George Guthrie, a former Glasgow potter founded the Bendigo Pottery at Epsom near Sandhurst (as Bendigo was then called) in 1858.

It was not surprising that an important pottery was established at the gold?clds, particularly as the Victorian miners had discovered good clay-fields in the course of their search for gold. Guthrie had arrived from Scotland to try his luck on the goldfields, and as a potter by trade recognised the potential of clay discoveries. .

At the 1866 Melbourne Exhibition, Guthrie was a medal winner for his collection of stonewares, particularly brown ginger-beer bottles.

Domestic and table wares were added to the range of pots and bottles. Brown ‘Rockingham' teapots, cups and saucers, decorated cream-ware jugs and basins, white parian ware ornaments, majolica vases and artistic water filters were amongst the products.

In the early 1880s Guthrie sold the pottery and returned to Scotland . He more...

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Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover with grape leaf motif,…

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover with grape leaf motif, 19th century, 21 cm high, 25 cm diameter

Bendigo Pottery Colonial cheese dish and cover, 19th century,…

Colonial cheese dish and cover by Bendigo Pottery

Bendigo Pottery Colonial cheese dish and cover, 19th century, 19 cm high, 28 cm wide

Bendigo Pottery 'Sunflower' pattern butter pot, 19th century,…

19th Century Bendigo Pottery Sunflower Butter Pot

Bendigo Pottery 'Sunflower' pattern butter pot, 19th century, 12 cm high, 18 cm diameter

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover adorned with berries and…

Bendigo Pottery Berry Cheese Dish

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover adorned with berries and leaves, 19th century, impressed anchor mark to base, 17 cm high, 19.5 cm diameter

Bendigo Pottery triangular cheese dish and cover with…

Chrysanthemum Cheese Dish with Cover

Bendigo Pottery triangular cheese dish and cover with chrysanthemum pattern, 19th century, a??19 cm high, 27 cm wide

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover with corn pattern, 19th…

Corn-patterned Cheese Dish with Cover

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover with corn pattern, 19th century, 18 cm high, 24 cm diameter

Bendigo Pottery, cheese dish and cover decorated with corn cobs,…

Corn Cob Cheese Dish with Cover from Bendigo Pottery

Bendigo Pottery, cheese dish and cover decorated with corn cobs, 19th century, 19 cm high, the base 24 cm diameter

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover decorated with corn cobs,…

Corn Cob Cheese Dish and Cover by Bendigo Pottery

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover decorated with corn cobs, 19th century, 19 cm high, the base 24 cm diameter

An unusual Bendigo Pottery Majolica cheese dome and dish, circa…

Bendigo Pottery Majolica Cheese Dome with Twig Handle

An unusual Bendigo Pottery Majolica cheese dome and dish, circa 1890-1910, a rare handbag-shaped cheese dome with a double twig handle, in chrysanthemum pattern with moulded flora in green and amber colours upon a knobbly textured cream ground, the fitted…

A floral decorated majolica cheese bell and plate, probably…

Floral Majolica Cheese Bell and Plate (8 words)

A floral decorated majolica cheese bell and plate, probably Bendigo Pottery, late 19th century, 24 cm high

Bendigo pottery cheese bell and cover, Chrysanthemum pattern,…

Chrysanthemum Cheese Bell with Repairs

Bendigo pottery cheese bell and cover, Chrysanthemum pattern, repaired, green ground

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish, Chrysantheanum pattern, circa…

Antique Chrysanthemum Cheese Dish from Bendigo Pottery

Bendigo Pottery cheese dish, Chrysantheanum pattern, circa 1890-1910

Bendigo Pottery corn cob adorned cheese bell on base, marked F.…

Corn Cob Cheese Bell by F.M. at Bendigo Pottery

Bendigo Pottery corn cob adorned cheese bell on base, marked F.M.

Bendigo Pottery, vine leaf cheese cover plate, circa 1880

Bendigo Pottery Vine Leaf Cheese Plate, 1880

Bendigo Pottery, vine leaf cheese cover plate, circa 1880