijon' Pattern. Circa 1880s.

Dim: W-22 H-32 (cm)

Price: £85.00

Royal Doulton Victorian Biscuit Barrel

Royal Doulton Victorian Biscuit Barrel with Silver Plated Lid and Handle. Hand Painted over Transfer

Dim: H-18 (cm)

Price: £95.00

Royal Doulton Burslem Jug

Royal Doulton Burslem Jug with Pewter Lid

Dim: H-18 (cm)

Price: £18.00

Copeland Spode Hand Painted Jug and Bowl

Dim: W-41.5 H-12.5 (cm)

Price: £195.00

Smaller centres are equally well known with Worcester and Derby both producing superb porcelain.
In the North East of England, Maling established a large manufacturing base and produced much fine and sought after pottery. At the other end of the country, the potteries of South Devon enjoyed their heyday, with Longpark, Allervale, Torquay and Watcombe being the best know.
This has enabled the enthusiast and collector an opportunity to pick and choose their field of collection and interest in a way practically unknown elsewhere in the World, from the inexpensive mass produced wares to the expensive hand made porcelains.
The World is their oyster. (Graham Mitchell - Antiques Dealer at Hemswell)

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