The Ridgway family was a significant dynasty in the production of Staffordshire pottery from the 1790s to the late 20th century. At their peak in the mid-19th century, several different potteries run by different branches of the family existed.

The Ridgway companies catered to the middle and upper classes, avoiding the cheapest popular wares. They produced a vast range of wares, including earthenware, stoneware, and bone china, with many pieces transfer-printed with elaborate designs, often in underglaze cobalt blue. The American market was a significant market for Ridgway's wares, with designs including landscapes and national heroes.

From 1808, Ridgway began producing bone china in a variety of patterns, with surviving pattern books showing typical styles of the period, such as flowers, landscapes, and modified Neoclassical and Chinese treatments. Ridgway also produced stoneware jugs with heavy relief molded decoration, and later introduced the Homemaker tableware brand, which brought more...

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An antique English pottery jug adorned with pewter mount, 19th…

English pottery jug with pewter mount, 19th century, stamped

An antique English pottery jug adorned with pewter mount, 19th century, stamped 'Published by W. Ridgway & Co., Hanley, October, 1835', 25 cm high

A pair of William Ridgway jugs, circa 1840s, the pair of jugs…

William Ridgway Blue Stoneware Jugs

A pair of William Ridgway jugs, circa 1840s, the pair of jugs in light blue stoneware with hand painted flowers and gilded accents, each marked with pattern number 60 and monogram to the underside. Height 16 cm

A John Ridgway porcelain cabinet plate, circa 1840 finely hand…

Ridgway Porcelain Cherub Plate

A John Ridgway porcelain cabinet plate, circa 1840 finely hand painted with a cherub holding a bird, a purple scarf around his body, within green and gilt pierced foliate borders. Diameter 22.5 cm

A John Ridgway porcelain dessert service, Ridgway, iron-red…

Ridgway Porcelain Dessert Service, Iron-Red Pattern, 1840s

A John Ridgway porcelain dessert service, Ridgway, iron-red pattern no. 922, circa 1840's, the service with moulded shaped edges, with gilt trims and floral gilt highlights on pale grey wide borders, comprising 18 dessert plates, a large two-handled…

A Ridgway floral cabinet plate, circa 1850, the gently…

Ridgway Floral Cabinet Plate, 1850

A Ridgway floral cabinet plate, circa 1850, the gently scalloped plate with gadroon edging well decorated to the cobalt border with gilt and reserves with embellishments alternating with mirror image acanthus flourishes, centred with a finely decorated…

Antique set four Ridgway teacups & saucers early 19th century,…

Ridgway Gilt Teacups & Saucers, Early 19th Century

Antique set four Ridgway teacups & saucers early 19th century, gilt decorated, marked # 3901 to bases.

A large hand painted gilded porcelain covered pot pourri vase,…

Gilded Porcelain Putti Vase, Ridgways, 1820

A large hand painted gilded porcelain covered pot pourri vase, possibly Ridgways, circa 1820, with a seated putti handled cover, 46 cm high

A 19th century drabware jug attributed to Ridgway or Meigh,…

Chimp Jug with Anthropomorphic Scenes

A 19th century drabware jug attributed to Ridgway or Meigh, decorated with anthropomorphic chimps in European and Eastern dress, smoking, drinking and gambling, some wearing plumed hats. A Bacchus mask moulded beneath the spout. Height 13.5 cm

Three duos by Ridgway, circa 1810, 1830-41 periods, a bute cup…

Ridgway Duos and Decorative Cups and Saucers

Three duos by Ridgway, circa 1810, 1830-41 periods, a bute cup and saucer bowl with mauve and gilt floral borders, unmarked but pattern 405, stamp of A. R Hobbs collection, a powder blue ground cup and saucer with puce and floral cartouches with gilt…

A Ridgway hand painted floral vase, 19 cm high

Ridgway Floral Vase - Hand Painted Beauty

A Ridgway hand painted floral vase, 19 cm high

A Ridgway porcelain vase, 19th century, 21 cm high

Ridgway Porcelain Vase, 19th Century

A Ridgway porcelain vase, 19th century, 21 cm high

Two floral encrusted Ridgway porcelain vases, 19th century,…

Floral Encrusted Ridgway Porcelain Vases (or) Ridgway Porcelain Floral Vases

Two floral encrusted Ridgway porcelain vases, 19th century, each with high relief applied flower decoration to the baluster form green ground body, the largest 19.5 cm high

A Ridgway porcelain vase, 19th century, the central floral…

Ridgway Porcelain Vase with Floral Cartouche and Acanthus Borders

A Ridgway porcelain vase, 19th century, the central floral cartouche within scrolling acanthus borders, green underglaze '2/7999' to the base, 19.5 cm high

A Ridgway porcelain vase, 19th century, with scrolling yellow…

Ridgway Porcelain Vase with Yellow Acanthus Borders

A Ridgway porcelain vase, 19th century, with scrolling yellow acanthus borders on a blue ground, editioned '2/9312' to base, 17.5 cm high

A pair of Ridgway floral encrusted vases, 19th century, each…

Ridgway Floral Encrusted Vases

A pair of Ridgway floral encrusted vases, 19th century, each finely painted and gilt with applied flowers and branch handles on a cobalt blue ground, 18.5 cm high

A Ridgway porcelain two handled vase, 19th century, painted and…

Ridgway Porcelain Floral Vase with Gold Label, 19th Century

A Ridgway porcelain two handled vase, 19th century, painted and gilt with a floral cartouche to each side, reserved on a deep blue ground and flanked by entwined branch handles, gold BADA label to the side, 23.5 cm high

A Ridgway porcelain two handled vase, 19th century, painted and…

Ridgway Porcelain Vase with Floral and Townscape Motifs

A Ridgway porcelain two handled vase, 19th century, painted and gilt with a floral cartouche to one side and a townscape scene to the obverse, within scrolling acanthus borders, 26 cm high

Ridgway pearl ware blue & white dinner plate transfer printed…

Ridgway Blue & White Christ Church Oxford Plate

Ridgway pearl ware blue & white dinner plate transfer printed with 'Christ Church, Oxford', Ridgway mark verso. C1830

Two19th century Ridgway bone china plates pattern number 164.

19th Century Ridgway Bone China Plates (Pattern #164)

Two19th century Ridgway bone china plates pattern number 164.

A pair of Ridgway & Co. Porcelain armorial plates, 19th century,…

Ridgway & Co. Armorial Plates, 19th Century

A pair of Ridgway & Co. Porcelain armorial plates, 19th century, circa 1840, the first plate decorated with elaborate gilt maroon borders, the centre painted with the Westhead coat of arms, with the motto 'Ora et Labora'. The reverse marked John Ridgway…

Four English blue and white transfer dinner plates, one J & W…

Blue and White Transfer Dinner Plates

Four English blue and white transfer dinner plates, one J & W Ridgway plate in the 'Osterley Park' pattern, unmarked, 1814-30, one Don Pottery 'Italian Views' series plate, impressed and underglaze marks to base, 1790-1834, one plate in 'Piping Shephard'…

Pair Victorian Ridgway ashets and other

Victorian Ridgway Ashets and More

Pair Victorian Ridgway ashets and other

Two English blue & white bowls including John & William Ridgway…

English Blue & White Bowls: Ridgway's Indian Temple & Royal Persian

Two English blue & white bowls including John & William Ridgway 'Indian Temple', c 1820 & a 'Royal Persian', c 1815, marked to base, diameter 26 cm

Early Victorian Ridgway moulded drab ware comport moulded…

Victorian Ridgway Moulded Stoneware Comport with Lid

Early Victorian Ridgway moulded drab ware comport moulded stoneware lidded comport, lid with pierced moulded decoration, to footed bowl, circa 1830s, diameter 23 cm, height 8 cm

A Ridgway Homemaker coffee set, comprising coffee pot, sugar…

Ridgway Homemaker Coffee Set with Minor Damage

A Ridgway Homemaker coffee set, comprising coffee pot, sugar bowl, creamer, two side plates, two cups and saucers. A/F - chip to coffee pot interior rim.

Ridgway Potteries plate set, designed by Enid Seeney share,…

Enid Seeney Homemaker Plate Set, 1957 Staffordshire Marked

Ridgway Potteries plate set, designed by Enid Seeney share, Homemaker pattern by Tom Arnold, 1957 -58, six person set, eighteen piece, Staffordshire, marked to base

Mid 19th century Ridgway comport, with hand painted floral…

Ridgway Comport with Floral Center and Gilding

Mid 19th century Ridgway comport, with hand painted floral centre and ornate gilding, 25 cm wide

A Ridgway sugar basin and cover, circa 1820, pattern 2/1070,…

Ridgway Sugar Basin with Floral and Shell Decoration

A Ridgway sugar basin and cover, circa 1820, pattern 2/1070, the fluted and everted basin with a flattened rim and fitted domed lid with onion finial, small bracket handles and profusely decorated with shell forms and a reserve of loose trailing flowers…

A Victorian Ridgway fruit cabinet plate, mid 19th century,…

Victorian Ridgway Fruit Cabinet Plate

A Victorian Ridgway fruit cabinet plate, mid 19th century, pattern 6/2993, gently scallop edged with painted ribbon twist rims, and decorated to the maroon border in gilt, white and salmon colours with meandering vine leaf and rocaille borders and…

A Ridgway floral cabinet plate, circa 1845, the scallop edged…

Ridgway Floral Cabinet Plate, 1845

A Ridgway floral cabinet plate, circa 1845, the scallop edged plate with painted gadroons, lavishly decorated to the cobalt border with gilt and salmons reserves with lattice embellishments alternating with mirror image acanthus flourishes, centred with a…

A Ridgway dessert dish and two matching plates, circa 1820,…

Ridgway Dessert Set with Regency Floral Bouquet

A Ridgway dessert dish and two matching plates, circa 1820, pattern 660, Lavishly decorated, the square dish with moulded scrolls and lobed corners, boldly decorated to cobalt borders in cream and gold in the Regency manner and centred with a bordered…

A Ridgway salt cellar, circa 1815-20, pattern 3/747, a circular…

Ridgway Salt Cellar with Grape Vine Gilding and Landscape Decoration

A Ridgway salt cellar, circa 1815-20, pattern 3/747, a circular flaring cellar with looped snake handles, grape vine gilding to the interior and festoons to the exterior, decorated to a reserve with a man walking in a rural landscape with cottage; red…

Three Ridgway moulded dishes, C:1820, each with floral pattern…

Ridgway Floral Patterned Moulded Dishes with Gilt Rims

Three Ridgway moulded dishes, C:1820, each with floral pattern (#609) with gilt rims, diameter 20 cm each.

Ridgway blue ground urn, with ornate gilded handles and pierced…

Gilded Ridgway Blue Ground Urn, Circa 1835

Ridgway blue ground urn, with ornate gilded handles and pierced neck, circa 1835, 26.5 cm high

Antique porcelain centre comport and four plates, attributed to…

Antique Ridgway Porcelain Comport and Plates

Antique porcelain centre comport and four plates, attributed to John Ridgway & Co, circa 1830-55, rustic scene with green surround, 17 cm high (comport)

George IV Ridgway tea service, circa 1820-25, comprising of a…

George IV Ridgway Tea Service, Circa 1820-25

George IV Ridgway tea service, circa 1820-25, comprising of a teapot 26 cm wide, milk jug, sugar bowl, another bowl, 2 serving plates, and 9 teacups with saucers. Purchased 1975.

A pair of English porcelain oval dessert plates, probably…

English Porcelain Dessert Plates with Floral Design

A pair of English porcelain oval dessert plates, probably Ridgways, circa 1850, finely painted with floral spray within blue and tooled gilt border, 29 cm width

A set of four Ridgway porcelain cabinet plates finely painted…

Ridgway Porcelain Cabinet Plates with Fruit and Flowers

A set of four Ridgway porcelain cabinet plates finely painted with panels of fruit and flowers within gilt, Royal blue and salmon borders, circa 1840, pattern number 6/3767, 23 cm diameter

19th century Ridgway pottery jug - deer

Ridgway deer jug

19th century Ridgway pottery jug - deer

A Ridgway shell shaped dessert dish, circa 1820s, with a…

Ridgway Shell Dessert Dish with Pink Rose and Gilt Decoration

A Ridgway shell shaped dessert dish, circa 1820s, with a central pink rose bloom with foliage and other sprigs, a scrolling moulded rim with gilt and deep cream decoration upon a cobalt ground and a shell form handle; painted iron red numerals underside,…

A Ridgway porcelain part dessert service, circa 1825, each with…

Ridgway Porcelain Dessert Set, 1825

A Ridgway porcelain part dessert service, circa 1825, each with gilt enriched cobalt blue border, painted with floral subject on a white ground, pattern no 660, comprising a total of sixteen pieces, eight plates, two oval shaped dishes, two square shaped…

Collection of Ridgway Homemaker 1950s tableware, including…

Ridgway Homemaker 1950s Tableware Collection

Collection of Ridgway Homemaker 1950s tableware, including platter, two tier cake plate sandwich plate and cake plate, pair of dinner plates, nine side plates, nine dessert bowls, six oatmeal bowls tureen (faulted), five bowls, coupe and saucer, two side…

Rare collection of eleven Ridgway Homemaker 1950s coasters

Ridgway Homemaker Coaster Collection (1950s)

Rare collection of eleven Ridgway Homemaker 1950s coasters

Ridgway large jug, Tam O'Shanter circa 1845

Ridgway Tam O'Shanter Jug (1845)

Ridgway large jug, Tam O'Shanter circa 1845

A collection of English plates including a Royal Dalton…

English Plate Collection: Royal Dalton & Ridgway Melbourne Works

A collection of English plates including a Royal Dalton 'Hamlet' dish and a Ridgway Melbourne works dish

Antique Ridgway blue ground jug, along with a lustre jug (2)

Blue and Lustre Antique Jug Pair

Antique Ridgway blue ground jug, along with a lustre jug (2)

Two antique blue & white transfer Ware bowls including Ridgway,…

Antique Blue & White Transfer Ware Bowls (Pair)

Two antique blue & white transfer Ware bowls including Ridgway, circa 1830, one a/f

Two Ridgway London shape teacups and saucers. Circa 1830, they…

Ridgway London Blue Teacups and Saucers (1830)

Two Ridgway London shape teacups and saucers. Circa 1830, they are London shape and are deep blue with painted reserves of flowers and gilt highlights

A set of eight Royal Worcester lithographic transfer corn bowls.…

Royal Worcester & Ridgway Corn Bowls and Meat Plates

A set of eight Royal Worcester lithographic transfer corn bowls. It is together with a pair of Ridgway blue and white blue and white meat plates with moulded edge

Ridgway dessert service comport and eight plates, each painted…

Ridgway Landscape Dessert Set

Ridgway dessert service comport and eight plates, each painted with landscape within a deep blue border with a yellow edge. Named; Braemar Castle, Maple Hayes, Waymouth, Berkhampstead, Hatrine, Alnwick Castle, Barnard Castle, and Stapleton park

Ridgway blue & white toy tea set 'Humphrey's Clock', circa 1900,…

Ridgway Blue & White Toy Tea Set 'Humphrey's Clock'

Ridgway blue & white toy tea set 'Humphrey's Clock', circa 1900, comprising of cream & sugar, teapot & two trios

A Ridgway coffee cup and saucer, circa 1815, decoration pattern…

Ridgway Coffee Cup and Saucer, 1815

A Ridgway coffee cup and saucer, circa 1815, decoration pattern 419, the exterior of the London-shape cup and the border of the saucer with under-glaze blue and over-glaze gilt decoration of flowers and foliage on the cream-glazed ground, red-painted…