Pottery & porcelain
Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co Ltd marks
Fenton, England, United Kingdom · 1889–1985 · 39 marks.
- Active years
- 1889–1985
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Fenton, England
- Products
- china, earthenware, jewellery, porcelain, tableware
- Marks
- 39
Dated marks & timeline
39 marks
c. 1889–1891
A807
The source tentatively dates the crowned laurel mark to 1889–1891; A807 is said to have been registered in 1891.
porcelain · Fenton, England
c. 1891–1906
STAFFORDSHIRE Rd 179250
The source suggests 1891–1906; registration 179250 dates the pattern to 1891, while known silver mounts have 1895–1902 hallmarks.
Fenton, England
From 1906
Staffs England
Registration 589090 dates the pattern to 1911; the mark style was introduced in 1906.
Fenton, England
From 1906
Crown Staffordshire England A.D. 1801
This style without laurel leaves and with the intertwined script device was introduced in 1906.
green · Fenton, England
A.D. 1801 refers to the Minerva Works, not the founding of this company.
From 1906
Crown Staffordshire England
This style without laurel leaves and with the intertwined script device was introduced in 1906.
green · Fenton, England
From 1906
Crown Staffordshire Estd 1801 Made in England
The mark style began in 1906; registration 592627 dates the pattern to 1911.
green · Fenton, England
Estd 1801 refers to the Minerva Works, not the founding of this company.
From 1906
Crown Staffordshire Estd 1801 Made in England
This intertwined-script mark style was introduced in 1906.
green · Fenton, England
Estd 1801 refers to the Minerva Works, not the founding of this company.
From 1906
Crown Staffordshire England
The crowned intertwined-script mark with Crown Staffordshire England was introduced in 1906.
Fenton, England
From 1906
Crown Staffordshire
The source states that this crown and intertwined-script mark was introduced in 1906.
Fenton, England
1917
CROWN STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN CO., LTD. MINERVA WORKS, PARK STREET, FENTON, STAFFS.
These marks are illustrated in the 1917 Pottery Gazette and Glass Trade Review Diary.
Fenton, England
From 1930
Fine Bone China Crown Staffordshire Koryo Pottery 12th Century
The Koryo Pottery 12th Century wording names a design inspiration; this is a mark used from 1930 onward.
bone china · Fenton, England
c. From 1930
FINE BONE CHINA CROWN ESTD. 1801 STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
Standard mark incorporating Fine Bone China, used from the 1930s onwards.
Fenton, England
Shown on packaging.
c. From 1930
FINE BONE CHINA CROWN ESTD 1801 STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
Standard mark incorporating Fine Bone China, used from the 1930s onwards.
Fenton, England
Shown on a presentation box.
c. From 1930
Royal Victory Est 1801 Fine Bone China England
bone china · Fenton, England
One of the marks used for special patterns.
c. 1937–1948
Crown Staffordshire England Leadless Glaze
Fenton, England
The illustrated cup was recovered during a dive in Loch Sunart, on the west coast of Scotland.
c. From 1956
Queensberry Tableware Fine Bone China made by Crown Staffordshire China England
bone china · Fenton, England
Queensberry was a trade name used from at least 1951.
Marks 25–39
c. From 1962
Fine Bone China Crown Staffordshire England Estd 1801 Queensberry
bone china · Fenton, England
2021
Mark image
Fenton, England
Royal Navy mess ware; a fragment was found on Bridlington Beach, East Riding of Yorkshire, in .
Undated
crown
Fenton, England
Group illustration of Staffordshire birds modelled by John Bromley.
Undated
crown
The caption dates the introduction of this Crown Derby comparison mark to about 1887.
Fenton, England
Comparative Derby mark, rather than a Staffordshire mark.
Undated
Crown Staffordshire 1935
The illustrated government-supply mark is dated 1935; W denotes the Office of Works, not an end date for mark use.
Fenton, England
Government contract canteen ware; the source notes that the year of manufacture is generally included.
Undated
crown
Fenton, England
Company listing in the 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel Business Reference Guide.
Undated
Fine China Flowers by Crown Staffordshire
1947 dates the advertisement, not the use interval of a maker mark.
Fenton, England
Advertisement in the 1947 Pottery Gazette Reference Book.
Undated
G VI R Crown Staffordshire 1945
The illustrated government-supply example is dated 1945 and carries the G VI R cypher.
Fenton, England
Government contract canteen ware; the year of manufacture is generally included.
Undated
J. Bromley
black basalt · Fenton, England
John Bromley modelled this Tutankhamun bust after the gold death mask; he also made other busts.
Undated
Koryo Pottery 12th Century
white · Fenton, England
Crown Staffordshire Koryo designs were inspired by carved decoration on Korean Goryeo ware.
Undated
black basalt
black basalt · Fenton, England
John Bromley’s Tutankhamun bust was based on the pharaoh’s gold death mask.
Undated
A807
A807 is said to have been registered in 1891; this is a pattern date, not a mark-use interval.
porcelain · Fenton, England
Undated
A807
The A807 pattern is said to have been registered in 1891; this is a pattern registration, not a mark-use interval.
blue, cobalt, white, gold · porcelain · Fenton, England
Cobalt blue borders with hand-painted floral bouquets and gilding.
Undated
Tutankhamun Crown Staffordshire England
black, gold · black basalt · Fenton, England
Bust by John Bromley, based on the gold death mask discovered by Howard Carter.
About Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co Ltd
The Green family manufactured pottery at the Minerva Works, Fenton. Thomas Allen and Spencer Green began trading as Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co. in 1889; it became a limited company in 1903 and Crown Staffordshire China Co. Ltd. in 1948. It produced bone china tableware, miniatures and floral ornaments, including china jewellery from the late 1920s. The family sold the company to Semart in 1965.
It joined the Wedgwood Group around 1973–74, and the Crown Staffordshire name disappeared around 1985. The Green family began trading as Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co. at the Minerva Works in Fenton in 1889; it incorporated in 1903 and became Crown Staffordshire China Co. in 1948. Bone china tableware, flowers, ornaments and bird studies were major products. Semart acquired the company in 1965, followed by the Wedgwood group around 1973–1974.
The name was used until about 1985.
Also known as: Crown Staffordshire China Co Ltd