Sibley pottery - Wareham (Dorset)

by **bistoboy** Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:15 pm

Sibley pottery - Wareham (Dorset) Sibley11

Sibley pottery - Wareham (Dorset) Sibley12

Bought today, a bowl by the Sibley pottery from Wareham, Dorset. There seems to be some confusion about when they were in operation: one website i found (http://www.pmmmg.org/Potteries.htm) says they closed in 1939, no doubt because of ww2, but the studiopottery.com website says they ended in 1962. Not sure of the facts.

by **denbydump** Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:58 pm

Goddens says:
Incised Sibley 1922-38
Impressed Sibley ware above a logo 1946-53
Impressed Sibley pottery Dorset Eng 1953-62

by **denbydump** Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:41 pm

They all seem to be blue! though the vase has some green inside.
Mark as above.

Sibley pottery - Wareham (Dorset) 100_1615

by **studio-pots** Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:39 pm

I do recall having a Uranium Orange Sibley bowl years ago with the incised mark.

by **brin mcardle** Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:40 pm

Picked this up..Blue as usual
Sibley pottery - Wareham (Dorset) Copied44

Sibley pottery - Wareham (Dorset) Copied45

Incised so i'm guessing 1922-1938

by **gareth-h** Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:12 pm

The original Sibley pottery was founded by Rachel Bennett in 1920. As well as the glaze colours mentioned (blue/green; orange) they had a black glaze. Lawrence of Arabia ordered a teaset from them in black and it is apparently still on display at Clouds Hill. The pottery closed in 1939 and the buildings were requisitioned by the army.

From 1945 Branksome China leased the pottery until 1959.

Source: Penny Copland-Griffiths - Discover Dorset Pottery