Misleading Pieces
On the following pages I will present some of the pieces from other factories that have been mistaken for Ridgway at times. I also discuss the problems of identification caused by replacements for Ridgway services made by other manufacturers, copies of Ridgway designs by other firms, and when the various Ridgway partnerships bought in blanks from other firms.
Replacements
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| 405 | Saucer. 'Bute' shape. Bone china. |  |
| 2/1063 | Saucer and cup. 'Royal' shape. Bone china. |  |
Copies
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| Pan Jugs | Genuine blue jug compared with earthenware copy with green highlighting. |  |
Puzzles
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| Flower Pot | Flower pot & stand. Bone china. White sprigs of Chariot type. Overglaze pale green ground. |  |
Booths
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| "Pompadour" | Jug. Earthenware. Print copying Job Ridgway & Sons "Japan Opaque China" Pattern 767. |  |
Clews
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| Butterfly and Trellis | Dessert plate or twiffler. Earthenware. Butterfly and Trellis print (copying J&W Ridgway) in black. |  |
Dudson
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| 455 | Water bottle. Brown coloured earthenware with blue & white 'Fern & Bluebell' sprigging. |  |
| 467 | Rope handled jug. Brown earthenware, partly turned body with white ivy 'Allbine' sprigging. |  |
| 1052 | Water bottle. Brown coloured earthenware with white fern 'Fern Wreath' sprigging. |  |
| 1182 | Rope handled jug. White earthenware covered with hyacinth blue slip and white vine swag and lion head 'Festoon' sprigs. |  |
| 1405 | Phoenix or 'Wyvern' jug with hinged metal lid. Brown coloured earthenware with white phoenix sprigging. |  |
| 1422 | Rope handled jug. Slate blue coloured earthenware with white floral sprigging. |  |
| 1623 | Rope handled jug. Slate blue coloured earthenware with white 'Chinese Figures' sprigging. |  |
| 1679 | Dragon handled square jug. Brown coloured earthenware with white floral sprigging. |  |
| 1688 | Rope handled jug. Brown coloured earthenware with white floral sprigging. |  |
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| 'Mosaic' pink | Rope handled jug with hinged Britannia metal lid. Pink coloured earthenware. Two bands of 'Bead & Line' with black bead and blue line and turning. Full glaze. |  |
Unnumbered 'Jasperware' Patterns
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| 'Muses & Divisions' | Rope handled jug. Pale blue earthenware covered in dark blue slip and white reliefs. Full glaze. |  |
| 'Muses & Trees' | Rope handled 'Cocoa Pot'. Pale blue coloured earthenware with white reliefs. Full glaze. |  |
Grainger Worcester
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| 2/122 | Trio. Bone china. Hand-painted shell pattern in green and gilt. |  |
Hamilton & Moore
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| 2/331 | Tea cup and saucer. Bone china. Green & white border. Hand-painted mulicoloured flower groups in centre and reserves. Gilt flower heads and tracing in border with c-scrolls in reserves. Gilt inner and outer edges to border, body and foot rings on cup, spike on handle. |  |
Machin
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| 340 | Tea cup & saucer. Bute shape. Bone china. Hand-painted multicoloured wrap-round view of a man on a bridge between buildings. Fantastic plants surround. Gilt edge & highlights, gilt feathered spike on handle. |  |
| 547 | Dessert centrepiece, leaf dish, dessert plate. Harbold shape. Bone china. Blue printed floral design filled rose, iron-red, yellow-green, & brown. |  |
| 547 gilt | Leaf dish. Harbold shape. Bone china. Blue printed floral design filled rose, iron-red, yellow-green, & brown. Gilt ferny leaves added to centre group. Gilt edge, shoulder line, tracing on volutes. |  |
| 616 | Rectangular dish, dessert plate. Harbold shape. Bone china. Cream border with mazarin blue shoulder and volutes. Embossing picked out in gilt & white. Gilt dontil edge to shoulder, gilt centre ring. |  |
| 663 | Centrepiece, oval dessert dish, dessert plate. Moustache shape. Bone china. Multicoloured floral sprigs, large in centre, small in border. |  |
| 690 | Centrepiece, pair of dessert plates. Moustache shape. Bone china. Mazarin blue, cream & gilt border. White reserves in border with multicoloured flower sprigs. Central multicoloured flower sprig. Gilt shoulder band. |  |
| 733 | Dessert centrepiece. Moustache shape. Bone china. Mazarin blue, cream & gilt border. Central multicoloured flower sprig. Gilt shoulder band. |  |
| 784 | Dessert plate. Dropped shell border shape. Bone china. Chinese style floral design printed in black, filled turquoise and purple. |  |
| 940 | Leaf dessert dish. Moustache shape. Bone china. Mazarin blue, cream & gilt border. Central multicoloured flower sprig. Gilt shoulder band. |  |
Mason's
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| Pattern 1 | Dessert plate. Ironstone. Indian Grasshopper print in blue filled iron-red, rose, yellow green, yellow, and salmon. |  |
| 'Canton' | Dessert plate. Ironstone. 'Canton' print in plum, filled orange-red and salmon. |  |
Minton
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| 832 | Tea service. 'Berlin Embossed' shape. Bone china. Alternating gilt bordered panels of cream with multicoloured flowers, and green with gilt flowers. Some multicoloured flower sprigs on white areas. Gilt edge, tracing on mouldings. |  |
| 5845 | Tea cup & saucer. Bone china. 'Hicks Rock & Bird' printed in flow blue filled underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red and salmon. Gilt highlights. |  |
New Hall
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| Mug | Mug. Bone china. White sprigs on lilac-blue ground. |  |
Samuel Alcock
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| 4880 | Dessert plate. Leaning Rose shape. Bone china. Grey, white & gilt border with gilt leaves & grape bunches hanging over shoulder. Multicoloured hand-painted floral centre. Gilt edge line. |  |
| 2/5545 | Leaf dessert dish. Bone china. Mazarin blue, straw and gilt border. Centre multicoloured hand-painted flower group. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2/5635 | Vase. Bone china. Yellow green ground with straw and gilt detailing. Reserve on one side a landscape, on the other a floral group. Gilding inside top. |  |
| 2/7143 | Pair of dessert plates. Bone china. Drab stone border with flower heads and spiralling in gilt. Multicoloured hand-painted floral centre. Gilt edge. |  |
| 2/8053 | Leaf dessert dish. Bone china. Grey, straw & gilt border. Multicoloured hand-painted floral centre. Gilt dontillated edge, tracing on handle. Gilt foot line. |  |
| 3/9199 | Dessert plate. Bone china. Neo-classical printed scene with two multicoloured figures against a black background. Brown and black arcaded shoulder band. Broad blue border with stylised printed acanthus groups in white and buff. Edge band in buff and cream. |  |
| 4/5704 | Dessert plate. Bone china. Pink border with white & gilt outer band and gilt inner band. Multicoloured landscape centre. |  |
| 4/6303 | Comport. Bone china. Shoulder band of turquoise wuth gilt lines at edges. Gilt arcaded border inside band. Central floral sprig, and band of flowers on border hand-painted in pink, yellow green & turquoise. Gilt wide & narrow bands at edge. |  |
Yates
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| 2/1585 | Tea cup and saucer. Bone china. Geometric and leafy design in purple, pink, and gilt. |  |