Roselle Occ & Co Occ & Co O C & CO

Guilded porcelain style pottery 

Ware marked Occ & Co are miniatures (dolls houses style)

Ware marked OC & CO are hinged boxes (jewellry, trinket storage boxes)

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This pottery is probably not made in Staffordshire or in the UK - it is likely an import from Asia.
the reasons are:-

• Some listings on auction sites call the ware 'Vintage Roselle' however all the ware has a 'new look' to it.

• The backstamps are very regular and consistantly printed - this is unusual for older pottery. 

• The Stafford (three loop) knot is printed incorrectly - the rope should go under and over alternately - on these marks it goes over, under, under, under, over, over

• There are no companies called 'Roselle Occ & Co', 'Occ & Co' or 'OC & Co' in any of the many trade directories for Staffordshire Potteries from 1781-1900.

• The leading authority on British Pottery (Godden) does not list the company in his reference books (latest publication date 1991).

• The latest reference book on British Pottery (covering dates 1900-2010) does not list this company.

• There are no listing for these companies at the UK Companies House. 

If you have any further information or know something of the details of this company then please let me know so I can update the page.

email: Steve Birks 

Occ & Co
Staffordshire
England

ROSELLE is likely the pattern name

probably an import from Asia

OC & CO
probably an import from Asia

Note that the rope on this knot goes (left to right):
over, under, under, under, over, over

- when printed correctly is should go under and over alternately 
as this example below:

[although note that sometimes genuine Staffordshire companies got the knot wrong]

- click for more information on the Stafford Knot - 

storage jar
Occ & Co

miniature soup tureen
Occ & Co

miniature tea service
Occ & Co

gilt hinged box 
OC & Co

gilt hinged boxes 
OC & Co

gilt hinged egg 
OC & Co

questions/comments/contributions? email: Steve Birks