We specialise in collectable Rockingham Pottery (1745-1842).

Rockingham pottery can usually be identified by looking for the Griffin Mark placed underneath the saucer of Rockingham pieces. Please see examples on our photographs under "Rockingham" (on our menu at the left of this page).

You can see this Rockingham Pottery on display and "for sale" at Elsecar Antiques Centre near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. At Elsecar we have a range of high quality Rockingham Pottery available for you to examine.

Alternatively you can buy this Rockingham via e-mail, please click here to contact us by e-mail. By clicking on Rockingham you can view a sample of our current stock. However if you are trying to locate a specific pattern or piece of Rockingham we will try to help.

Brief History of Rockingham Pottery.

Rockingham pottery (based in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England) was originally started in 1745 by Joseph Flint and taken over by the "Brameld" family in 1806 (with the backing of the local Earl Fitzwilliam). The pottery was renamed the Rockingham Works as a compliment to Earl Fitzwilliam's uncle, the Marquis of Rockingham.

The family crest of a griffin was adopted as the factory mark. The Earl Fitzwilliam also stepped in to save the pottery in 1825 when it was almost bankrupt. It was around this time that the trademark Rockingham porcelain first went into production.  The red griffin mark was used on Rockingham Pottery between 1826 and 1830. High quality tea and dessert services in a wide variety of colours and patterns established a first class reputation for Rockingham ware during this period

Unfortunately the pottery closed in 1842, and now genuine quality pieces of Rockingham are an increasingly rare find.