Help with background information W.F. & R

Hi!

I have two plates with a stamp on the back. W.F. &.R and then "VINE" is in the middle of the stamp.

I have tracked the initials down to standing for Whittingham, Ford, and Riley and Vine is the name of the pattern. Made in Burslem, England c. 1876-1882

I can't find much for other pieces of this pattern or to know if it is rare. valuable, etc.

Anyone out there know anything about WF&R and if they're a valuable item?
I actually believe one has a stamp and the other plate does not, but they are identical.

Thanks in advance!

 

to help you 'Look' for things...we need to 'see' things....
Could u provide photo's please ?

 

Please see the below pictures, thanks!

 

W F & R, Whittingham, Ford & Riley, Burslem, c.1876-82

See about 1/2 way down on this link:
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/index.html

 

Yes, thank you, I had found that information, listed in my original post. I'm having a hard time finding out a lot of information about them. Just the basics is what I've found. I haven't found many items out there online by them so was curious to know if anyone has any knowledge on them or their history to if the plates are rare/valuable or "just plates". I'm not sure if they're desired or just not common.

 

Have you looked at ebay sold listings and the worthpoint site? You pretty much have the same resources most of us do.

 

Yaaa, but not quite !
We're now a ' new' resource for Stacy.....& we have @i need help ( ) , among other potties with a wealth of knowledge !!!

"Have you looked at ebay sold listings and the worthpoint site?"

Just that tip , could be new information to her ......Eh !!!

Just sayin....

 

Yes, thank you. I have checked eBay, Etsy, Worthpoint, and a variety of other sites.

Because of the variety of people on this site, and the past help I've received I'm come to realize a lot of the folks on here have had a wealth of knowledge other than information that can be readily found on the internet.

 

It was a short lived company... only 6 years. Probably no info out there.

 

Do you think it makes them more valuable then because they'd be "rare" or less valuable because they were in business long?

 

I don't think this is an instance where "rarity" is a significant factor. Maybe others disagree.

It is a pretty pattern.

 

This is not a rarity, but there may not be much around. There were SO many companies that came and went in the Staffordshire area (Stoke On Trent in particular) during then19th c that as was suggested above, they may not have had time to produce a lot, and factories produced similar stuff. It is pretty, but a transfer design, not hand-painted which means not a great deal of value.