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 Royal Worcester cabinet plates, painted with fruits signed…

Royal Worcester Cabinet Plates, Fruits by Ricketts and Sebright, 1920s

Two Royal Worcester cabinet plates, painted with fruits signed Ricketts circa 1920 22 cm Dia, other signed R Sebright with ornate gilt enriched cobalt border circa 1923 (hairline cracks to reverse) 22 cm diameter

A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates by Richard Sebright,…

Royal Worcester Cabinet Plates by Richard Sebright

A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates by Richard Sebright, 1917 and 1918, with fruit study roundels and richly gilded mauve cartouches on an ink blue ground, signed R. Sebright, puce backstamps underside, painted pattern number W8860, each 22 cm…

A Royal Worcester vase by Richard Sebright, 1919, the urn form…

Royal Worcester Gilded Fruit Basket Vase by Sebright

A Royal Worcester vase by Richard Sebright, 1919, the urn form gilded vase with high set moulded handles and an oval reserve decorated with a basket spilling fruits upon a cobalt ground, signed R. Sebright lower right of image, puce backstamp underside,…

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, 1916,…

Summer Fruits and Daisies Porcelain Plaque by Sebright

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, 1916, featuring a basket spilling summer fruits and daisies, signed R. Sebright lower right, puce backstamp verso, 10 cm diameter, frame 21 x 21 cm

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, 1926,…

Autumn Fruits Still Life

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, 1926, depicting a still life arrangement of autumn fruits against a naturalistic background, signed R. Sebright lower right of image, puce backstamp verso, 15 x 23 cm, 30 x 38.5 cm frame

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, circa…

Richard Sebright Still Life Porcelain Plaque

A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, circa 1908, depicting a still life arrangement of apples, grapes and strawberries in a naturalistic setting, signed R. Sebright lower right, puce backstamp verso, 23 x 15 cm, frame 33 cm x 38 cm

A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates by Richard Sebright,…

Royal Worcester Fruit Cabinet Plates by Sebright (1923)

A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates by Richard Sebright, 1923, both finely decorated with fruit studies against landscape backgrounds, the rims with mauve cartouches picked out in raised gilt upon a cobalt ground, puce backstamps underside, red…

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…

Royal Worcester plate, central panel painted with peaches and…

Signed Sebright Fruit Plate

Royal Worcester plate, central panel painted with peaches and grapes signed R Sebright within gilt enriched speckled blue border circa 1918 23 cm diameter

A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates, date code for 1910,…

Royal Worcester Cabinet Plates with Fruit and Flowers

A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates, date code for 1910, retailed by H.G. Stephenson Ltd. Manchester, painted to the centre with fruit and flowers, one signed R. Sebright, within elaborate gilt and blue borders, diameter 23 cm. Provenance: The…

Royal Worcester hand painted porcelain plaque by Richard…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester fruit plaque by Richard Sebright

Royal Worcester hand painted porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright convex circular panel painted with a still life basket of fruit, signed and in a moulded gilt frame, 21 cm x 21 cm

Pair of Royal Worcester twin handled vases by Richard Sebright…

Richard Sebright Royal Worcester Twin Handled Fruit Vases

Pair of Royal Worcester twin handled vases by Richard Sebright featuring hand painted fruits, height 29.5 cm

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate by Richard Sebright, painted…

Richard Sebright Royal Worcester Cabinet Plate

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate by Richard Sebright, painted with peaches and grapes in a woodland bank, dark blue gilt border. Printed factory mark. Date code 1938. Diameter 23.5 cm

A Royal Worcester vase and cover by Richard Sebright, painted…

Royal Worcester Vase with Peaches and Grapes

A Royal Worcester vase and cover by Richard Sebright, painted with peaches and grapes within gilt floral scroll border, lion mask handles. Printed factory marks. Shape number 2305. Date code 1912. Provenance: Sotheby's Belgravia, English ceramics, June…

A Royal Worcester hand painted and signed vase, all over fruit…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester fruit vase, signed by R. Sebright

A Royal Worcester hand painted and signed vase, all over fruit design, artist: R. Sebright, 1938, shape 2228, height 15 cm

Pair Royal Worcester specimen vases on pedestals, painted with…

Royal Worcester Fruit Basket Specimen Vases on Pedestals

Pair Royal Worcester specimen vases on pedestals, painted with baskets of fruit on cobalt ground signed R Sebright, #1969 circa 1904

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate, the centre decorated with…

Royal Worcester Fruit Plate with Gilded Border

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate, the centre decorated with fruit, signed 'Sebright', the border lavishly gilded over a cobalt blue ground, date mark for 1917, diameter 22.5 cm.

Royal Worcester ovoid handled specimen vase painted with…

Peach and Grape Painted Specimen Vase by R Sebright

Royal Worcester ovoid handled specimen vase painted with peaches and grapes signed R Sebright 29 cm

Four small Royal Worcester dishes, all signed, 1939 (3), 1941,…

Signed Royal Worcester Dishes with Floral and Fruit Designs

Four small Royal Worcester dishes, all signed, 1939 (3), 1941, signed by R. Sebright, Mosely, two by E. Barker, a fluted pin dish and a petite octagonal tray with colourful floral bouquets upon a mottled ground, and; an octagonal tray and a moulded shaped…

Royal Worcester hand painted fruit plate with extensive gilding…

Hand-Painted Royal Worcester Fruit Plate with Gilding & Signature

Royal Worcester hand painted fruit plate with extensive gilding decorations, signed R. Sebright

Two Royal Worcester porcelain two handled vases, one with cover…

Royal Worcester Porcelain Vases by Sebright and Jarman

Two Royal Worcester porcelain two handled vases, one with cover by Richard Sebright, 1934, and one tall vase by William Jarman, 1909, 16 cm and 30 cm high

Royal Worcester hand painted fruit ewer, signed R.Sebright,…

Hand-painted Fruit Ewer by Royal Worcester, 1908

Royal Worcester hand painted fruit ewer, signed R.Sebright, circa 1908, height 17 cm approx

A pair framed Royal Worcester porcelain plaques, by Richard…

Fruit Still Life Porcelain Plaques by Richard Sebright

A pair framed Royal Worcester porcelain plaques, by Richard Sebright, circa 1913 date mark, depicting still life fruit scenes, signed lower middle left and right, with puce factory mark verso, frame size: 18.8 x 185 cm

Small handpainted Royal Worcester ewer signed R. Sebright,…

1908 Royal Worcester Handpainted Ewer by R. Sebright

Small handpainted Royal Worcester ewer signed R. Sebright, dated 1908, height 17.5 cm approx

Royal Worcester hand painted 'fruit' plate together with timber…

Hand-Painted Fruit Plate with Stand by R. Sebright

Royal Worcester hand painted 'fruit' plate together with timber stand, cobalt blue and pink in colour with gilt highlights, signed R. Sebright, diameter 22 cm approx

Royal Worcester plate shaped circular painted with fruit,…

Fruit Plate by R. Sebright

Royal Worcester plate shaped circular painted with fruit, peaches & gooseberries within ornate border, signed R Sebright, 22.5 cm dia

A Royal Worcester dessert set, hand painted with fruit by…

Hand-painted Royal Worcester fruit dessert set by Sebright

A Royal Worcester dessert set, hand painted with fruit by Richard Sebright, (9) comprising nine plates and two tazza, having a Royal blue ground, the central gilt framed reserve decorated with various fruits on a woodland floor, the border having 6 pale…

Royal Worcester Richard Sebright painted cabinet plate, the…

Sebright Painted Cabinet Plate with Fruits and Leaves

Royal Worcester Richard Sebright painted cabinet plate, the central circular reserve painted with pears, raspberries, and leaves, signed R. Sebright, within a wide cobalt blue with profuse gilt with panels of swags and scrolls. Puce mark. 1924. 24 cm…

Two Royal Worcester dessert plates, by and signed Richard…

Royal Worcester Dessert Plates by Richard Sebright

Two Royal Worcester dessert plates, by and signed Richard Sebright, having a Royal blue ground, the central gilt framed reserve decorated with berries and plums on a woodland floor, the border having 6 pale salmon pink ground reserves highlighted with…

Royal Worcester hand painted ewer with fruit decoration, signed…

Hand-painted Fruit Ewer by R. Sebright, Royal Worcester

Royal Worcester hand painted ewer with fruit decoration, signed 'R.Sebright', 17 cm high approx.