The Carlton Ware works were set up about 1890 by James Frederick Wiltshaw, James Alcock Robinson & William Herbert Robinson in Stoke-on-Trent, and Carlton Ware was adopted as a trade name in 1894.

About 1890 the company introduced its "Blush Ware" range, with floral designs on delicate pastel coloured backgrounds, sometimes with gilded additions.

In 1911 the partnership was dissolved and James Frederick Wiltshaw became the sole proprietor.

During the 1920s, the company became known for its Art Deco lustre wares, which command high prices today.

Many of the patterns were of imaginative geometric and stylised floral designs, some using Egyptian and oriental influences, such as the highly collectable ‘Tutenkahmen’ and ‘Mikado’ ranges.

The "Handcraft" range introduced in 1928 offered modern freehand painted designs with matt glazes which distinguished them from other manufacturers of the time using similar designs.

Other later collectable areas of Carlton Ware are the more...

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Carlton Ware lidded urn, black ground decorated with gold and…

Carlton Ware lidded urn, black ground decorated with gold and enamelled stork and tree design, height 18 cm

A large Carlton Ware 'New Stork' two-handled vase, Carlton Ware,…

A large Carlton Ware 'New Stork' two-handled vase, Carlton Ware, shape 1693/K, pattern 4340, c1950s, the fine ovoid vase with gilt scrolled handles, decorated in the 'New Stork' pattern with exotic wading birds grazing in water under trees, upon a deep…

A Carlton ware 'New Stork' pattern, famille noir enameled jug…

Carlton Ware Stork Jug, Green & Gold, 18cm

A Carlton ware 'New Stork' pattern, famille noir enameled jug Green inner, gilded handle, height 18 cm

A Carlton Ware Noire Royale lidded box new stork pattern on…

Carlton Ware Noire Royale Stork Lidded Box

A Carlton Ware Noire Royale lidded box new stork pattern on black ground. 14 x 10 cm

A small Carlton Ware Noir Royale enamelled vase new stork…

Carlton Ware Noir Royale Enamelled Stork Vase

A small Carlton Ware Noir Royale enamelled vase new stork pattern on black ground. Waisted, wavy handles, height 9.5 cm

Carlton Ware hand painted vase vert Royale with stork…

Hand-painted Carlton Ware vase with stork decoration

Carlton Ware hand painted vase vert Royale with stork decoration, height 14 cm.

Carlton Ware Stork decorated bowl decorated with Storks under a…

Stork Bowl on Cobalt Blue Ground

Carlton Ware Stork decorated bowl decorated with Storks under a Flowering Tree, on cobalt blue ground, marked to base, diameter 15.5 cm

Carlton Ware 'Vert Royale' serving dish 'Stork' decorated, on…

Stork Decorated Carlton Ware Serving Dish

Carlton Ware 'Vert Royale' serving dish 'Stork' decorated, on green ground, gilt highlights, length 30 cm.

Carlton Ware Bleu Royal new stork twin handle vase height 12.5…

12.5 cm Carlton Ware Bleu Royal Stork Vase

Carlton Ware Bleu Royal new stork twin handle vase height 12.5 cm

A Carlton Ware Rouge Royale 'New Stork' pattern service, circa…

Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Chinoiserie Demitasse Service

A Carlton Ware Rouge Royale 'New Stork' pattern service, circa 1951, pattern introduced 1938 and attributed to Irene Pemberton, comprising a four person demitasse setting with coffee pot, creamer, sugar, bowl, bon bon tray, and a large display jug, in…

Three various Carlton Ware vases and a cup two vases with…

Carlton Ware Vases and Cup with Pagoda and Floral Patterns

Three various Carlton Ware vases and a cup two vases with pagoda pattern, the other a floral spray, the cup with new stork pattern, height 11.5 cm

Carlton Ware 'New Stork Bleu Royale' scalloped edge dish

Scalloped Carlton Ware dish in New Stork Bleu Royale

Carlton Ware 'New Stork Bleu Royale' scalloped edge dish

Carlton Ware 'New Stork Rouge Royale' dish (crazing)

Crazed Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Dish

Carlton Ware 'New Stork Rouge Royale' dish (crazing)

Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Stork and trees plate, of oval shaped…

Rouge Royale Stork and Trees Plate

Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Stork and trees plate, of oval shaped form, decorated with stork and trees, in tones of green, orange and yellow on rouge ground accented in gilt, length 21 cm

Carlton Ware 'New Stork' large covered vase, the lide with a…

Gilded Stork Vase with Temple Dog Finial

Carlton Ware 'New Stork' large covered vase, the lide with a gilded temple dog finial, height 39 cm

Carlton Ware 'New Stork' vase, height 12 cm

"New Stork" Carlton Ware Vase (12 cm)

Carlton Ware 'New Stork' vase, height 12 cm

Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' new Stork pattern bowl of oval form…

Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Stork Bowl

Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' new Stork pattern bowl of oval form with a single pedestal collet foot, stamped to the base. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Length 31 cm

A Carlton Ware 'New Stork' charger, circa 1938, pattern 4283,…

1938 Carlton Ware Charger with Stork and Cranes Design

A Carlton Ware 'New Stork' charger, circa 1938, pattern 4283, with design attributed to Irene Pemberton, depicting three cranes standing in water reeds beneath stylised trees with tracery like curtains of foliage jewelled with colours upon an unusual…

Two Carlton Ware bowls. 1930s and later, including a Revo bowl…

Carlton Ware Bowls: Garden & Chinoiserie Patterns

Two Carlton Ware bowls. 1930s and later, including a Revo bowl in the handcrafted satin glazed 'Garden' pattern 3413 with cobalt, yellow and orange centred flowers upon a mottled blue ground with a purple fringed motif, production era 1930-1931; and the…

Two Carlton Ware 'New Stork' vases, 1952-62 with pattern 4340…

Carlton Ware Stork Vases

Two Carlton Ware 'New Stork' vases, 1952-62 with pattern 4340 and variation 4398, the squat baluster vases with gilt scrolled handles featuring storks in a Chinoiserie setting, one with a 'Rouge Royale' ground, the other 'Bleu Royale'; backstamps…

A group of four Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' dishes, all…

Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Chinoiserie Dish Set

A group of four Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' dishes, all 1952-c1962, all in gilt and enamel Chinoiserie designs, including two with 'New Mikado' pattern 2727 and two with 'New Stork' pattern 4340; backstamps underside and three with impressed shape marks.…

A group of three Carlton Ware blue vases, two items from the…

Carlton Ware Blue Vases Collection

A group of three Carlton Ware blue vases, two items from the first quarter 20th century; the third after 1925, a baluster vase with a deep lustre in 'Stork and Bamboo' pattern 2932, a trumpet shaped footed vase with an ornate frieze and pagodas in 'Kang…

A group of six Carlton Ware Rouge Royale pieces, circa 1930-40s,…

Carlton Ware Rouge Royale Collection

A group of six Carlton Ware Rouge Royale pieces, circa 1930-40s, including a lozenge shaped dish in 'Vine and Grape' pattern 4385, and another in 'Spider's Web', pattern 4254; an Aztec dish in 'Lace Cap Hydrangea' pattern 3967, a leaf dish, a lustre jug…

A Carlton Ware 'New Stork' dish, mid-20th century, decoration…

Mid-century Carlton Ware 'New Stork' Dish

A Carlton Ware 'New Stork' dish, mid-20th century, decoration pattern 4367, body shape 2003/1, the design applied on a mottled deep blue ground, impressed and printed marks underside. Width 31 cm. Depth 18 cm

A Carlton Ware 'New Stork' dish, 1950s, decoration pattern 4421,…

Carlton Ware 'New Stork' Dish

A Carlton Ware 'New Stork' dish, 1950s, decoration pattern 4421, body shape 139 ('water lily'), the design applied on a 'Vert Royale' ground to the interior, impressed and printed factory marks underside, diameter: 23 cm