Among the most popular of the English porcelain factories among collectors is Royal Worcester. The Worcester porcelain company was founded in 1751.

The First Period of Worcester (1751-76) is sometimes called the Dr. Wall period after John Wall, one of the founders and major shareholders. During this period, Worcester was using the formula for soft paste porcelain which was obtained when they took over Lund's Bristol Porcelain works in 1752.

Worcester also introduced the use of transfer printing on porcelain in 1757, which reduced the need for hand painting which was time consuming and expensive.

In 1783 Thomas Flight purchased the factory for his sons Joseph & John. This period led to a change in the porcelain paste used, achieving a much better, whiter body. The style of decoration during this period became much more neoclassical in style.

In 1793 Martin Barr became a partner in the firm. As more...

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Royal Worcester 'August' figurine #3441, a young girl watching…

Royal Worcester 'August' Figurine by F.G. Doughty, 12cm

Royal Worcester 'August' figurine #3441, a young girl watching fish, modelled by F.G. Doughty, height 12 cm

Royal Worcester figurine, 'Young Farmer' modelled F.G. Doughty,…

Royal Worcester figurine, 'Young Farmer' modelled F.G. Doughty, height 17 cm

Three Royal Worcester figurines, 1957 and later, comprising a…

Royal Worcester Figurines: Fox, Hound, Child with Dove (1957+)

Three Royal Worcester figurines, 1957 and later, comprising a fox, a hunting hound' and an E Doughty modelled figure of a child holding a dove entitled, 'November', black backstamps underside, the fox 19 cm high

Royal Worcester figurine Grandmother's dress by F Doughty,…

Grandmother's Dress Figurine by F Doughty

Royal Worcester figurine Grandmother's dress by F Doughty, height 17 cm

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty August figure marked to base and #…

Royal Worcester August Figure by F.G. Doughty

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty August figure marked to base and # 3441, height 12 cm.

A Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'Woodland Dance', model no.…

"Woodland Dance" Royal Worcester Porcelain Figure

A Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'Woodland Dance', model no. 3076, modelled by Freda Doughty., the 'woodland Dance' figure of a child with rabbits and squirrel, with black backstamp and model number to the underside, height 10 cm

A Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'Grandmother's Dress', model…

Royal Worcester Porcelain Figure - Grandmother's Dress

A Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'Grandmother's Dress', model no. 3081, modelled by Freda Doughty, circa 1965., the 'Grandmother's Dress' figure in a red colourway, with black backstamp and model number to the underside, height 16.5 cm

Royal Worcester girl bathing figurine 'July', no. 3440,…

Royal Worcester July Bathing Girl Figurine

Royal Worcester girl bathing figurine 'July', no. 3440, modelled by F.G. Doughty, height 17.5 cm

Royal Worcester 'April' figure #3416, modelled by F.G. Doughty,…

Royal Worcester April Figure by F.G. Doughty, 16cm

Royal Worcester 'April' figure #3416, modelled by F.G. Doughty, height 16 cm

Royal Worcester 'April' figure # 3416, modelled by F.G. Doughty,…

Royal Worcester 'April' Figurine by F.G. Doughty

Royal Worcester 'April' figure # 3416, modelled by F.G. Doughty, height 16 cm

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother's Dress' figure 3081, marked to…

Royal Worcester Figure 3081 "Grandmother's Dress"

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother's Dress' figure 3081, marked to base for F.G. Doughty, height 17 cm.

Royal Worcester 'Michael' figure modelled by F.G. Doughty,…

Royal Worcester 'Michael' Figure by F.G. Doughty

Royal Worcester 'Michael' figure modelled by F.G. Doughty, marked to base and # 2912, height 7 cm.

A Dorothy Doughty Royal Worcester Grey Wagtail, on wooden stand,…

Dorothy Doughty Grey Wagtail Figurine with Documentation

A Dorothy Doughty Royal Worcester Grey Wagtail, on wooden stand, dated 1968, 16 cm high overall, with framed documentation from Royal Worcester; numbered 154/500, and signed A T George (Director).

A collection of seven Royal Worcester figures of children by F.…

Royal Worcester Children Figures by F. G. Doughty Collection

A collection of seven Royal Worcester figures of children by F. G. Doughty, the largest 19.5 cm

Royal Worcester 'Mischief' girl figurine marked to base,…

Royal Worcester 'Mischief' Girl Figurine

Royal Worcester 'Mischief' girl figurine marked to base, Modelled by F.G. Doughty, and # 2914, height 8.5 cm

Royal Worcester 'May' girl figurine marked to base, Modelled by…

Royal Worcester 'May' Girl Figurine (12.5 cm)

Royal Worcester 'May' girl figurine marked to base, Modelled by F.G. Doughty, and # 3455, height 12.5 cm

Royal Worcester figurine 'The Parakeet' #3087 modelled by F G…

Royal Worcester Parakeet Figurine by F.G. Doughty

Royal Worcester figurine 'The Parakeet' #3087 modelled by F G Doughty, height 17.5 cm

Royal Worcester 'Ireland' girl figure standing girl figure,…

Royal Worcester Irish Girl Figure

Royal Worcester 'Ireland' girl figure standing girl figure, marked to base, Modelled by F.G. Doughty, and # 3178, height 15 cm.

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother's Dress' figure modelled by F.G.…

Royal Worcester Grandmother's Dress Figure

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother's Dress' figure modelled by F.G. Doughty, marked to base and # 3081, height 17 cm.

Royal Worcester F.J.Doughty 'China' figure height 6 cm

Royal Worcester F.J. Doughty China Figure (6cm)

Royal Worcester F.J.Doughty 'China' figure height 6 cm

Royal Worcester Boy with Parakeet figure gilded standing boy…

Gilded Boy with Parakeet Figure by F.C. Doughty

Royal Worcester Boy with Parakeet figure gilded standing boy with parakeet figure, marked as modelled by F.C. Doughty to base and # 3087, height 17 cm.

A Royal Worcester 'The Fortune Teller' figure no 2924 modelled…

Royal Worcester Fortune Teller Figurine by Doughty - 15cm

A Royal Worcester 'The Fortune Teller' figure no 2924 modelled by Doughty, height 15 cm

A Royal Worcester figure modelled by F.G.Doughty Wales girl no…

Royal Worcester Wales Girl Figure

A Royal Worcester figure modelled by F.G.Doughty Wales girl no 3103, height 14 cm

Royal Worcester F.J Doughty 'Father William' figure, #3614,…

Royal Worcester F.J Doughty Figure "Father William"

Royal Worcester F.J Doughty 'Father William' figure, #3614, height 8.5 cm

Royal Worcester 'The Fortune Teller' figure, #2924 modelled by…

Fortune Teller by Royal Worcester, #2924

Royal Worcester 'The Fortune Teller' figure, #2924 modelled by Doughty

Royal Worcester 'Johnnie' hand painted porcelain figural group,…

Johnnie and Ducks

Royal Worcester 'Johnnie' hand painted porcelain figural group, signed F.G. Doughty a delightul figure of a boy 'Johnnie' being swarmed by ducks and having a gleeful expression, stamped to base, height 17 cm

Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'August', depicting a child…

"August" Royal Worcester Porcelain Figure

Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'August', depicting a child seated on a wave with fish, modeled by F.G Doughty, height 12 cm

'The Birds of Dorothy Doughty Dessert Plates' by Royal…

Limited Edition Bird Dessert Plates by Royal Worcester

'The Birds of Dorothy Doughty Dessert Plates' by Royal Worcester, 1972 onwards, the complete limited edition set of twelve bone china plates modelled in low relief, one issued per year from 1972, in the original presentation boxes, each with backstamp and…

Royal Worcester Doughty seated child figure, Mischief' marked…

Royal Worcester Doughty Seated Child Figure "Mischief"

Royal Worcester Doughty seated child figure, Mischief' marked to base & # 2814. Height 8 cm

Two Royal Worcester figurines, 'Grandmother's dress' and a…

Royal Worcester Figurines, 3 Pieces

Two Royal Worcester figurines, 'Grandmother's dress' and a water carrier, 1959, modelled by F.G Doughty, pattern 3081; and probably 1867, the figure of a young girl in a mid green oversized dress and bonnet, and;, an 'As found' classical female figure in…

Royal Worcester 'Two Babies' figurine, modelled by F.G. Doughty,…

"Two Babies" Royal Worcester Figurine by F.G. Doughty

Royal Worcester 'Two Babies' figurine, modelled by F.G. Doughty, 9 cm high

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother's dress' figurine, modelled by…

"Grandmother's Dress" figurine by Royal Worcester

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother's dress' figurine, modelled by Doughty #3081. Height 16 cm

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother Dress' figurine, modelled by FG…

Royal Worcester Grandmother Dress Figurine by FG Doughty

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother Dress' figurine, modelled by FG Doughty, 16.5 cm high approx.

Royal Worcester 'December' F. Doughty figurine

December Joy: F. Doughty's Royal Worcester Figurine

Royal Worcester 'December' F. Doughty figurine

Three Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty figures of China, India &…

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty Figures of Asia

Three Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty figures of China, India & Burma, 12.5 cm high (tallest) approx.

Two Royal Worcester lady figures modelled by F.G. Doughty,…

Pair of Royal Worcester Lady Figures by F.G. Doughty

Two Royal Worcester lady figures modelled by F.G. Doughty, First Dance & Grandmothers Dress, 18.5 cm high (tallest) approx.

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty figurine of a girl, 14 cm high…

Royal Worcester Girl Figurine by F.G. Doughty

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty figurine of a girl, 14 cm high approx.

Royal Worcester Sweet Anne figure by F.G Doughty, approx 18 cm…

Royal Worcester Sweet Anne Figure by F.G Doughty

Royal Worcester Sweet Anne figure by F.G Doughty, approx 18 cm high

A Royal Worcester 'Two Babies' figurine, 1952, pattern 3150,…

Royal Worcester 'Two Babies' Figurine

A Royal Worcester 'Two Babies' figurine, 1952, pattern 3150, modelled by F.G. Doughty. a delightful porcelain study of a golden haired child playing with a jack russell pup upon a grassy bank; with backstamps, date cypher and pattern number underside.…

Royal Worcester figure all Mine, by F.G Doughty, approx 18 cm…

Royal Worcester All Mine Figure by F.G Doughty

Royal Worcester figure all Mine, by F.G Doughty, approx 18 cm high

Royal Worcester first dance FG Doughty, approx 18 cm high

Royal Worcester First Dance Figurine by FG Doughty

Royal Worcester first dance FG Doughty, approx 18 cm high

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'Friday's Child', 16 cm high…

Royal Worcester Figurine: "Friday's Child"

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'Friday's Child', 16 cm high approx

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'April', 16 cm high approx

Royal Worcester Doughty 'April' Figurine (16 cm)

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'April', 16 cm high approx

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'October', 18.5 cm high

Royal Worcester Doughty October Figurine, 18.5cm

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'October', 18.5 cm high

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'Monday's Child', 18 cm high…

Royal Worcester Figurine: Monday's Child (18cm)

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'Monday's Child', 18 cm high approx

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'Saturday's Child', 13 cm…

Saturday's Child Royal Worcester Figurine

Royal Worcester Doughty figurine, 'Saturday's Child', 13 cm high approx

Two pieces of Royal Worcester porcelain, a vase and a figure,…

Royal Worcester Porcelain Vase and Figure

Two pieces of Royal Worcester porcelain, a vase and a figure, 1911 and 1982 respectively, the small Edwardian bottle vase decorated with a puce and white pea style flower upon a modulating blush ground with a purple backstamp and numerals 2491; the figure…

A Royal Worcester figure 'Parakeet' by Doughty shape no. 3087…

Royal Worcester Parakeet and Grandmother's Dress Figures

A Royal Worcester figure 'Parakeet' by Doughty shape no. 3087 black mark together with a Royal Worchester figure shaped of a grandmother's dress shape no. 3081. Each figure is 7.5 cm

A Royal Worcester figurine 'China', from Children of the World,…

Royal Worcester China Figurine, Freda Doughty, 1954

A Royal Worcester figurine 'China', from Children of the World, modelled by Freda Doughty, stamped and dated 1954. Height 6 cm.

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother Dress' figurine, modelled by…

"Grandmother Dress" Royal Worcester Figurine by Doughty

Royal Worcester 'Grandmother Dress' figurine, modelled by Doughty, 15 cm high approx

Royal Worcester 'Grandmothers dress' figurine, blue dress, 3081,…

Blue Dress Granny Figurine by Royal Worcester

Royal Worcester 'Grandmothers dress' figurine, blue dress, 3081, modelled by FG Doughty, 16.5 cm high approx

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty figurine 'Mischief', no. 2914, 7.8…

Royal Worcester 'Mischief' Figurine, 1935

Royal Worcester F.G. Doughty figurine 'Mischief', no. 2914, 7.8 cm high, circa 1935

Royal Worcester figure 'The Fortune Teller', model 2924 by…

Royal Worcester Fortune Teller Figure, 1940

Royal Worcester figure 'The Fortune Teller', model 2924 by Doughty, puce mark circa 1940

Royal Worcester Fiona Doughty 'the Parakeet', 17 cm high approx

Fiona Doughty's Parakeet Figurine

Royal Worcester Fiona Doughty 'the Parakeet', 17 cm high approx

Royal Worcester 'Woodland dance', modelled by Freda Doughty

Woodland Dance by Freda Doughty for Royal Worcester

Royal Worcester 'Woodland dance', modelled by Freda Doughty

Royal Worcester figurine 'Saturday's child', marked 3524, Freda…

Royal Worcester 'Saturday's Child' Figurine by Freda Doughty

Royal Worcester figurine 'Saturday's child', marked 3524, Freda Doughty, approx 17 cm

Royal Worcester figure 'Johnnie', number 3433, Freda Doughty,…

Royal Worcester Figure 'Johnnie' by Freda Doughty

Royal Worcester figure 'Johnnie', number 3433, Freda Doughty, approx 17 cm

A Royal Worcester figurine, 'June', modelled by F.G. Doughty.…

Royal Worcester 'June' Figurine by F.G. Doughty (1951)

A Royal Worcester figurine, 'June', modelled by F.G. Doughty. Date marks c.1951. Height 16.5 cm

A Royal Worcester porcelain figure A Woodland Dance modelled by…

Woodland Dance Porcelain Figure by Royal Worcester

A Royal Worcester porcelain figure A Woodland Dance modelled by F.G. Doughty. 11 cm high

Two Royal Worcester bird dessert plates, mid 20th century, a…

Royal Worcester Bird Dessert Plates

Two Royal Worcester bird dessert plates, mid 20th century, a basket weave bordered plate with an M Holloway painted image of a redstart about to eat a bug, signed, circa 1953; the other a relief image of two redstarts in a beech tree, satin glaze over…

A Royal Worcester, 'Young Farmer', modelled by Freda Doughty,…

Royal Worcester Young Farmer Figurine

A Royal Worcester, 'Young Farmer', modelled by Freda Doughty, black mark c.1975. Height 16 cm

Royal Worcester bone china figure 'Scotland', by Freda Doughty.…

Scottish Beauty

Royal Worcester bone china figure 'Scotland', by Freda Doughty. Puce mark

Royal Worcester grandmother dress - F.C Doughty

Royal Worcester Grandmother Dress by F.C Doughty

Royal Worcester grandmother dress - F.C Doughty