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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Harry Davis (Royal Worcester) a very rare globular shaped…

Rare Royal Worcester Pot Pourri Vase with Lion Scene

Harry Davis (Royal Worcester) a very rare globular shaped lidded pot pourri vase painted with lions painted with an unusual African scene of lions stalking distant prey, a large male and a smaller female perched on craggy rocks watching a scattered herd…

A Royal Worcester bud vase by M. Hunt, height 8 cm, an S.P.…

Three Ceramic Treasures: Worcester, Huntley, and Love

A Royal Worcester bud vase by M. Hunt, height 8 cm, an S.P. Huntley pot pourri, height 13.5 cm and a P.D. Love lidded urn, height 15.5 cm

A Royal Worcester covered urn vase by Charles Baldwyn, circa…

Royal Worcester Swan Urn by Charles Baldwyn

A Royal Worcester covered urn vase by Charles Baldwyn, circa 1892, the urn of compressed form with elaborate scroll handles and a moulded neck and pedestal in salmon, white and gilt colours, finely decorated with white swans flying through reeds upon a…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Richard Sebright, 1912, the…

Royal Worcester Covered Vase by Richard Sebright

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Richard Sebright, 1912, the slender ovoid vase with twin moulded handles, a pointed finial to the shaped cover and raised on a waisted socle to a stepped circular base, decorated with a softly painted fruit study within…

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

Royal Worcester Vase by Harry Davis, circa 1905

A Royal Worcester cobalt ground covered vase by Harry Davis, circa 1905, the ovoid vase with moulded handles and mask head mounts raised on a waisted socle to a circular base, decorated with a romantic vista enclosed by elaborate raised gilding, signed H…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by John Stinton, circa 1903-1909,…

John Stinton Royal Worcester Highland Cattle Vase

A Royal Worcester covered vase by John Stinton, circa 1903-1909, of slender ovoid profile with moulded grotesque handles, relief moulded decorations and raised on a waisted socle to a circular base, painted with highland cattle in a sublime landscape to…

A Royal Worcester scenic covered vase by Harry Davis, 1910, a…

Harry Davis Royal Worcester Sheep Vase

A Royal Worcester scenic covered vase by Harry Davis, 1910, a vase in the exotic taste with a slender neck and pointed finial, high set leafy handles and lappet base above a fluted foot, decorated with four Scottish blackface sheep in a suffused highland…

A fine Royal Worcester covered urn vase by Harry Stinton, 1952,…

Royal Worcester Highland Cattle Urn by Harry Stinton

A fine Royal Worcester covered urn vase by Harry Stinton, 1952, with a decorative pierced cover with an acorn finial, the body with elaborate moulded handles and details in gold and shot colours, decorated to the body with highland cattle in a suffused…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Harry Ayrton, 1960, the…

Harry Ayrton Royal Worcester Covered Vase

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Harry Ayrton, 1960, the footed vase of ovoid profile with moulded grotesque handles and relief decoration to the body in gold and shot colours, decorated with a fruit study signed H. Ayrton to lower right of image, a…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by William Ricketts, 1919, a…

Royal Worcester Covered Vase by William Ricketts, 1919

A Royal Worcester covered vase by William Ricketts, 1919, a lobed ovoid vase with a pierced cover and turban finial in gold and shot olive colours, decorated with an arrangement of peaches and grapes with blossoms upon a cream ground, signed Ricketts to…

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…

A very large Royal Worcester covered vase decorated by Edward…

Large Royal Worcester Vase with Edward Raby Decoration

A very large Royal Worcester covered vase decorated by Edward Raby, shape no. 1457, date cypher for 1893, the domed and pierced cover with tall finial above the ovoid body with a short neck and a pair of square handles to the shoulders, on a waisted socle…

Royal Worcester signed lidded urn / vase signed A.Watkins, with…

Royal Worcester Handpainted Rose Lidded Urn/Vase, Circa 1910

Royal Worcester signed lidded urn / vase signed A.Watkins, with handpainted blooming roses, twin handles, gilt highlights and pierced finial lid, Circa 1910. height 23 cm restoration to lid

Royal Worcester porcelain vase, decorated with hand painted…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester porcelain vase with roses and gilding

Royal Worcester porcelain vase, decorated with hand painted roses and gilding, signed by the artist M.Hunt, height 7.8 cm. (lid missing)

A fine Royal Worcester two handle covered vase by Harry Davis,…

Royal Worcester Sheep Vase by Harry Davis, 1910

A fine Royal Worcester two handle covered vase by Harry Davis, 1910, beautifully detailed high set looping handles with maskhead terminals in gold, salmon and sage shot colours, the domed base conforming, decorated to the body with Scottish black face…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Harry Stinton, 1924, ovoid…

Highland cattle covered vase by Harry Stinton

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Harry Stinton, 1924, ovoid with high set gilded handles and a low cover, decorated with highland cattle and a small croft cottage in a suffused sunlit landscape, signed H. Stinton lower right of image, puce backstamp and…

A mixed pair of Royal Worcester vases with covers by John…

Royal Worcester Vases with Scottish Wildlife Decoration

A mixed pair of Royal Worcester vases with covers by John Stinton and Harry Davis, 1907, urn form vases with moulded acanthus handles in blush picked out in gilt, one vase decorated with highland cattle in a misty landscape setting, signed John Stinton…

A pair of Royal Worcester pot pourri vases by John Stinton,…

Royal Worcester Highland Cattle Pot Pourri Vases by J. Stinton

A pair of Royal Worcester pot pourri vases by John Stinton, 1919, 1924, 1937/8, ovoid vases with reticulated rims, husk swags and moulded handles in gilt and shot colours, decorated with highland cattle in misty Scottish moorland settings, both signed J…

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 Royal Worcester covered pedestal vase by Harry Martin, 1911,…

Royal Worcester Pedestal Vase by Harry Martin

A Royal Worcester covered pedestal vase by Harry Martin, 1911, ovoid with high set loop handles and a domed cover above a waisted neck, decorated with magenta and creamy yellow roses upon a suffused ground, signed H J Martin to the upper body, puce…

A Royal Worcester vase and cover by Charles Baldwyn, circa 1906,…

Royal Worcester Vase with Swans and Coral Decoration

A Royal Worcester vase and cover by Charles Baldwyn, circa 1906, of baluster shape having high set moulded acanthus handles, husk swags and stiff leaf motifs decorated in cream and coral colours picked out in gilt, decorated to the body with swans in…

An impressive Royal Worcester covered vase, 1891, globular,…

Royal Worcester Wisteria Covered Vase

An impressive Royal Worcester covered vase, 1891, globular, with a reticulated collar, husk swags, ribbons and bold acanthus mounted handles surmounted by a stepped dome lid, decorated to the body with wisteria blooms and foliage picked out in gilt upon…

A Royal Worcester covered vase, 1897, baluster shaped with a…

Royal Worcester Pansy Covered Vase, 1897

A Royal Worcester covered vase, 1897, baluster shaped with a reticulated neck and scroll handles with elaborate vegetal terminals, polychrome decorated with pansies upon a blush ivory ground, puce backstamps and shape number 1927 underside, 27 cm high

A Royal Worcester covered vase, 1890, with gilded serpent…

Royal Worcester Poppy Vase with Serpent Handles

A Royal Worcester covered vase, 1890, with gilded serpent handles to the fluted neck and decorated with a loose arrangement of blowsy pink and red poppies and a butterfly upon a blush ivory ground, initialled apparently 'Pd' to the body, puce backstamp…

A Royal Worcester covered vase, circa 1900, the globular blush…

Royal Worcester Floral Covered Vase

A Royal Worcester covered vase, circa 1900, the globular blush ivory vase with moulded details, decorated with a loose polychrome arrangement of dahlias and wildflowers, green backstamp and shape number 1851 underside, 30 cm high

A Royal Worcester covered pot pourri jar, 1890, the small…

Royal Worcester Pot Pourri Jar, 1890

A Royal Worcester covered pot pourri jar, 1890, the small globular vase with a pierced neck and cap style cover, decorated with loose flower sprays enriched with fine gilding upon an ivory ground, puce backstamp and shape number 1039 underside, 13 cm high

A Royal Worcester vase by Mary Eaton, 1905, a baluster shaped…

Mary Eaton Royal Worcester Vase with Dragon Handles

A Royal Worcester vase by Mary Eaton, 1905, a baluster shaped vase with a pierced cover and tall finial, high set dragon handles and a fretwork collar, finely painted to the body with full blown magenta and pink roses upon a suffused ground, signed M. E…

Royal Worcester antique English porcelain lidded two handled…

Antique Royal Worcester Rose Vase, Hand-Painted & Signed

Royal Worcester antique English porcelain lidded two handled vase with hand-painted rose decoration signed 'Sedgley', circa 1919, puce factory mark to base, 50 cm high, 23 cm wide

Royal Worcester pair of antique English porcelain lidded mantle…

Pair of Royal Worcester Porcelain Mantle Vases

Royal Worcester pair of antique English porcelain lidded mantle vases, 19th/20th century, puce factory mark to base, 24 cm high

A Hadley Worcester hand painted amphora lidded vase decorated…

Hadley Worcester Hand-Painted Iris Amphora Vase with Lid

A Hadley Worcester hand painted amphora lidded vase decorated with iris, height 39 cm

Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, by Stinton, c. 1924,…

Stinton's Highland Cattle Vase

Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, by Stinton, c. 1924, shape F100, painted with a group of highland cattle in early morning light against a blush ivory ground with gilded highlights, printed factory marks to underside, height 33 cm. Provenance:…

Royal Worcester porcelain Twin-handle vase and cover, by a.…

Royal Worcester Porcelain Vases and Cover

Royal Worcester porcelain Twin-handle vase and cover, by a. Watkins, 20th century, shape G1045, painted with roses against a blush ivory and gilt ground, printed factory marks to undersides, together with a pair of Royal Worcester porcelain bulbous vases,…

A Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, decorated by Harry…

Royal Worcester Rose Vase, Harry Chair, 1903

A Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, decorated by Harry chair, date cypher for 1903, of compressed form, painted with blossoming roses, flanked by scrolling mask handles, raised on a circular foot and square section base, signed H. Chair, green…

Royal Worcester footed vase with cover, hand painted with…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester vase with fallen fruits and gilded handles

Royal Worcester footed vase with cover, hand painted with fallen fruits depicting apples and berries to one side and peaches and white grapes on the other and twin gilded handles signed Richard Lewis, height 17.5 cm

Royal Worcester potpourri, hand painted with fallen fruit…

Royal Worcester Hand-Painted Fruit Potpourri Vase, Signed Lk Till

Royal Worcester potpourri, hand painted with fallen fruit decorations depicting apple and grapes and gilding decorations to lid, base and neck of the vase, signed Lk Till. Height 14 cm

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Harry Stinton, 1956, the…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by Harry Stinton, 1956, the slender vase decorated with Highland cattle grazing in a misty valley, black backstamp underside, 26 cm high

Royal Worcester pot pourri vase, Fallen fruit pattern decorated…

Royal Worcester pot pourri vase, Fallen fruit pattern decorated with hand painted peaches, grapes and raspberries to reverse extensive gilding to neck and pierced lid (unsigned), height 16.5 cm

Royal Worcester pot pourri vase, decorated with hand painted…

Royal Worcester pot pourri vase, decorated with hand painted roses and foliate and gilding raised on three scrolled feet with pierced lid, height 13.5 (repair to lid)

A Royal Worcester vase and cover decorated by John Stinton,…

A Royal Worcester vase and cover decorated by John Stinton, 1909, ovoid with a moulded collar and twin handles decorated in muted colours picked out in gilt, the body with a continuous scene of highland cattle in a misty lakeside setting, puce backstamp…

A Royal Worcester covered urn, by John Stinton, 1905, the…

A Royal Worcester covered urn, by John Stinton, 1905, the finely moulded vase with roaring lion handles and trailing fish scale panels in coral and pale green colours picked out in gilt, decorated with highland cattle in a grey misty landscape, a moody…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by John Stinton, 1903, with…

A Royal Worcester covered vase by John Stinton, 1903, with moulded handles and pedestal, decorated to the body with a herd of highland cattle in a rocky misty landscape, signed John Stinton lower right, green backstamp and date cipher underside, 40 cm…

A rare Royal Worcester covered vase by Charles Baldwyn, 1903,…

A rare Royal Worcester covered vase by Charles Baldwyn, 1903, the baluster vase with high set flying handles with moulding to rim collar and foot picked out in gilt and shot colours, the body decorated with white doves on a pale blue ground, surrounded by…

A Royal Worcester covered urn by Harry Davis, 1908, the twin…

A Royal Worcester covered urn by Harry Davis, 1908, the twin handle moulded vase in blush colours picked out in gilt, decorated to the body with black face highland sheep in a sublime landscape setting, puce backstamp, date cipher and pattern number 2158…

Royal Worcester English floral porcelain urns, vases and lidded…

Royal Worcester English floral porcelain urns, vases, and lidded bowls

Royal Worcester English floral porcelain urns, vases and lidded bowls, 19th/20th century, (5 items), the largest 15 cm high

A superb Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated vase and cover…

A superb Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated vase and cover by George Owen, shape 871, date cipher for 1919, in Persian manner, the domed and finialled cover resting atop the everted mouth to the slender waisted neck above the globular body on a…

A pair of large Royal Worcester porcelain covered vases, shape…

A pair of large Royal Worcester porcelain covered vases, shape 520, dated 1871?2, the reserves decorated by Josiah Rushton, each of broad baluster shape on a square foot with a moulded and finialled cover and a pair of foliate scrolling handles to the…

A pair of Royal Worcester covered pot pourri vases, shape 519,…

A pair of Royal Worcester covered pot pourri vases, shape 519, 1870s (date ciphers indistinct), the reserves by Josiah Rushton, each ovoid on a square foot with a pierced cover and a pair of handles to the shoulders modelled as entwined serpents,…

A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain covered vases, dated 1862,…

A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain covered vases, dated 1862, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, each of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of satyr masks to the shoulders, with a domed and finialled cover,…

A Worcester porcelain pot pourri vase and a spill vase, the…

A Worcester porcelain pot pourri vase and a spill vase, the first circa 1860, decorated by Josiah Rushton, the other dated 1867, the pot pourri vase of covered bowl form on a tall stem with broad foot, white ground with coloured enamel and gilt decoration…

A Royal Worcester double handled vase and cover, the urn shaped…

A Royal Worcester double handled vase and cover, the urn shaped body painted with a highland cattle scene, signed Harry Stinton, date mark for 1960. Height 31 cm.

A Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase, painted with roses…

A Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase, painted with roses by Walter Austin, English date letter for 1919, height with lid 26 cm, diameter 18 cm

A Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase, painted with roses…

A Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase, painted with roses by Walter Austin, English, date letter for 1919, Height (with lid), 23 cm, width 12 cm

A large and impressive Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri…

A large and impressive Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase and cover, painted by Harry Martin, English date letter for 1909, height (with lid) 30 cm, width 22 cm

A tall slender Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover,…

A tall slender Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, painted with roses by A Lewis, English date letter for 1908, height (with lid) 30 cm, width 12 cm

A large Royal Worcester porcelain Peacocks vase and cover,…

A large Royal Worcester porcelain Peacocks vase and cover, painted by William Jarman, English, date letter for 1905, height (with lid) 23 cm, width 17 cm

A Royal Worcester porcelain fruit-painted vase and cover…

A Royal Worcester porcelain fruit-painted vase and cover painted by Frank Roberts, English, dated 1954, height (with lid) 17 cm, width 12 cm

A Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase and cover, painted…

A Royal Worcester porcelain pot-pourri vase and cover, painted with roses, English dated 1911, with inner cover, height (with lid)21.5 cm, width 15 cm