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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... high-lustre table ware in the "Royale" brand, including Bleu Royale and Rouge Royale introduced in 1949 and continuing through to the early 1970s, advertising wares, particularly those displaying the Guinness name, and the Walking Ware range of the 1970s, which was the company's last great success.

In 1966, following the death of Cuthbert Wiltshaw, the company was sold to Arthur Wood & Sons and continued to trade until it developed serious financial difficulties in the late 1980s, forcing it into receivership in 1989, resulting in it finally closing in 1992.

In 1997 the company's intellectual property and moulds were purchased by FJ Publications, which now produces objects for the collector's market. less...

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Large and impressive Carlton Ware Tutankhamun pattern ginger…
Carlton Ware Tutankhamun Ginger Jar with Egyptian Designs

Large and impressive Carlton Ware Tutankhamun pattern ginger jar ovoid form with dome lid. The lid with Egyptian mask finial decorated in coloured enamels with Egyptian designs on a rich blue ground. Created to celebrate the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb i

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A W & R Carlton Ware 'Tutankhamen' dish and cover, circa 1922,…
1922 Carlton Ware Tutankhamen Dish & Cover

A W & R Carlton Ware 'Tutankhamen' dish and cover, circa 1922, pattern 2711, design attributed to Enoch Bolton, a circular bowl and cover decorated with Egyptian figures and motifs in enamel colours and gilt on a mottled blue ground, backstamps including t

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A W&R Carlton Ware 'Tutankhamen' footed fruit bowl, circa…
Tutankhamen Footed Fruit Bowl by W&R Carlton Ware

A W&R Carlton Ware 'Tutankhamen' footed fruit bowl, circa 1923/4, pattern 2711, with design attributed to Enoch Boulton, in response to the discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter. Gilt and enamelled Egyptian imagery and hieroglyphs centre

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An impressive Carlton Ware Tutankhamun ginger jar with death…
Carlton Ware Tutankhamun Ginger Jar with Death Mask Lid

An impressive Carlton Ware Tutankhamun ginger jar with death mask lid. Created to celebrate the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. 15.75 in. high, 10.63 in. diameter

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