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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Roayl Worcester shell form vase, with lizard, as inspected

Royal Worcester Shell Vase with Lizard

Roayl Worcester shell form vase, with lizard, as inspected

Quality Worcester Cobridge vintage hand painted jug (reg. mark…

Vintage Worcester Cobridge Hand Painted Jug

Quality Worcester Cobridge vintage hand painted jug (reg. mark to base)

Grainger Worcester plate-blue ground

Worcester Blue Ground Plate by Grainger

Grainger Worcester plate-blue ground

Hadley's Worcester pot pourri. Shape 278. Globular form painted…

Hadley's Worcester Blackberry Pot Pourri

Hadley's Worcester pot pourri. Shape 278. Globular form painted with blackberries and blossom with a pierced gilt cover. 12 cm high

A Grainger Worcester vase. Moon shape. It is deep blue with…

Blue Moon Vase with Gilt Butterflies and Dolphin Handles

A Grainger Worcester vase. Moon shape. It is deep blue with gilt butterflies and foliage with moulded dolphin handles. 16 cm high

A Grainger Worcester reticulated vase and cover, late 19th…

Grainger Worcester Reticulated Vase with Gilt Highlights

A Grainger Worcester reticulated vase and cover, late 19th century, the baluster body raised on a circular foot with finely pierced scroll work decoration and gilt highlights, 30 cm high, shape number G409, green printed factory mark

John Ogilby (1600-1676),the road from London to Montgomery,…

London to Montgomery Road Map

John Ogilby (1600-1676),the road from London to Montgomery, This antique strip map is from the 'Britannia' by John Ogilby, published in 1675. The colouring is later, ' the road from London to Montgomery.' from Campden to Evesholme to Worcester to hundred…

A Dr Wall Worcester cup and saucer, circa 1770, the gadrooned…

Gilded Worcester Cup and Saucer, 1770

A Dr Wall Worcester cup and saucer, circa 1770, the gadrooned cup with a gilt embellished cobalt rim delicately painted with pink and purple blooms with apple and teal foliage, the saucer conforming; marked underside with a crescent to the cup and a 'W'…

Antique porcelain blue & white moon flask, decorated with…

Blue & White Oriental Moon Flask by Worcester, 27cm

Antique porcelain blue & white moon flask, decorated with Oriental symbols, crescent C mark to base for Worcester, 27 cm high

A Stinton, Worcester Locke & Co porcelain dish, with raised rim…

Stinton Worcester Locke Porcelain Dish with Loch Katrine Scene

A Stinton, Worcester Locke & Co porcelain dish, with raised rim painted with the scene 'Path By the Lake Loch Katrine', signed, 15 cm wide

18th C Worcester lily pattern deep dish

Worcester Lily Deep Dish Plate

18th C Worcester lily pattern deep dish

Three pieces of Worcester Evesham oven Ware (3)

Worcester Evesham Oven Ware Trio

Three pieces of Worcester Evesham oven Ware (3)

19th century Barr Worcester helmet shaped milk jug

Barr Worcester Milk Jug Helmet Shape 19th Century

19th century Barr Worcester helmet shaped milk jug

Locke & Co. Worcester biscuit barrel (hand painted)

Hand-painted Locke & Co. Worcester Biscuit Barrel

Locke & Co. Worcester biscuit barrel (hand painted)

A Dr Wall Worcester covered jug, circa 1770, pear shaped with a…

Puce Camaieu Covered Jug with Floral Sprays, 1770

A Dr Wall Worcester covered jug, circa 1770, pear shaped with a simple strap handle and beak spout and daintily painted in puce camaieu with sprays of flowers, insects, some within a scrolled gilt cartouche, the lid with an applied rose finial. Height 13…

A Worcester kingfisher dish, leaf shaped and gilt rimmed with…

Gilt-rimmed Kingfisher Dish by R. Poole

A Worcester kingfisher dish, leaf shaped and gilt rimmed with naturalistically posed blue kingfisher, signed R. Poole with marks underside, width 11 cm. Irregular

A painted porcelain vase in the Worcester style, raised on a…

Worcester-style Porcelain Vase with Floral Panels and Gilt Handles

A painted porcelain vase in the Worcester style, raised on a socle, the cobalt blue baluster shaped vase with flared rim decorated with a panel of roses, morning glory and foliage, a panel with a single rose to the reverse, gilt caryatid handles and a…

An extensive Worcester part dinner service circa 1880, in…

1880 Worcester Part Dinner Service

An extensive Worcester part dinner service circa 1880, in stylised floral and leaf pattern in blue and white with cobalt and gilt rimmed border, comprising a soup tureen and cover, three oval tureens, four sauce boats and covers, a vegetable tureen, ten…

A Worcester baluster sparrow beak milk jug, circa 1770 with…

Worcester Sparrow Beak Milk Jug with Transfer Print

A Worcester baluster sparrow beak milk jug, circa 1770 with strap handle, transfer printed and later hand coloured with 'The Milk Maids' and ' The Laden Donkey' with gilded highlights, 12 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection Victoria

Worcester tea caddy and cover, circa 1770 decorated en suite…

Worcester Tea Caddy with Matching Decor, 1770

Worcester tea caddy and cover, circa 1770 decorated en suite with the previous lot, 15,2 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection Victoria

A Worcester trio, circa 1770 decorated in puce en Camaieu with…

Puce Worcester Trio with Meissen Style Decoration

A Worcester trio, circa 1770 decorated in puce en Camaieu with Meissen style pattern of flowers and insects in gilded rococo style cartouches, (3). Provenance: Private Collection Victoria

A Hadley's Worcester urn shaped jardiniere by N. White, circa…

Hadley's Worcester Rose Bouquet Jardiniere by N. White

A Hadley's Worcester urn shaped jardiniere by N. White, circa 1900 the waisted body with moulded twin ram's head handles painted with bouquets of roses by N. White, raised on a ringed gilded pedestal on four spreading feet with moulded stylised fleur de…

A late Victorian Worcester 'Japanese Imari' pattern vase with…

Late Victorian Japanese Imari Pattern Vase, 1882

A late Victorian Worcester 'Japanese Imari' pattern vase with painted peony and gilt panels. Marked on base with date letter 1882. Height 10.5 cm

A hand painted gilt framed porcelain plaque finely hand painted…

Hand-painted Fisher Girl Porcelain Plaque

A hand painted gilt framed porcelain plaque finely hand painted with a scene of a young Fisher girl with today's catch. On a Worcester blank by ex Worcester artist Francis Clark. Height 28 cm. Width 23.5 cm

A Dr Wall Worcester trio. James Giles pattern with green and…

Green and Blue Flower Trio by Dr Wall Worcester

A Dr Wall Worcester trio. James Giles pattern with green and blue flowers on white ground

Three 18th century Worcester Chinoiserie blue and white…

18th Century Chinoiserie Blue and White Tea Set

Three 18th century Worcester Chinoiserie blue and white porcelain tea cups. Two small cups and a saucer

An 18th century Worcester porcelain trio cup, saucer and plate…

18th Century Worcester Porcelain Trio with Blue Floral Decoration

An 18th century Worcester porcelain trio cup, saucer and plate with painted cobalt blue and gilt floral decoration. Unmarked

Two late 18th century Worcester porcelain trios cup, teabowl,…

18th Century Worcester Porcelain Trio with Spiral Flutes

Two late 18th century Worcester porcelain trios cup, teabowl, and saucer all with spiral flutes and cobalt and gilt handpainted decoration. Blue crescent mark. C.1790

An 18th century Worcester porcelain cup and saucer with painted…

18th Century Worcester Porcelain Cup & Saucer

An 18th century Worcester porcelain cup and saucer with painted cobalt blue and gilt floral decoration. Blue crescent mark. C. 1770

Graingers Worcester & Co., c. 1890 teapot, jug and sugar basin…

Graingers Worcester & Co. Reticulated Teapot Set

Graingers Worcester & Co., c. 1890 teapot, jug and sugar basin reticulated and gilded decoration, each with printed factory marks model No. 1240 (3). Teapot height 11 cm

Graingers Worcester & Co. reticulated vase in the form of a…

Graingers Worcester Co. Reticulated Vase Jardiniere

Graingers Worcester & Co. reticulated vase in the form of a jardiniere on scroll supports, gilded decoration, printed factory marks, model No. G3536. Height 14 cm

Dr Wall Worcester pair of Chestnut baskets, c. 1765 cross…

18th Century Chestnut Baskets with Floral Design

Dr Wall Worcester pair of Chestnut baskets, c. 1765 cross hatched design picked out in florets, the interior decorated with floral sprays, twisted branch handles (2). Diameter 8 cm width 19.5 cm depth 15.5 cm

Dr Wall Worcester teapot, c. 1790 Imari style pattern with lid,…

Imari-style Dr. Wall Worcester Teapot (1790) with Lid

Dr Wall Worcester teapot, c. 1790 Imari style pattern with lid, underglaze blue crescent mark

Dr Wall Worcester pair of plates, c. 1770 shaped edge, scale…

Blue and Gold Floral Plates, c. 1770

Dr Wall Worcester pair of plates, c. 1770 shaped edge, scale blue centre and panels, sprays of flowers, gilded borders, underglaze blue oriental mark, (A/F). Diameter 19.5 cm

Dr Wall Worcester pair of pine Cone pattern plates, c. 1765…

Blue and White Pine Cone Pattern Plates, c. 1765

Dr Wall Worcester pair of pine Cone pattern plates, c. 1765 blue and white, scalloped edge, underglazed blue crescent mark (2). Diameter 19 cm

Dr Wall Worcester fan pattern parrot beak jug and cover, c.…

Worcester Parrot Beak Jug and Cover, c. 1770

Dr Wall Worcester fan pattern parrot beak jug and cover, c. 1770 mock oriental underglaze mark. Height 14 cm

Dr Wall Worcester pair of pine Cone pattern plates, c. 1765…

Pair of Pine Cone Pattern Plates, c. 1765

Dr Wall Worcester pair of pine Cone pattern plates, c. 1765 blue and white, scalloped edge, underglazed blue crescent mark (2). Diameter 17.5 cm

An 18th century Worcester porcelain plate blue Cresent mark, c.…

18th c. Worcester Porcelain Plate with Blue Crescent Mark

An 18th century Worcester porcelain plate blue Cresent mark, c.1775

An 18th century Worcester porcelain plate blue Cresent mark, c.…

18th Century Worcester Porcelain Plate with Blue Cresent Mark

An 18th century Worcester porcelain plate blue Cresent mark, c. 1775

An 18th century Worcester porcelain plate with painted river…

Worcester Porcelain Plate with River Scene and Butterflies

An 18th century Worcester porcelain plate with painted river and landscape scene, fruit and butterlies gilt scroll border on cobalt blue edge. Cresent mark, c.1775. Width 21.5 cm

A pair of 18th century Worcester style small lidded jars,…

18th Century Worcester Style Hexagonal Jars with Insect and Bird Decoration

A pair of 18th century Worcester style small lidded jars, hexagonal ovoid shape decorated with panels of insects and birds reserved on a scale blue ground, with conforming covers with bud finials, slight restoration to the leaves, blue square fret mark…