Tableware Blog

In the past few years, more and more people have started to show an interest in discontinued goods, either as a buyer or a seller. In fact, the discontinued marketplace is definitely growing, partly driven by customer loyalty to their chosen brand, and often driven by a desire to save money. For example, in the case of discontinued tableware, it is far cheaper for someone to replace a broken plate or two, than it is to replace an entire dinner service. Many customers are used to the idea of going to the store and buying the stuff they want, but...

Our 'New Stock Alerts' are published weekly and summarise most of the new stock we have received at the MrPottery warehouse and/or added to our new e-commerce website in the last week. Creative Tops "Born To Shop" - Hot Chocolate Mug Denby "Encore" - Craftsman Mug, Butter Dish Denby "Mugs - Miscellaneous" - Maxwell House Mug Hornsea Pottery "Pear Drop" - Planter / Flower Pot Johnson Brothers "Born To Shop" - Mug (Friends are the family we choose) Johnson Bros "Denmark" - Mug Johnson Brothers "Eternal Beau" - Dinner Plates, Bowls, Tea Plates, Cups and Saucers Johnson Bros "Floral Sampler"...

Hornsea Pottery was created in 1949 by two brothers named Desmond and Colin Rawson, with the help of funding from a local businessman named Philip Clappison. The company began with Plaster of Paris giftware for sale in Hornsea on the East Yorkshire coast. The original such product was a Toby Jug. By 1954 the company was already registered, had a factory and a staff of 64, which grew to 250 by 1974. Some of the earliest pieces created by the company were designed by Colin Rawson, and since those sold very well the Hornsea Pottery chose to move to larger...

Our 'New Stock Alerts' are published weekly and summarise most of the new stock we have received at the MrPottery warehouse and/or added to our new e-commerce website in the last week. Denby "Arabesque" - Mug, Stock Pot Johnson Brothers "Born To Shop" - Cookie Jar Johnson Brothers "Eternal Beau" - Teapot Marks & Spencer "Harvest" - Hors D'oeuvre Dish and Rounded Teapot Poole Pottery "Argosy" - Tea Cup Purbeck Pottery "Brown Diamond" - Dinner Plates, Salad Plates, Bowls, Serving Ware Royal Doulton "Yorkshire Rose" - Dinner Plates, Salad Plates             If you would like to purchase any...

Royal Worcester, a revered porcelain company, was created in 1751 by Doctor John Wall and a group of local businessmen. One of their first product lines was the Worcester porcelain, painted in blue under the glaze. Soon Robert Hancock arrived at Royal Worcester, and he started to apply print transfers onto porcelain. That was a huge deal at the time, and it helped the business take off swiftly. In fact, Royal Worcester grew so much that in 1770 they made one of the first Royal dinner services for the Duke of Gloucester at that time. Even when the founder retired...