Bretby Art Pottery

Tooth went into partnership with Ault following his successful leadership of the celebrated Linthorpe Pottery in Middlesbrough where he had been recommended as general manager by the designer Dr Christopher Dresser in 1879.

[1] Henry Tooth continued his creative relationship with Dr Dresser and within a year his partnership with Ault had won a gold medal at the 1884 London International and Universal Exhibition, which was held at the Crystal Palace.

[4] In 1921, the company was reported in the Burton Observer and Chronicle as specialising in "several unique kinds of pottery".

[5] In May 2016 the ownership of the showroom and offices, the factory itself having been demolished some years earlier, was passed to The Heritage Trust which is now trying to raise funds to restore and preserve the buildings.

[6][7] Sharpe's Pottery Museum in Swadlincote holds a substantial collection of early examples.