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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A collection of Carlton Ware cabbage leaf & Foxglove breakfast…

A collection of Carlton Ware cabbage leaf & Foxglove breakfast set, includes two bowls, a cup & saucer, toast rack, creamer & sugar bowl

A Carlton Ware polka dot 'Countess' coffee service, mid 20th…

A Carlton Ware polka dot 'Countess' coffee service, mid 20th century, body shapes 1582, comprising a coffee pot, a covered and handled sugar basin, a cream jug, and six cups and saucers, the exteriors with enameled pink polka dots on the 'Vert Royale'…

Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' coffee service for six, comprising…

Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royale' coffee service for six, comprising coffee pot, sugar bowl and cover, milk jug, six coffee cups and saucers, all decorated with the eponymous rich red ground. Factory marks to the base. (15)

A boxed Carlton Ware polka dots 'Countess' coffee set, mid 20th…

Carlton Ware Polka Dot Coffee Set in Fitted Case

A boxed Carlton Ware polka dots 'Countess' coffee set, mid 20th century comprising six cups and saucers, the exteriors 'Rouge Royale' with white polka dots, with gilt interiors, handles, and edges, each with impressed and printed marks underside, in…

A Carlton ware 'Long Tailed Bird' pattern trio (also known as…

Carlton Ware Long Tailed Bird Trio

A Carlton ware 'Long Tailed Bird' pattern trio (also known as 'Feather') mottled green ground gilded. Number 3355.

Carlton Ware coffee cups and saucers, Bohemian ruby glass jar,…

Antique Tableware and Decor: 15 Pieces

Carlton Ware coffee cups and saucers, Bohemian ruby glass jar, silver and brass utensils and a glass sculpture, 19th and 20th century, (15 items), the largest 16 cm high

Art Deco Carlton Ware 'Iceland poppy' demi tasse circa 1930's

Art Deco Carlton Ware Demi Tasse, Iceland Poppy

Art Deco Carlton Ware 'Iceland poppy' demi tasse circa 1930's

Vintage Carlton Ware coffee set blush pink, with gilt interiors,…

Blush Pink Carlton Ware Coffee Set with Gilt Interiors

Vintage Carlton Ware coffee set blush pink, with gilt interiors, including: 6 coffee cups and saucers, coffee pot, cream jug, and sugar bowl.

Eight pieces Carlton Ware pink Buttercup pattern china,…

Pink Buttercup Carlton Ware China Set

Eight pieces Carlton Ware pink Buttercup pattern china, comprising cup and saucer, side plate, cake plate, sugar and cream, boat shaped bowl and footed bowl

Six Carlton Ware Rouge Royale trios

Six Rouge Royale Carlton Ware Trios

Six Carlton Ware Rouge Royale trios

Carlton Ware 6 Rouge Royale coffee cups & saucers pattern: Wild…

"Wild Duck" Carlton Ware Coffee Set

Carlton Ware 6 Rouge Royale coffee cups & saucers pattern: Wild Duck

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…

Good Carlton Ware part coffee set fruit and berry pattern on…

Carlton Ware Fruit Coffee Set & Posy Vase

Good Carlton Ware part coffee set fruit and berry pattern on pink ground including 4 coffee cups with gilt interior, and saucers, plus 2 additional saucers, lidded sugar bowl, cream jug, coffee pot; plus a Carlton Ware posy vase.

Two Carlton Ware vases 'Lace cup Hydrangea', palm blossom,…

Carlton Ware Lace Cup & Palm Blossom Vases, 1930s

Two Carlton Ware vases 'Lace cup Hydrangea', palm blossom, circa 1935, 1939, patterns 3969 and 4297, shape 466, a 'Lace cap Hydrangea' ovoid vase in enamel colours with gilt enrichments, upon a lustre pale blue ground suffused with pink, and a 'Palm…

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 Australian design tea and coffee service, c. 1950,…

Carlton Ware Australian Tea and Coffee Service, 1950 'Windswept'

Carlton Ware Australian design tea and coffee service, c. 1950, 'Windswept' pattern, comprising a coffee pot, a teapot, two cream jugs, two sugar bowls, a butter plate and cover, seven dessert plates, six cups and saucers, retain manufacturer's printed…

A pair of W & R Carlton Ware 'Mikado' candlesticks, 1924-1927…

Mikado Candlesticks by W&R Carlton Ware, 1920s

A pair of W & R Carlton Ware 'Mikado' candlesticks, 1924-1927 period, pattern 2881, design attributed to Enoch Bolton, shaped pillar sticks with cup shaped sconces and wells, decorated with, oriental figures, pavilions and landscapes in enamel colours…

A Carlton Ware pedestal cup, Early/mid 20th century, backstamp…

Carlton Ware Pedestal Cup with Mikado Pagoda Design

A Carlton Ware pedestal cup, Early/mid 20th century, backstamp of 1925-1970 period, probably Mikado pattern, a variation of 2364, decorated externally with a pagoda, pavilion and trees in enamel colours on a mottled blue ground, with, lace like gilded…

A cased set of six Carlton Ware cups & saucers, in original box

Carlton Ware Cup & Saucer Set in Original Box

A cased set of six Carlton Ware cups & saucers, in original box

Carltoware Rouge Royale tea set, comprising teapot, sugar bowl,…

Rouge Royale Tea Set: Red and Gold Elegance

Carltoware Rouge Royale tea set, comprising teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, seven demi tasse and saucers, in deep red and accented in gilt

Carlton Ware 'Vert Royale' coffee set for six persons…

Carlton Ware 'Vert Royale' Coffee Set for Six

Carlton Ware 'Vert Royale' coffee set for six persons comprising a lidded sugar bowl, creamer, with six cups & saucers. Condition, good, minor crazing to the bases, height of sugar bowl, 10.5 cm

Carlton Ware 'Spider's Web' coffee service comprising a coffee…

"Spider's Web" Carlton Ware Coffee Service

Carlton Ware 'Spider's Web' coffee service comprising a coffee pot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer & six coffee cups & saucers decorated with spiders web cobwebs with fruiting berries, harebells & dragonflies to a pale green lustre ground. Condition fair,…

A Carlton Ware 'Egyptian Fan' coffee service for six, 1932-1933,…

Carlton Ware Egyptian Fan Coffee Service

A Carlton Ware 'Egyptian Fan' coffee service for six, 1932-1933, pattern 3696, design attributed to Violet Elmer. The petite coffee cans jewelled and gilded with stylised arc shaped fans flanked by towers of hollyhock style flowers and other spiral and…

A vintage Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royal' coffee service, mid 20th…

Mid-Century Carlton Ware Rouge Royal Coffee Service

A vintage Carlton Ware 'Rouge Royal' coffee service, mid 20th century, the petite lobed cups with shaped handles and associated saucers of conforming design, all with a rich mottled rouge ground and gold borders, the cups gilt washed to the interior; with…

5 pieces Carlton Ware vert Royale china. Gilt & enamel…

Carlton Ware Vert Royale China Set

5 pieces Carlton Ware vert Royale china. Gilt & enamel decorated ashtray; tapering vase; & pink spotted trio. Height 16 cm (vase)

Carlton Ware walking ware egg cup, and another novelty egg cup

Quirky Egg Cups: Carlton Ware and More

Carlton Ware walking ware egg cup, and another novelty egg cup

Three Carlton Ware demitasse cups & saucers, verte Royale,…

Carlton Ware Verte Royale Crane Demitasse Set

Three Carlton Ware demitasse cups & saucers, verte Royale, crane pattern

Carlton Ware green foxglove cup & saucer

Green Foxglove Carlton Ware Cup & Saucer

Carlton Ware green foxglove cup & saucer

Rare Carlton Ware coffee cup & saucer decorated with flowers

Floral Carlton Ware Coffee Set

Rare Carlton Ware coffee cup & saucer decorated with flowers

An assortment of Carlton Ware, nineteen pieces including five…

Carlton Ware Assortment: 19 Pieces Including Horsemen Dishes

An assortment of Carlton Ware, nineteen pieces including five horsemen dishes, a floral basket, a bowl, cup, a small figurine, one mustard pot, a pair of novelty jugs, a highland terrier, four miniature cups and vase, a cup and matching saucer, various…