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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A comprehensive Royal Worcester 'Hyde Park' service for eight…

A comprehensive Royal Worcester 'Hyde Park' service for eight place settings, comprising dinner, entree, side plates, soup coupes, tea cups and coffee cans with associated saucers, coffee pot, creamer, sugar basin, two covered tureens, gravy boat and…

A Royal Worcester fish serving platter, circa 1912, the shaped…

A Royal Worcester fish serving platter, circa 1912, the shaped platter with gadroons and centred with an aquatic scene, green Royal Worcester Vitreous backstamp and banner, 26.5 x 58 cm

An extensive Royal Worcester 'Beaufort' patterened dinner suite…

Royal Worcester 'Beaufort' Dinner Suite

An extensive Royal Worcester 'Beaufort' patterened dinner suite comprising: 10 dinner plates, 10 bowls, 1 crescent shaped platter, 1 serving platter, 1 large serving platter, 1 large tureen with extra lid, 5 bread and butter plates, 10 teacup and saucer…

Charles Baldwyn (Royal Worcester) magnificent charger on a pale…

Baldwyn's Ptarmigan Charger, 1901

Charles Baldwyn (Royal Worcester) magnificent charger on a pale blue ground with rare scene of six Ptarmigan doves taking flight from Frosty Shrubland with a gilded outer rim signed C. Baldwyn, diameter 31 cm, date mark 1901

A Royal Worcester 'Lavinia' patterned suite including coffee…

Royal Worcester Lavinia Patterned Suite with Coffee Pot and Duos

A Royal Worcester 'Lavinia' patterned suite including coffee pot, height 21.5 cm, five duos and serving platter

A 'Diana' green dinner set by Royal Worcester, with gold…

Royal Worcester Diana Green Dinner Set (77 pieces)

A 'Diana' green dinner set by Royal Worcester, with gold encrusted band edging, comprising seventy seven pieces, the largest platter 40 cm long

A Palissy of the Royal Worcester group 'Game Series' dinner and…

Palissy Royal Worcester Game Series Dinner & Tea Set

A Palissy of the Royal Worcester group 'Game Series' dinner and tea setting including: 8 dinner plates, 8 bread plates, 8 bowls, 8 trios, 1 oval serving platter, length 30 cm, 1 teapot, 1 creamer, 1 sugar pot

Large Royal Worcester 'Cavendish Blue' dinner set including…

Royal Worcester 'Cavendish Blue' 12-Person Dinner Set

Large Royal Worcester 'Cavendish Blue' dinner set including settings for 12: dinner plates, entree plates, side plates, soup coupes and under saucers, and 2 serving bowls, an oval and a circular serving platter, and a sauce jug with under plate.

Royal Worcester 'Bernina' dinner setting, Consists of, 1 x…

Royal Worcester 'Bernina' Dinner Set

Royal Worcester 'Bernina' dinner setting, Consists of, 1 x teapot, 1 x salad bowl, diameter 24 cm, 4 x egg coddlers, 6 x teacups + 6 x saucers, 1 x pin dish, diameter 11.5 cm, 6 x bread and butter plates, diameter 18.3 cm, 6 x fruit bowls, diameter 17 cm,…

A Royal Worcester 'Royal Garden' 1969, part Dinning set, 52…

Royal Worcester 'Royal Garden' 52-Piece Dining Set

A Royal Worcester 'Royal Garden' 1969, part Dinning set, 52 pieces comprising of. 8 x dinner plates 8 x side plates 8 x dessert plates 8 x tea plates 8 x saucers 8 x tea cups 1 x cream jug 1 x oval platter 1 x cake platter 1 x large bowl A/F, minor chip…

A Royal Worcester charger, hand painted with summer fruits, by…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester Charger with Summer Fruits

A Royal Worcester charger, hand painted with summer fruits, by Thomas Lockyer, and signed T. Lockyer to lower right, bearing puce 'Royal Worcester' marks, date marks for 1927. Diameter 35 cm.

Wedgwood 'Sarah's Garden' porcelain serving platter (boxed),…

Porcelain Platter, Vase & Teapot Set

Wedgwood 'Sarah's Garden' porcelain serving platter (boxed), together with a Royal Worcester millennium vase and a John Maddock & Sons English porcelain teapot, (3 items), the platter 50 cm across

Worcester Royal porcelain works Arts & Crafts charger with…

Hand-painted Arts & Crafts charger from Worcester Royal Porcelain Works

Worcester Royal porcelain works Arts & Crafts charger with hand-painted profile portrait, impressed oval mark with crown, 31 cm diameter

12 Royal Worcester entree plates and others mid 20th century i.…

Mid-century Royal Worcester and Lawleys plates and platter

12 Royal Worcester entree plates and others mid 20th century i. Entree bowls feature gilt edging II. Five blue and gilt Lawleys of Regent St plates III. A Lawleys of Regent St stem platter

A Royal Worcester Diana pattern dinner suite for twelve…

Royal Worcester Diana Dinner Set for 12

A Royal Worcester Diana pattern dinner suite for twelve comprising two tureens, an oval platter, gravy boat and sauce tureen

Royal Worcester 'Princess Anne' dinner setting for twelve…

Royal Worcester 'Princess Anne' Dinner Set for Twelve

Royal Worcester 'Princess Anne' dinner setting for twelve comprising twelve dinner plates, twelve salad plates, twelve trios (one cup missing), three tureens, one slops plate, one large platter, one smaller platter, one creamer & one sugar bowl.

Royal Worcester 'Lily' pattern meat platter, circa 1870, 58 cm…

Antique Royal Worcester Lily Meat Platter, 1870

Royal Worcester 'Lily' pattern meat platter, circa 1870, 58 cm wide approx.

An eghty one piece Royal Worcester dinner service, 1994-2009,…

Royal Worcester Dinner Service in 'Prince Regent' Pattern

An eghty one piece Royal Worcester dinner service, 1994-2009, production era, 'Prince Regent' pattern, an unused and elegant place setting for twelve with cobalt and burgundy borders with gold flowers including: dinner, entree, bread and butter plates,…

Royal Worcester dinner service, 'Francesca' pattern, comprising…

Royal Worcester 'Francesca' Dinner Service Set

Royal Worcester dinner service, 'Francesca' pattern, comprising 8 each of dinner, entree & dessert plates, 8 demitasse cups & saucers, serving platter, gravy jug & under dish

A Royal Worcester blush ivory platter, 1893, a moulded…

Royal Worcester Floral Platter, 1893

A Royal Worcester blush ivory platter, 1893, a moulded rectangular platter with pierced handles and gilt enriched rocaille embellishments, sprigged with pastel toned cone flowers and other summer blooms upon a satin ground; with puce backstamp,…

An Eighty nine piece Royal Worcester dinner service, 1958-2001…

Royal Worcester Viceroy Gold Dinner Service

An Eighty nine piece Royal Worcester dinner service, 1958-2001 period of manufacture, 'Viceroy gold' pattern, the white service for eight simply embellished with a gold rim and borders, comprising: dinner, entree, side plates, sweet bowls, bouillon and…

Royal Worcester 'Woodland' tea & coffee service, comprising 3…

Royal Worcester 'Woodland' Tea & Coffee Service Set

Royal Worcester 'Woodland' tea & coffee service, comprising 3 cake plates, 1 platter, 2 teapots, 18 teacups with saucers, 17 bread/butter plates, 1 coffee pot, 12 coffee cups with saucers, 2 sugar bowls, and 2 creamers

Antique Royal Worcester dinner set, comprising of 3 tureens,…

Royal Worcester Antique Dinner Set with 42 Pieces

Antique Royal Worcester dinner set, comprising of 3 tureens, gravy boat with saucer, a platter, sandwich dish, 10 main, 10 entree plates and 8 bowls, as inspected

Royal Worcester 'Engadine' dinner set for 6, comprising of…

Royal Worcester 'Engadine' 6-Person Dinner Set

Royal Worcester 'Engadine' dinner set for 6, comprising of platter, gravy boat with saucer, tureen (no lid), 6 each main, entree, bread/butter plates, bowls and teacups with saucers

Royal Worcester 'Regency' part dinner set comprising of platter,…

Royal Worcester 'Regency' Part Dinner Set with Platter and Gravy Boat

Royal Worcester 'Regency' part dinner set comprising of platter, gravy boat/ dish and 6 each main, entree and bread/butter plates