Livesley & Davis






 

Location and period of operation:

Livesley & Davis

Hanley

1867

1871

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Trent pottery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • Mr Livesley retired in 1871 and the business was continued by the brothers John H Davis and James Davis. 

 

Subsequently: J H & J Davis

 


White ironstone dish with lid - decorated with green & gold   LIVESLEY & DAVIS HANLEY
ironstone dish with lid - decorated with green & gold

 

 


White Ironstone chamber pot by Livesley & Davis

most of their output was white ironstone for export to the United States
Royal Ironstone 
China
LIVESLEY & DAVIS 
HANLEY

 

    


 


earthenware platter by Livesley & Davis

this pattern was introduced by Livesley & Davis and continued by
the successive companies of J.H & J. Davis and J.H. Davis 
L & D

STRASBOURG is the pattern name


photos courtesy: Sarah Storer

    

 

Initials & marks used on ware for identification:

 

 


Royal Ironstone 
China
LIVESLEY & DAVIS 
HANLEY


LIVESLEY & DAVIS 
HANLEY

(impressed mark) 
L & D

printed mark including the pattern name 
marks including the Royal Arms and HANLEY - the town of manufacture - 
J.H & J. Davis and J.H. Davis also used this style of mark 


 

 


behind the Westwood mill of George Goodwin & Son 
can be seen the bottle kilns of the Trent Pottery

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Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks