Welcome to Denby at Keystones

Keystones is operated by our husband and wife partnership of Graham & Alva Key who were both born and bred close to the Denby Pottery in Derbyshire. Our interest in the pottery began in the late 1970’s and we have intensively researched the wares of the factory in its 200 year history.

We are the foremost authorities on the wares of the Denby Pottery and are leading specialists in both the decorative and domestic wares and initiated the only exhibition of Denby stonewares to date which was held at the Derby City Museum & Art Gallery in the spring of 1997. Our antiques and china-matching business Keystones was officially founded in 1988.

In 2014 we became the archivists at the Denby Pottery Museum and were responsible for cataloguing and photographing the artefacts there and are regularly consulted to value and validate items brought to the factory

"We did for many years exhibit at many of the country's leading antiques and collectors' fairs and currently display discontinued tableware, antiques and collectables at our on-line eBay shop – DENBY AT KEYSTONES.

Take advantage of our free search service for any items not in stock, without any obligation to purchase (success cannot always be guaranteed and the process of finding the right items in good condition can often take several months – or even longer).

Our reputation has been built up through friendly service and personal attention we pride ourselves in providing quality customer care and satisfaction.

We have published two definitive publications on the history and wares of the Denby Pottery - a hardback collector's book - Denby at Keystones and a paperback book - Bourne at Denby. However both of these are currently out of print.