c. 1923–1931
Made in England J. Steventon & Sons Ltd Burslem
brown · Burslem, England
Early marks continued the style used by Brown & Steventon.
Pottery & porcelain
John Steventon & Sons Ltd marks
Burslem Middlewich, England, United Kingdom · 1923–1960 · 10 marks.
- Active years
- 1923–1960
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Burslem Middlewich, England
- Products
- china, earthenware, porcelain, tableware
- Marks
- 10
Dated marks & timeline
10 marks
c. 1923–1931
Reproduction of Rogers 1786
This reproduction mark is assigned to 1923–about 1931; the source dates the original Rogers design to about 1814–1836.
Burslem, England
Reproduction of the Rogers Elephant pattern. The 1786 wording is part of the reproduction inscription.
c. 1931–1936
Floretta Ware Royal Venton Burslem Hand Painted
Burslem, England
The mark includes a facsimile of the Van Phillips signature.
c. 1931–1936
Royal Venton Ware Est 1897 John Steventon & Sons Ltd Burslem England
EST 1897 refers to the predecessor Brown & Steventon, not this mark’s introduction.
brown · Burslem, England
c. 1931–1936
Royal Venton Ware J. Steventon & Sons. Ltd. Burslem Hand Painted
Burslem, England
The mark includes a facsimile of Harold Holdcroft’s signature.
c. 1931–1936
Royal Venton Ware J Steventon & Sons Ltd Burslem England
Registration number 760690 records registration of the name in 1931.
Burslem, England
1963
Mark image
The factory photograph is dated December 1963, not a pottery mark-use period.
Burslem Middlewich, England
Factory-gateway photograph from the Bert Bentley Collection.
1963
Mark image
The kiln photograph is dated December 1963, not a pottery mark-use period.
Burslem Middlewich, England
Bottle-kiln photograph from the Bert Bentley Collection.
About John Steventon & Sons Ltd
John Steventon continued Brown & Steventon with his sons Horace and Reginald after William Brown retired in 1923. The firm made earthenware at the Royal Pottery in Burslem. Designers included Harold Holdcroft, Gladys Scarlett and Francis Van Phillips, and Royal Venton Ware was introduced around 1930. From about 1936 the business shifted toward sanitary ware and tiles at Middlewich. Ideal Standard acquired it in the late 1960s.