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 'Rabbits at Dusk' charger, period Art Deco, large…

Art Deco Rabbit Charger

Carlton Ware 'Rabbits at Dusk' charger, period Art Deco, large impressive charger in burnt orange decorated with rabbits amongst trees, 42 cm diameter

Carlton Ware Bleu Royale charger pagoda pattern 38 cm diameter

Bleu Royale Pagoda Charger - 38 cm Diameter

Carlton Ware Bleu Royale charger pagoda pattern 38 cm diameter

A gilded Carltonware cream platter, 32 cm diameter

Gilded Carltonware Cream Platter, 32cm Diameter

A gilded Carltonware cream platter, 32 cm diameter

Carlton Ware, wall charger, pattern no. 3663, hand painted with…

Hand-painted flower charger by Carlton Ware

Carlton Ware, wall charger, pattern no. 3663, hand painted with flowers on a black ground, with printed factory mark to base 'Carlton Ware made in England trade mark' and numbered, diameter 35.5 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…

A Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' charger, circa circa 1952-1962,…

Chinoiserie Carlton Ware Charger

A Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' charger, circa circa 1952-1962, decoration pattern 2727, in 'New Mikado' with Chinoiserie designs in colours of flowering trees and pavilions upon a 'Rouge Royale' lustre ground, the rim with fine tracery patterns of lingzhi…