Royal Worcester factory marks
Czech Republic is Created, 1990 The collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s ushered in tremendous changes in eastern Europe. There are many variations of these marks. This mark is found on a range of pigment decorated pots introduced in the mid 1920s.
These pieces were sold with a 25-30% discount at the factory shop. During more than a century and a half Royal Doulton have gained a unique reputation for ceramic work of art. Dish: 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates pp256ff.
Collecting Royal Worcester Porcelain - Wall and William Davis with 13 partners. Holdship personally bought from Benjamin Lund, a fellow Quaker, the soaprock licence that ensured the mining of 20 tons pa of soaprock from Cornwall.
Antique Worcester Porcelain Page1 The Worcester Factory was founded on June 4, 1751 by a group of 15 merchants and craftsmen included Dr. Wall and William Davis, formerly a Bristol technician. In 1783 the business was bought by Thomas Flight, jeweler to the Royal family and the firm's London agent. A Large Worcester Porcelain Basket c. This figure is the largest of the four sizes, produced by the factory. Condition: Minor restoration on the handles. Open crescent mark on the base. Painted dating mark on the base. Condition: Some restoration on the floral knob. Dimensions: 4 cm high x 23 cm diam. Condition: A small stress line and restored chip on the rim. Condition: a hairline crack. Dimensions: 33 cm high. Impressed marks on the base. Condition : Fine,slight dating on the gilding. Dimensions: 16 cm x 9 cm x 6 cm. Dimensions: 34 cm high. Condition: a royal nibble on the rim of both cup and figure, slight ware on the gilding. Wall, had founded a decorating and enamelling workshop at Worcester in 1783, buying porcelain and earhtenware in the white from Caughley and Staffordshire. Following his death in 1798 his sons Humphrey and Robert launched into the manufacture of bone worcester, worcester were responsible for some finely decorated ware. In 1822 the factory came into the possession of Walter Chamberlain and John Lilley. Binss took over firm, which 10 years later was converted into a limited company known as the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company Ltd. Early Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Slop Bowl, Pattern 2, c. Dimensions: 8 cm royal x 16. Condition: tiny hairline near the rim. One cup with slightly different gilding. Written marks in red. Painted marks in red. Painted square mark 1755-75. Mock Chinese signs disguised numerical marksprinted in underglaze blue, c. Crescent marks, printed or painted in underglaze blue, in gilt decorated outside the factory, c. The Crossed Swards occur with or without numerals. Impressed or moulded mark on baskets and vases. Mock Oriental marks, painted in underglaze blue, c. Painted marks in underglaze blue, c. Signature marks on printed wares. Painted anchor mark by independent decorators such as Giles, c. Painted mark in blue, c. Incised marks in various forms, c. Standard impressed mark c. Printed shield mark, c. Royal Worcester printed mark, c.