Welcome to
our Woods gallery! See below for photos of the many Woods patterns
available from this site, including a great selection of tableware
and vases from the 1920s and 30s.
The firm of Wood &
Sons was founded in 1865 by Absalom Wood (a descendant of the
18thC English potter Moses Wood) as Wood, Son & Co, in Burslem,
Staffordshire. Thomas Wood, his son, founded the present firm
around 1910, and it still exists today, although it went into
receivership in 1981 and was acquired by the Yorke family.
The Woods lineage also
extends back to the famous 18thC Staffordshire potters Enoch
and Ralph Woods, whose names and dates are given on many Woods
marks. NB: Antique plates by Enoch Woods (often featuring an
eagle backstamp) are now rare and fetch extremely high prices
- none of the items on this website fall into this category.
We specialise in the stylish
tableware of the 1920s and 30s, which were produced in striking
colours (possibly due to the lead glazes which were still permitted
at the time). The charm of much Woods pottery of this period
is largely due to the designs of Frederick Rhead (father
of Charlotte Rhead), who is responsible for many of the patterns
shown below.
In spite of the popularity
of the ubiquitous YUAN range, we believe that this firm has been
somewhat overlooked by collectors and that the items below are
some of the most elegant, attractive and original china of the
period. A re-evaluation is long overdue!
Please SCROLL
DOWN to see examples of the following patterns:
Items in these patterns
often bear HH&G, DBC, LAWLEYS or WOOLWORTHS marks rather
than Wood & Sons.
Note on dating
of patterns
The first date given for each pattern is the registration date
of the pattern (where known),
or the EARLIEST impressed date mark we have seen.
The second date is the LATEST impressed date mark we have seen
for that pattern.
Click on the
IMAGE of any pattern BELOW
for more information, more pictures, and to view our stocklist.
If you wish to go quickly to any particular page,
click on the pattern NAME in the list ABOVE.
Verona
before 1907
Mayfair 1911-25
Cambridge before 1907
Wincanton 1916-29
(plain & coloured)
Yuan 1916-39+
(plain & coloured)
Orient 1923-38
Alva 1922-36
(plain and coloured)
Japonica 1925-6
Westover 1926-33
Old Bow Kakiyemon
1922-29
Blue Bombay
c. 1924
Rangoon
c. 1925
(plain and coloured)
Oriental Birds 1914-22
Aquila 1926-31
Pekin, Hankow and Gaudy Willow
Buddha
Sheraton and other Frederick
Rhead
and Bursley Ware patterns
Khotan
Enoch Woods
Castles c1920-40
Canton c1923
(plain & coloured)
English Scenery c1920-60
Kylin, Prunus,
Caliph, Ming c1912-20
Kang-Hi
c1912-20
Chung c1914-34
Stanley 1925+
(plain & coloured)
Tsing 1918-24
(plain & coloured)
Selah c1919-31
Manchu 1929-31
(plain & coloured)
Stafford 1930-34
Yo-San 1931
Denbigh c1930-35
Harlequin
c1934
Bedford and Grafton c1930+
Woodland
c1939+
Sandown c1930
Indian Tree 1908 -1931+
Brier 1932+
Forest Flowers 1931-37
Ivory Ware 1930+
It is not possible
to show here examples of all the Wood & Sons designs, which
probably run into the thousands. However we are constantly updating
this section, and in the near future we hope to show photos of
the following patterns:
The Alhambra, Bacchus, Bagdad,
Benares, Brocade, Cherry Blossom, Colonial,
Danbury, Delphinium, Dragon, Dunblane,
Eastover, Fairieland, Firebird, Formosa,
Gay Day, Gossamer, Jacobean, Kioto,
Korea, Merton, Nantucket, Napoli,
Nile, Norbury, The Ogontz, Orchard,
Regatta, Seaforth, Torbrex, Willow,
Yellow Parrot, and several other Bursley Ware and
Frederick Rhead designs.
If you have a
favourite pattern that is not mentioned, we'd be interested to
see a photo. If
you'd like us to search for a particular item, please don't hesitate
to e-mail us with details at:
