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 more...

James Hadley (1837-1903) was apprenticed to Kerr & Binns of Worcester, (the predecessor firm to the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company) and then worked on a contract basis for the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company from separate premises as principal modeller from 1870 to 1895. That year his contract was terminated due to falling demand and he set up his own business.

With the aid of his three sons, and trading as Hadley & Sons, he began producing decorative porcelain in 1896, with the assistance of a group of young artists. James Hadley died in December 1903 and the business was taken over more...

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Royal Worcester Hadley ware lidded pot pouri pot with…

Royal Worcester Rose Pot Pourri with Gilt Highlights

Royal Worcester Hadley ware lidded pot pouri pot with handpainted blooming roses, gilt highlights and pierced floral lid with finial, Circa 1909. height 11.5 cm

Royal Worcester Hadley ware handpainted vase signed Sedgley,…

Handpainted Royal Worcester Peacock Vase with Gilt Handles

Royal Worcester Hadley ware handpainted vase signed Sedgley, with handpainted peacock scene, ornate gilt twin handles and base. Circa 1915, height 31.5 cm

Royal Worcester Hadley ware twin handle vase dated 1905, with…

Handpainted Royal Worcester Twin Handle Vase, 1905 Sedgley Signed

Royal Worcester Hadley ware twin handle vase dated 1905, with handpainted pheasant and floral decoration signed Sedgley, height 15.5 cm

Pair Hadley Ware Royal Worcester vases, the ovoid bodies…

Exotic Bird and Floral Royal Worcester Vases

Pair Hadley Ware Royal Worcester vases, the ovoid bodies painted with exotic birds and florals continuously, signed width Powell, 35 cm height

Royal Worcester two handle vase Hadley ware circa 1905 with…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester vase with bird life by Sedgley

Royal Worcester two handle vase Hadley ware circa 1905 with hand painted freeze. Depicting woodland bird life featuring pheasants signed by Walter Sedgley. Height 21 cm, diameter:24 cm (inc. handles)

A hand painted Worcester Hadley Ware pot and cover, circa 1905,…

Hand Painted Worcester Hadley Ware Pot and Cover

A hand painted Worcester Hadley Ware pot and cover, circa 1905, ovoid in form, hand painted with an aquatic scene, covered with a pierced lid, unsigned but probably painted by Mary Eaton, factory marks to base18.5 cm high in total,

A Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' sugar bowl, with matching milk…

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware Sugar Bowl and Milk Jug

A Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' sugar bowl, with matching milk jug, painted violet on ivory ground, heightened in gilt, date code 1905. Height 6 cm. Diameter 8.5 cm. (2)

Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' twin handle vase, circa 1905,…

Hand-painted daffodil vase, Royal Worcester, circa 1905

Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' twin handle vase, circa 1905, with hand painted daffodil decoration, height 18.5 cm approx

A Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' fluted vase, Walter Sedgley,…

Royal Worcester Pheasant Vase by Walter Sedgley

A Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' fluted vase, Walter Sedgley, circa 1905, the bulbous body hand painted with a pheasant scene, green factory mark to base, signed W.J. Sedgley, 20 cm high

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware lidded pot & vase with floral…

Floral Royal Worcester Hadley Ware Pot and Vase

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware lidded pot & vase with floral decoration, 13 cm & 11 cm high approx

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware two handled vase, flower decoration…

Flower-decorated Royal Worcester Hadley Ware vase

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware two handled vase, flower decoration c.1905, height 9.5 cm

A Royal Worcester vase. Painted with pheasants in Scottish…

Hadley Ware Pheasant Landscape Vase

A Royal Worcester vase. Painted with pheasants in Scottish landscape. Bulbous form with flared neck and moulded handles, marked Hadley Ware vase. Green mark, shape F105, date 1905. 21 cm high.

A small Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' jug, painted by Mabel…

Royal Worcester Blackberry Jug by Mabel Lander

A small Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' jug, painted by Mabel Lander with fruiting and blossoming blackberries, squat circular shape, signed indistinctly, green mark. c.1905. Height 6.5 cm

A Royal Worcester Hadley Ware vase by William Powell 1905 the…

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware Vase by William Powell, 1905

A Royal Worcester Hadley Ware vase by William Powell 1905 the twin handled tear-drop shaped pedestal vase with moulded decoration, gilded and painted with a crane in a forest lake setting, 26 cm high. Painted signature, printed factory marks