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Royal Worcester Marks & Examples

John Wall and a group of 13 local businessmen who established a porcelain factory in Many experts believe Royal Worcester to be the oldest English porcelain brand still in existence today. John Wall, a physician, and William Davis, an apothecary, were trying to develop a method of porcelain production that could then be used to boost prosperity and employment in Worcester, came into contact with the Bristol porcelain manufactory of Lund and Miller. They were using soapstone a type of metamorphic rock as a prime raw material in their porcelain production, this was a then-unique method for producing porcelain. By Robert Hancock had arrived at Worcester, the first man to apply transferring of prints onto porcelain.

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Considered by experts to be one of the earliest porcelain manufacturers in England, Worcester Porcelain was founded in by physician, John Wall, and apothecary, William Davis. After more than a century of growth, in the company became the Royal Worcester that we know today, due to a number of commissions from members of the royal family. Worcester Porcelain is known for its reputable designers and artists, past and present, each bringing their own personal touch to their designs, and creating unique and highly collectable pieces. A presentation cased Harry Stinton for Royal Worcester porcelain demitasse coffee set for six persons. In mid 18 th century England, the cogs of industrial revolution were beginning to turn, completely transforming Britain economically and socially. Worcester was one of the pioneering cities in this great transformation. Understanding the national need to create more employment opportunities for the working class, Dr Wall had been fascinated by the development of chemical science within the porcelain industry and began looking for methods of making porcelain that would boost prosperity in the city.

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Royal Worcester Marks were first placed on pottery and porcelain in but it was before it became common place. Earlier Worcester Marks are rarely seen, and typically the crescent mark dates pieces to the Dr Wall period before In the late s Worcester were among the first to use the Bute shape for teabowls, tea cups and coffee cups. The presence of the crescent mark dates these items to the Dr Wall period and they are all very similar in shape, size and decoration to those made in the same period by Caughley. See our early worcester for sale section for examples of sparrow beak jugs, Bute cups and Dr Wall period pieces.

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