AYNSLEY Staffordshire - Cathy's vintage shop categories

*Aynsley China goes back to the 18th century.

*1862 Portland factory opened by John Aynsley II - china still made there today 

*1897 - Queen Victoria commissioned Aynsley China to produce a set of tableware to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee and this allowed Aynsley China to use the royal crest in its backstamps. 

*They have also produced china for Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales. 

*1970 - taken over by Waterford - renamed Aynsley China Ltd 

* 1997 - Became a part of the Belleek Pottery Group             

  Aynsley Backstamps

1889-1910                      

1891-1925


1925-1950

After 1939