Pottery & porcelain
Adderley china marks
The name “Old willow Adderley Ware” appears among Adderley china marks from Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Its mark period is 1929–1947.
- Active years
- 1874–1952
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Products
- china, earthenware, porcelain
- Marks
- 25
Dated marks & timeline
25 marks
c. 1920–1929
Shang pattern Adderleys Ltd ca. 1920s
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Shang is the pattern name.
From 1926
ORCHARD MADE IN ENGLAND BY ADDERLEYS CO BEST BONE CHINA
bone china · Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
1947–1950
EST
The use interval is 1947–1950; EST. 1789 forms part of the mark wording.
bone china · Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
1789 Adderley Made in England mark
c. 1950–1956
Adderley Floral and Figurine China Co Ltd ca.
bone china · Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
c. 1950–1956
Adderley Floral & Figurine Co Ltd Staffordshire England ca.
bone china · Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Adderley Floral & Figurine Co. Ltd. mark.
From 1964
Royal Adderley FLORAL BONE CHINA MADE IN ENGLAND
bone china · Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Undated
Adderley Ware EXCLUSIVE HARRODS
The pattern was registered in 1928; no mark-use interval is stated.
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
AdderleyWare Exclusive to Harrods mark. The pattern was registered in 1928
Marks 25–25
About Adderley
William Alsager Adderley was a pottery partner from the early 1850s and began his own business in December 1874. Porcelain and earthenware were made at Daisy Bank Pottery, Longton. The firm became W. A. Adderley & Co. in 1886 and Adderleys Ltd. in 1906, operating until 1952. Production was concentrated with Myott, Son & Co. during the war and resumed independently in 1945. Adderley Floral and Figurine China Co. Ltd. began in 1949 and was acquired by Ridgway Potteries in 1956.
Ridgway used Adderley and Royal Adderley marks until 1964; Allied English Potteries continued them until 1971. William Alsager Adderley began his own business in December 1874 at Daisy Bank Pottery, Longton. It became W. Adderley & Co. in 1886 and Adderleys Ltd in 1906, operating until 1952. Production resumed independently in 1945 after wartime concentration with Myott, Son & Co.
Adderley Floral and Figurine China Co Ltd began in 1949 and was acquired by Ridgway Potteries in 1956. Ridgway and later Allied English Potteries continued the Adderley and Royal Adderley names. William Alsager Adderley established his own business in December 1874 at Daisy Bank Pottery, Longton. Adderley & Co in 1886 and Adderleys Ltd in 1906. Adderley Floral and Figurine China began in 1949 and was acquired by Ridgway Potteries in 1956.