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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Two first period Worcester wares, a sauce boat and a jug, circa…

Early Worcester Sauce Boat and Puce Jug

Two first period Worcester wares, a sauce boat and a jug, circa 1750-1770, an early Worcester double lipped two handled sauce boat, with 'Smoky primitives' swan and sailing ship transferware designs, and a scenic Worcester puce sparrow beak jug, unmarked,…

First period Worcester porcelain sauce tureen and stand, c.…

Worcester Porcelain Exotic Bird Sauce Tureen & Stand

First period Worcester porcelain sauce tureen and stand, c. 1770, of oval shape, finely painted with exotic birds in parkland settings, further embellished with gilt swagged festoons suspended from cobalt blue border, the domed cover surmounted by a…

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

A Dr Wall Worcester tea pot with flower finial and sprigs of…

Floral Tea Pot with Flower Finial

A Dr Wall Worcester tea pot with flower finial and sprigs of flowers

First period Worcester 'Dalhousie' type fluted trio, English,…

Worcester Fluted Trio, 1780

First period Worcester 'Dalhousie' type fluted trio, English, circa 1780, 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Bishops House Collection, 10 August 1999, Perth

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester Spittoon, c. 1770 blue…

Blue and White Worcester Spittoon, c. 1770

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester Spittoon, c. 1770 blue and white, decorated in the 'Three flowers' pattern, underglaze blue crescent mark. Height 11 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 first period Worcester teapot and stand, c.…

18th Century Worcester Teapot with Kakiemon and Imari Patterns

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester teapot and stand, c. 1765 decorated with alternate panels of kakiemon flowers, divided by dark blue bands with red moons and rich 'Old Imari' pattern, fretted square underglaze blue mark with rare 'Gilders' mark of…

A Dr Wall Worcester porcelain blue and white leaf moulded tall…

Dr Wall Worcester Blue and White Leaf Moulded Cream-Jug

A Dr Wall Worcester porcelain blue and white leaf moulded tall 'Chelsea ewer' shaped cream-jug, English circa 1775, underglaze blue open crescent mark. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 237. Reference: Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790 by…

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester butter tub and cover…

Worcester Three Flowers Butter Tub and Stand, 1770

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester butter tub and cover on stand, c. 1770 blue and white, decorated in the 'Three flowers' pattern, underglaze blue crescent mark

Two First period Worcester dishes and a teapot stand, circa…

Worcester Dishes & Teapot Stand, 1770

Two First period Worcester dishes and a teapot stand, circa 1770, one blue scale ground with birds of paradise and butterflies, underglaze blue square seal mark, one has blue scale ground with flowers, script mark and the hexagonal teapot stand painted…

First period Worcester porcelain chocolate cup, cover and…

Worcester Porcelain Chocolate Cup and Saucer, c. 1775

First period Worcester porcelain chocolate cup, cover and saucer, c. 1775, the cup of double ogee shape, the cover surmounted by a floral finial, all painted with floral sprays reserved against a Mazarin blue ground, underglaze blue crescent mark to…

A Dr Wall Worcester 'Chinese Family' teapot, circa 1770, a…

Dr Wall Worcester Chinese Family Teapot

A Dr Wall Worcester 'Chinese Family' teapot, circa 1770, a globular teapot with a 'C' scroll handle, a domed lid with floral finial and a crow's foot red and gold border to the collar, decorated in a polychrome palette with a narrative scene comprising…

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester coffee pot, c. 1776…

Worcester Coffee Pot, c. 1776

Dr Wall Worcester first period Worcester coffee pot, c. 1776 finely reeded, early French design, underglaze blue lambrequin border and rim of lid, underglaze blue mark to base. Height 23 cm

Eight First Period Worcester 'Queens' pattern cups and saucers…

Set of 8 Worcester 'Queens' Cups and Saucers + Can

Eight First Period Worcester 'Queens' pattern cups and saucers and one single can, circa 1770

A fine Dr Wall Worcester Chinoiserie vase, circa 1765, the…

Dr Wall Worcester Chinoiserie Vase, 1765

A fine Dr Wall Worcester Chinoiserie vase, circa 1765, the baluster vase decorated in the mandarin palette with 'Long Eliza' Chinese figures and furnishings reserved within gilded arabesques and iron red leaf borders; illustrated in Spero and Sandon's…

A Worcester porcelain pink-ground fluted circular tea cup and…

Worcester Porcelain Pink-Ground Tea Cup and Saucer, Sevres Style

A Worcester porcelain pink-ground fluted circular tea cup and saucer, painted in Sevres style in the Hop-Trellis pattern. English circa 1770/5, unmarked. Provenance: Albert Amor London Exhibited Dr Wall Worcester The Brilliant Years 1760-1775 no 11.…

Two First period Worcester 'Queens' pattern chocolate cups and…

18th Century Worcester 'Queens' Chocolate Set & Dish

Two First period Worcester 'Queens' pattern chocolate cups and saucers and a 'Queens' pattern dish, circa 1770

A First period Worcester coffee cup, circa 1754 - 56 of plain…

Worcester Coffee Cup with Figures in Landscape

A First period Worcester coffee cup, circa 1754 - 56 of plain form with a grooved handle, painted in colours with figures in landscape, a fisherman seated by the water, a lady standing gazing and a young man holding a mask. 6 cm high. Provenance: Albert…

A fine pair of Worcester Dr Wall porcelain dishes, circa 1780.…

Worcester Dr Wall Porcelain Dishes, 1780

A fine pair of Worcester Dr Wall porcelain dishes, circa 1780. Of oval form, painted with gilded scale blue borders and reserves of fancy birds, butterfly and insects, 27.5 cm width.Provenance: Purchased from Graham & Oxley Kensington London, 1978.

A Worcester cup painted in the atelier of James Giles, after…

Worcester Cup with Man in Landscape, circa 1768

A Worcester cup painted in the atelier of James Giles, after David Teniers, with a man seated with a food-bowl in a landscape, English circa 1768. Provenance: Robyn Robb England. Robert Burke collection no 234. Reference: A service in this pattern was…

A Worcester porcelain cup painted in the London atelier of…

Worcester Porcelain Cup in David Teniers Style, English 1768

A Worcester porcelain cup painted in the London atelier of James Giles in the David Teniers style with a woman seated at a well in a landscape, English circa 1768. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 232. A service in this pattern was supplied made up…

A very rare Worcester porcelain shaped circular gilt-edged…

Rare Worcester Porcelain Plate with Fishing Scene, James Giles Atelier

A very rare Worcester porcelain shaped circular gilt-edged plate painted in the atelier of James Giles with two men fishing a castle and figures in a river landscape, English circa 1770. Provenance: Marcel Steiglitz Collection. Nina Weil Collection no 95.…

A rare First period Worcester pickle dish, circa 1752-53 in the…

Rare 1752 Worcester Pickle Dish in Scallop Shell Shape

A rare First period Worcester pickle dish, circa 1752-53 in the shape of a scallop shell, a border of chevrons moulded around the foot rim, delicately painted in colours with Chinese style sprigs and a border of florets linked by pencil scrolls, red line…

A Doctor Wall Worcester tea pot and two jugs, English, circa…

18th Century Worcester Tea Set

A Doctor Wall Worcester tea pot and two jugs, English, circa 1760. Provenance: Mossgreen, The Gibson Collection, Sydney, 2016, lots 124, 127, 128

A very rare pair of Worcester porcelain scallop-shell shaped…

Rare Worcester Porcelain Scalloped Shell Salts with Exotic Birds

A very rare pair of Worcester porcelain scallop-shell shaped salts, painted with butterflies and 'agitated' exotic birds. English circa 1762/63. Provenance: The Rous Lench collection. Albert Amor London Dr Wall Worcester The Brilliant Years 1760-1775 1998…

A Dr Wall Worcester tankard, circa 1760, a simple cylindrical…

18th Century Worcester Tankard with Courting Scene

A Dr Wall Worcester tankard, circa 1760, a simple cylindrical tankard with a strap handle, depicting a print by Hancock in puce colouring of a young man courting a milkmaid; typically unmarked. Provenance: With a paper label for the Albert & rose Laine…

Dr Wall Worcester 'Pine Cone Pattern' exceptional English…

Dr Wall Worcester 'Pine Cone Pattern' exceptional English pierced blue and white porcelain serving plate with applied flowers and branch handles, circa 1770, blue crescent mark, 26 cm across the handles

Dr. Wall 'Jabberwocky' pattern English porcelain vase, circa…

18th Century English Porcelain Vase, "Jabberwocky" Pattern

Dr. Wall 'Jabberwocky' pattern English porcelain vase, circa 1760, 21.5 cm high

A rare and finely painted Worcester cup painted in the atelier…

Rare Worcester Cup Painted in Giles Atelier After David Teniers

A rare and finely painted Worcester cup painted in the atelier of James Giles after David Teniers, with a man playing a violin in a landscape, English circa 1768. Provenance: Robyn Robb England 19/05/2010 (7950 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 85.…

A fine first period Dr Wall Worcester covered vase, circa…

18th Century Worcester Vase with Fancy Birds

A fine first period Dr Wall Worcester covered vase, circa 1760s-70s, the baluster shaped vase with a domed cover, rocaille lug handles and finely decorated with colourful 'Fancy' birds to reserves, richly gilded with scrolls and foliage; an underglaze…

A First Period Worcester teapot, sucrier and cover, a covered…

First Period Worcester Tea Set with Accessories

A First Period Worcester teapot, sucrier and cover, a covered milk jug and a teapot stand, all circa 1765-1775

A first period Worcester chestnut basket, cover and stand,…

Worcester Chestnut Basket and Stand, 1770

A first period Worcester chestnut basket, cover and stand, circa 1770, of quatre-lobed oval form, printed in blue with the pinecone pattern, the twig handles with applied flowers and leaves at the terminals, the stand and cover modelled with arching…

A Dr Wall Worcester polychrome and blue scale basket and cover…

Worcester Polychrome Scale Basket & Cover on Stand

A Dr Wall Worcester polychrome and blue scale basket and cover on stand, circa 1770 of shaped form profusely decorated with applied flowers and leafage on a blue scale ground, applied branch handles, underglaze blue fretted square mark to the plate, the…

A Dr Wall Worcester polychrome and blue scale basket and cover…

Worcester Polychrome Scale Basket with Applied Flowers

A Dr Wall Worcester polychrome and blue scale basket and cover on stand, circa 1770 of lobed form profusely decorated with applied flowers and leafage on a blue scale ground, applied branch handles, fretted square mark, gold B.A.D.A. seal 16 cm high, 25…