Pottery & porcelain
Sterling Pottery Ltd marks
Fenton · 1939–1953 · 10 marks.
- Active years
- 1939–1953
- City / region
- Fenton
- Products
- earthenware, tableware
- Marks
- 10
Dated marks & timeline
10 marks
1950–1953
EST. 1792 RIDGWAY STERLING POTTERY LAWLEY ENGLAND
earthenware · Fenton
mark -3 when the company was part of the Lawley Group after the take over by Ridgway in
Undated
earthenware
The source dates the illustrated toast rack to about 1950–1953, when Ridgway owned the company; no backstamp is shown.
earthenware · Fenton
manufactured in the period -3 when the company was owned by Ridgway
Undated
earthenware
earthenware · Fenton
Illustrated Winking Lady teacup; no backstamp is shown.
Undated
earthenware
The source dates these Lipton Tea promotional cups to about 1950–1953; the picture shows the object rather than a backstamp.
earthenware · Fenton
the novelty winking tea cup were produced in the early 's as promotional items for the English Lipton Tea Company manufactured in the period -3 when the company was owned by Ridgway
About Sterling Pottery Ltd
Sterling Pottery manufactured earthenware at Canning Street, Fenton, including tea and coffee sets, novelty tableware and small character jugs. It bought jug moulds from Cooper Clayton Pottery after that firm closed in the early 1950s. Ridgway (Bedford Works) Ltd acquired Sterling in 1950, bringing it into the Lawley Group.