Topic: Swan china, England

[Anne]

Looking for something else on my PC I found some pics of various pottery items which Barry photographed a while ago for a book on the village.  They were all of items connected to the village in some way, so I thought I'd add them into the relevant forums. To start off with there's a small heraldic pattern pot marked underneath Swan China, England.  It's similar to the pieces made by Wemyss Pottery in Scotland, and obviously souvenir-ware. No idea of date or who Swan China might have been.

[Lustrousstone]

Found it  Charles Ford  (1874-1904, formerly T & C Ford), Hanley, Staffs. Swan mark printed or impressed 1900-04. Sold to JA Robinson in 1904

[josordoni]

These are what is known as crested china Anne - if you do a search with Crested China on ebay you will find lots and lots of these pieces, at prices anywhere from a couple of pounds to several hundred.  We have a very good customer base for them.

They were produced mainly in the UK, sometimes in Germany,from the late 1800s through to about 1935. Each shape could have many different city crests, as requested and ordered by agents in the various areas.  The best name is W Goss, followed by Arcadian, Carlton China and Willow Art - however these last three are only valuable in novelty shapes.  Collectors either collect specific crests or sometimes specific shapes - WW1 items are very popular and some of the larger animals go for large money.

Here is the catalogue of one of my customers...

http://www.thecrestedchinacompany.com/Latest%20Catalogue.htm

[Anne]

Christine, thank you! That looks like them doesn't it. That's much older than I had thought it would be too.

Thanks Lynne, I knew there was a term for them and couldn't think what it was. Also, it was Goss I was thinking of not Wemyss - no idea where Wemyss fits in?  Or did they make them too? That catalogue is interesting too, I think we could add that to the Links page, yes?