Carlton Ware

Carlton Ware are an internationally renowned pottery manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent. Their products are instantly recognisable, with their highly decorated ceramics often being adorned with leaves, fruit, and the ceramic toucans they made as promotional items for Guinness. Carlton Ware produced hand-painted domestic pottery in high Art Deco styles during the 1920s and 1930s and continue to produce items today. Their earliest works included typical hand-painted tableware in a range of mostly floral patterns, as well as items inspired by Wedgwood and other respected potters.