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 vase ovoid body painted with highland sheep,…

Highland Sheep Ovoid Vase by H. Davis

Royal Worcester vase ovoid body painted with highland sheep, signed H. Davis, 13.5 cm height

A fine Royal Worcester pedestal vase painted by Harry Davis,…

Highland Landscape Royal Worcester Pedestal Vase by Harry Davis

A fine Royal Worcester pedestal vase painted by Harry Davis, the front panel finely painted with black face sheep amidst a misty Highland landscape, the reverse with a single tree dominating the rocky landscape, campana urn form with knopped pedestal stem…

A pair of Royal Worcester apple green and white covered vases…

Royal Worcester Harry Davis Vases with Pastoral Scenes

A pair of Royal Worcester apple green and white covered vases by Harry Davis, 1906, pedestal vases with high set scrolling handles and mascaron terminals, decorated with pastoral scenes featuring a shepherd with his flock, loose arrangements of summer…

A small Royal Worcester scenic pedestal vase by Harry Davis,…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Scenic Pedestal Vase, 1903

A small Royal Worcester scenic pedestal vase by Harry Davis, 1903, the egg shaped vase decorated with a sublime lake and mountain scene, between an applied stiff leaf collar and matching base, signed H. Davis to lower body, green backstamp underside,…

Two outstanding Royal Worcester campagna shaped vases and…

Royal Worcester Blue and Gold Landscape Vases

Two outstanding Royal Worcester campagna shaped vases and covers, with deep blue and gilt decoration, each with painted cartouches of landscapes, one painted Walter Sedgley, the other being Harry Davis. Each being 19 cm high with puce mark, shape number…

A Royal Worcester bowl painted Harry Davis, the exterior deep…

Royal Worcester Bowl with Scottish Highland Sheep by Harry Davis

A Royal Worcester bowl painted Harry Davis, the exterior deep blue, the interior painted with two sheep in misty Scottish highlands. Blue under glaze mark. 11 cm wide.

Royal Worcester vase, cylindrical body painted with highland…

Highland Sheep Vase by H. Davis

Royal Worcester vase, cylindrical body painted with highland sheep signed H Davis 6/161 circa 1938 15 cm high

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Stinton, 1916,…

Scottish Black Face Sheep in Misty Loch Plaque

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Stinton, 1916, featuring Scottish black face sheep in a misty loch setting, signed H. Davis to lower image, puce backstamp verso, 10.5 cm diameter, 21 x 21 cm frame

A petite Royal Worcester ewer vase by Harris Davis, 1921, the…

Harris Davis Royal Worcester Sheep Ewer Vase

A petite Royal Worcester ewer vase by Harris Davis, 1921, the ewer featuring black face Scottish sheep in a muted mauve grey landscape with trees against a blush tinged sky, signed H. Davis lower right, puce backstamp and shape number 2711 underside, 19.5…

A Royal Worcester pot pourri decorated by Harry Davis, 1905,…

A Royal Worcester pot pourri decorated by Harry Davis, 1905, with a reticulated neck and cover, the bulbous body with a moulded collar and continuous landscape decoration, signed H. Davis to rim, black backstamp underside, 16 cm high

A Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis, 1913, the egg shape vase…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Sheep Vase

A Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis, 1913, the egg shape vase with a reticulated collar raised on three scrolling legs with mascaron terminals to a pierced tripod base, decorated with Scottish blackface sheep in a highland valley, signed H. Davis to the…

A Royal Worcester Harry Davis dish, 11 cm diameter, and J Allen…

Sheep-themed Royal Worcester dish and J Allen vase

A Royal Worcester Harry Davis dish, 11 cm diameter, and J Allen vase, each painted with sheep in landscape.

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Davis, circa 1916,…

Goats on Riverbank

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Davis, circa 1916, featuring goats on a craggy riverbank with arched bridges and castles in the background, signed H. Davis to lower left of image, enclosed by a cobalt border, puce backstamp verso, 28 x 17 cm,…

A Royal Worcester green ground covered vase by Harry Davis,…

Green Royal Worcester Vase by Harry Davis, 1911

A Royal Worcester green ground covered vase by Harry Davis, 1911, the tear drop shaped vase with moulded details to the neck, cover, foot and bracket handles, decorated with teal jewels to the scale collar and a tiny pastoral medallion enclosed by lavish…

Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis featuring a sailing ship,…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Sailing Ship Vase (Restored Spout)

Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis featuring a sailing ship, registration number 345091, (some restoration to the spout) height 23 cm

A Royal Worcester urn cup by Harry Davis, 1929, with moulded…

A Royal Worcester urn cup by Harry Davis, 1929, with moulded flying handles and borders in white picked out in gilt, decorated to a roundel with figures beside a river and arching bridge, signed H. Davis lower right of image, puce backstamp, date cipher…

A Royal Worcester reticulated vase 'Sheep' by Harry Davis, 1923,…

Royal Worcester Sheep Reticulated Vase by Harry Davis

A Royal Worcester reticulated vase 'Sheep' by Harry Davis, 1923, the sheep painted within rural landscape with cottage, model no G42, 14.5 cm high

Royal Worcester plate painted with highland sheep, signed H.…

Highland Sheep Plate by H. Davis

Royal Worcester plate painted with highland sheep, signed H. Davis, 23.5 cm diameter

Royal Worcester 'Highland Black Face Sheep' twin handled ewer…

Signed Highland Black Face Sheep Ewer by H Davis

Royal Worcester 'Highland Black Face Sheep' twin handled ewer signed H Davis

A Royal Worcester spill vase, with hand-painted sheep. Signed:…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester Sheep Spill Vase

A Royal Worcester spill vase, with hand-painted sheep. Signed: H. Davis, factory mark, 1930, shape G923, height 15 cm

Royal Worcester framed circular plaque painted with countryside…

"Countryside Scene" by H. Davis on Royal Worcester Plaque

Royal Worcester framed circular plaque painted with countryside scene signed H Davis 14.5 cm diameter

A Royal Worcester plate by Harry Davis, painted with three…

Highland Sheep in Misty Landscape Plate by Harry Davis

A Royal Worcester plate by Harry Davis, painted with three highland sheep in a misty mountainous landscape with heather in the foreground, in a blue rim, gilt border. 20th century. Diameter 23 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Belgravia, English ceramics, March…

Royal Worcester plate, hand painted by A. Davis and decorated…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester plate with gilding

Royal Worcester plate, hand painted by A. Davis and decorated with gilding

Royal Worcester, porcelain campagna vase, 1912, the twin handle…

Royal Worcester Arcadian Campagna Vase with Gilded Motifs

Royal Worcester, porcelain campagna vase, 1912, the twin handle vase painted with an Arcadian scene by Harry Davis and highlighted with gilded scrolls and motifs, signed, restored, height 16 cm width 17.5 cm

A Royal Worcester covered urn by Harry Davis, 1913/1914, with a…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Covered Urn

A Royal Worcester covered urn by Harry Davis, 1913/1914, with a moulded dome cover, decorative collar and acanthus lug handles, decorated with a semi-circular pastoral scene with cattle and a distant castle on a cobalt ground, signed H. Davis to lower…

Two Royal Worcester porcelain painted dishes, the largest…

Royal Worcester Porcelain Sheep and Oxen Dishes

Two Royal Worcester porcelain painted dishes, the largest painted with a scene of three sheep in a landscape setting, signed H.Davis. The smaller dish painted with two oxen, signed H. Stinton, the largest 15 cm diameter

Royal Worcester cup and saucer with handpainted cottage scene,…

Handpainted Cottage Scene Cup and Saucer by Royal Worcester

Royal Worcester cup and saucer with handpainted cottage scene, signed Davis

Royal Worcester ovoid specimen vase painted with highland sheep…

Highland Sheep Vase by H Davis

Royal Worcester ovoid specimen vase painted with highland sheep signed H Davis 24 cm (repair to neck stem)

A Royal Worcester porcelain bowl, Harry Davis, circa 1926, the…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Sheep Bowl

A Royal Worcester porcelain bowl, Harry Davis, circa 1926, the bowl painted with three sheep in a riverscape scene, signed H. Davis, grey factory mark to base., 18 cm diameter

Two Royal Worcester cobalt ground pedestal vases, decorated by…

Two Royal Worcester cobalt ground pedestal vases, decorated by Harry Davis, and Ernest Phillips, 1903 and 1906, the ovoid vase with a stiff leaf moulded collar and base decorated with a miniature panel of cows drinking, signed H. Davis lower right, and…

Royal Worcester Harry Davis vase. Painted highland sheep dec.…

Royal Worcester Highland Sheep Vase by Harry Davis

Royal Worcester Harry Davis vase. Painted highland sheep dec. Signed H.Davis. Stamped to base for 1898. Height 15 cm

A Royal Worcester plate, decorated with an extensive view of…

Malvern Hills Plate by Royal Worcester, 1934

A Royal Worcester plate, decorated with an extensive view of the Malvern Hills with sheep beneath oak trees and gorse. Signed Davis. Date cipher 1934, diameter 27.5 cm

Royal Worcester two handled vase, signed H. Davis

H. Davis Signed Royal Worcester Vase with Handles

Royal Worcester two handled vase, signed H. Davis

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate decorated by Harry Davis, 1909,…

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate decorated by Harry Davis, 1909, depicting a beachside scene with a distant castle, and enclosed by a richly gilded border on a cobalt and mauve ground, puce backstamp underside, 22.5 cm diameter

A Royal Worcester scenic plate by Harry Davis, 1913, featuring…

Scottish Blackface Sheep Plate by Harry Davis, Royal Worcester 1913

A Royal Worcester scenic plate by Harry Davis, 1913, featuring Scottish blackface sheep in a misty spring landscape with pink blossom trees within a cobalt border decorated with jewelled swags and a tooled gilt rim, puce backstamp underside, signed H…

Two Royal Worcester plates by John Stinton and Harry Davis the…

Royal Worcester Plates by John Stinton and Harry Davis

Two Royal Worcester plates by John Stinton and Harry Davis the Kilchurn Castle plate is painted by John Stinton (signed) and the picturesque scene is painted by Harry Davis (signed). 1914 and 1907 painted with Kilchurn Castle and a picturesque scene…

A framed Royal Worcester porcelain plate by Harry Davis, 1922,…

Scottish Sheep and Lamb Plate by Harry Davis (1922)

A framed Royal Worcester porcelain plate by Harry Davis, 1922, featuring a Scottish black face sheep and lamb in a suffused highland setting, signed H. Davis to lower left of image, the cobalt border with delicate gilt decoration, puce backstamp verso, 22…

A fine hand painted Royal Worcester vase, painted with a panel…

Royal Worcester Hand Painted Stag Vase, 1865

A fine hand painted Royal Worcester vase, painted with a panel in the manner of Harry Davis with a stag in a winter starlit landscape. tall tapering shape with trumpet neck, gilded wreaths form ring handles to the sides, the painted panel framed by…

A Royal Worcester named view dish by Harry Davis, 1909, the…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Launceston Castle Dish

A Royal Worcester named view dish by Harry Davis, 1909, the lobed oval dish with a profusely gilded ink blue and lilac border enclosing a shaped reserve featuring the ruins of Launceston castle, signed H. Davis below image, puce backstamp underside,…

Royal Worcester: porcelain comport (c1926) painted by Harry…

Harry Davis' Sheep Landscape Porcelain Comport

Royal Worcester: porcelain comport (c1926) painted by Harry Davis with iconic sheep in country landscape scene titled 'River Severn Nr Worcester'. Oval form with gilded border. restored and hairline crack. 32 cm x 20 cm x 8 cm.

A Royal Worcester fruit handpainted bowl, signed Davis

Handpainted Royal Worcester Fruit Bowl by Davis

A Royal Worcester fruit handpainted bowl, signed Davis

Royal Worcester vase signed Harry Davis vase decorated with…

Harry Davis Highland Cattle Vase

Royal Worcester vase signed Harry Davis vase decorated with handpainted Highland cattle, height 10.5 cm

A Royal Worcester landscape plate by Harry Davis, circa 1937…

Harry Davis Landscape Plate with Alnwick Castle Scene

A Royal Worcester landscape plate by Harry Davis, circa 1937 finely painted with a scene Almwick Castle printed factory marks and inscribed Almwick Castle to the base 27 cm diameter

A Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis, 1925, the cylindrical…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Pig Farm Vase

A Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis, 1925, the cylindrical vase with a reticulated neck and whorl feet, decorated with pigs in a farm yard setting, signed H. Davis to the lower body, green backstamp underside with shape number G42, 24 cm high

Royal Worcester Harry Davis cabinet plate painted with a fly…

Royal Worcester Fly Fisherman Plate

Royal Worcester Harry Davis cabinet plate painted with a fly fisherman in a Regal English rural scene, signed 'Sivad', dated 1899. Diameter 27.5 cm

Royal Worcester plate by Harry Davis painted with three…

Highland Sheep in Misty Landscape Plate

Royal Worcester plate by Harry Davis painted with three highland sheep in a misty mountain landscape with heather in the foreground, in a blue rim, gilt border. Restoration visible.. Provenance: Sotheby's Belgravia, English Ceramics, March 1980, Lot 205