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North Staffordshire Pottery Marks

 

Arthur J Wilkinson (Ltd)

 

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Arthur J Wilkinson (Ltd)

Manufacturer of earthenware and ironstone at Royal Staffordshire Pottery (previously at Central Pottery), Burslem.

1885 - 1964

The famous Art Deco designer Clarice Cliff worked at this pottery

examples below of printed marks - there were many other marks with the name of the company in full. "Ltd" was added c.1896

Mark

Description & date


Wilkinson's
England W W
Royal Semi-porcelain
 
c.1891 - 1896

Under the McKinley tarif act - from 1891 onwards ware for export to the U.S. had to be marked with the country of origin. 

From 1896 "Ltd" was added to the company name 


Royal Patent Ironstone
Arthur J. Wilkinson
Late R Alcock
Burslem England 
c.1891- 96 

"Late R Alcock" - There was no direct connection between Wilkinson and Alcock.

Alcock (who were a respected manufacturer of quality ware) had occupied the Central Pottery before Wilkinson and Wilkinson used this as a marketing advantage. 


Royal Patent Ironstone
Arthur J. Wilkinson
Burslem England 
c.1891- 96 

Royal Semi-porcelain 
A. J. Wilkinson
England 
c.1891- 96 

Royal Staffordshire
Pottery
Burslem England
c.1896 - c. 1910

mark is the factory name without the company name (i.e. Wilkinson)

 


Royal Ironstone China
A. J. Wilkinson Ltd
England 

c.1896 onwards

There are similar earlier versions of this mark without "Ltd"


Royal Staffordshire
Pottery
Burslem England
c.1907

mark is without the Wilkinson name - just the name of the factory


Royal Staffordshire
Pottery
Wilkinson Ltd
England
c.1910+

Ironstone China
R
oyal Staffordshire
Pottery
Wilkinson Ltd
 England
c.1910+

Clarice Cliff

Wilkinson Ltd
  England
c.1930+

Handpainted
Lodore by
Clarice Cliff

Wilkinson Ltd
  England


c.1929+

The pattern 'Lodore' was introduced  from 1929 the plate this mark was on had an impressed date mark of May 1932 

 


Handpainted
Bizarre by
Clarice Cliff

Wilkinson Ltd
  England

c.1930+

Mark on the famous Art Deco "Bizarre" ware by Clarice Cliff


Royal Staffordshire Ceramics
 by
Clarice Cliff

Made in England

c.1930+

A. J. Wilkinson Ltd
England 
c.1930+

R
oyal Staffordshire
PotteryEngland
A. J. Wilkinson Ltd
 
c.1947+

R
oyal Staffordshire
Pottery England
A. J. Wilkinson Ltd
c.1947+

R
oyal Staffordshire
Pottery 
A. J. Wilkinson Ltd
England
c.1947+

Pastoral Davenport 1840 

A. J. Wilkinson Ltd
England
date - unknown (but must be after c.1896)

 

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