The Carlton Ware works were set up about 1890 by James Frederick Wiltshaw, James Alcock Robinson & William Herbert Robinson in Stoke-on-Trent, and Carlton Ware was adopted as a trade name in 1894.

About 1890 the company introduced its "Blush Ware" range, with floral designs on delicate pastel coloured backgrounds, sometimes with gilded additions.

In 1911 the partnership was dissolved and James Frederick Wiltshaw became the sole proprietor.

During the 1920s, the company became known for its Art Deco lustre wares, which command high prices today.

Many of the patterns were of imaginative geometric and stylised floral designs, some using Egyptian and oriental influences, such as the highly collectable ‘Tutenkahmen’ and ‘Mikado’ ranges.

The "Handcraft" range introduced in 1928 offered modern freehand painted designs with matt glazes which distinguished them from other manufacturers of the time using similar designs.

Other later collectable areas of Carlton Ware are the more...

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Carlton Ware moonlight cameo vase, height 26 cm minor damages…

Carlton Ware Moonlight Cameo Vase, 26 cm, Minor Paint Damage

Carlton Ware moonlight cameo vase, height 26 cm minor damages to paint

Moonlight lustre vase by Carlton Ware, height 27.5 cm

Moonlight Lustre Vase: Carlton Ware, 27.5 cm Height

Moonlight lustre vase by Carlton Ware, height 27.5 cm

Carlton Ware Moonlight cameo lustre vase height 15 cm

Moonlight Lustre Vase by Carlton Ware

Carlton Ware Moonlight cameo lustre vase height 15 cm

Pair of Carlton Ware vases, 'Moonlight Cameo' striking…

Moonlight Cameo Carlton Ware Vases

Pair of Carlton Ware vases, 'Moonlight Cameo' striking decoration, black matte and orange lustre with central panels featuring nymphs dancing at moonlight

Carlton Ware Moonlight cameo lustre vase 23 cm high approx.

Moonlight Lustre Vase by Carlton Ware

Carlton Ware Moonlight cameo lustre vase 23 cm high approx.

W & R Carlton Ware bowl, 33.5 cm long. Moonlight cameo

Moonlight Cameo Carlton Ware Bowl (8 words)

W & R Carlton Ware bowl, 33.5 cm long. Moonlight cameo

A Carlton Ware 'Moonlight Cameo' vase, mid-1920s, decoration…

Moonlight Cameo Carlton Ware Vase

A Carlton Ware 'Moonlight Cameo' vase, mid-1920s, decoration pattern 2944, body shape 167, the design applied within two opposed orange lustre-ground roundels within the matt black-ground, impressed, printed, and painted marks underside. Height 26 cm