Pearl Pottery Co 

New Pearl Pottery Co






 

Location and period of operation:

Pearl Pottery Co
New Pearl Pottery Co

Hanley 
Hanley

1892
1936

1936
1941

 

Earthenware manufacturers at the 'Pearl Pottery' in Brook Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent

  • Previously the works were operated by Wood and Bennett - the Pearl Pottery Co. took over in July 1892. 

  • The original partners were: George Allen, James Boulton, Stephen Hawthorn, Harry George Coleman, Samuel George Bennett, and George Hassall.

  • Harry G Coleman retired in December 1892.

  • By 1906 the partners were George Allen, George Timmis, James Boulton and Stephen Hawthorn. In Octtober of 1906 George Timmis left the business. 

  • In 1936 the business was renamed the New Pearl Pottery Co. Ltd. The works closed during the war and the factory was sold in 1947

Note: there was a similar named (unrelated) company "Pearl Pottery (Burslem)"

 

 


London Gazette  
16th December 1892 

Notice of the retirement of Harry George Coleman 

 

 

 

an article on "The Pearl Pottery Company, Brook Streeet, Hanley" appeared in... 

"A descriptive account of The Potteries (illustrated)" and 1893 advertising and trade journal. Page 26 

click to see the article in the trade journal

 

The Pottery Gazette  


Notice of the retirement of George Timmis from the partnership

 

 

 

 

 

Initials and marks used on ware for identification:

  PP

PP Co Ltd

ROYAL WARE

PEARL WARE

PEARL STONE WARE

CRANSTON POTTERY

EDNA BEST ART POTTERY

 

 

 


Pearl Pottery
Hanley
England

 

 

 

 


 PPC Co Ltd 
England

two globes with PPC Co Ltd on a banner

Printed mark used 1912+

 

 

 

 


typical art nouveau, tube lined, Cranston Pottery 

 


PP Co Ltd
ENGLAND
Cranston Pottery

 


 

 


Serving platter in the typical Willow Pattern 
Manufactured by
The Pearly Pottery Co. Ltd
for
Rodolfo Eisler
Bs.    As.
Made in England 

Ware produced for Eisler often bore his mark instead of, or as well as that of the manufacturer. 

Photos courtesy: Carlos Calvo  

Rodolfo Eisler was of Austrian descent and an importer of quality ceramics, silver and homewares that were primarily made in England. His goods were sold through the opulent Grande Tienda “Ciudad de Londres” (City of London) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

By the late 1920s Eisler opened his own establishment at 325 Florida Street, in a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires that had many British shops and restaurants fitted out with great style. Some of the locations survive - just around the corner is the “New Brighton”, once an elegant men’s haberdashery and now a beautiful restaurant. Other “neighbours” included the Richmond Tea Room, Claridge's Hotel and further down Florida Street, Harrod’s Department Store.

Rodolfo Eisler imported ware from a number of North Staffordshire potteries including Grimwades and Newport Pottery (Clarice Cliff ware).

 

 

 


Edna Best Art Pottery in the art deco style

 

Edna Best (1900 - 1974) was a British stage and film actress.  In the 1930's she became involved in the endorsement of Art Deco ceramics made by the Pearl Pottery, Hanley.

The patterns were bold and colourful art deco style no doubt to compete with the popular style of Clarice Cliff.  The ranges were produced exclusively for Lawley's of Regent Street in London.

 


Edna Best
Art Pottery
exclusive to 
Lawleys

 

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