Royal Worcester
English porcelain factory in Worcester, one of the oldest, known for painted birds and fruit.
Dr John Wall and others founded the factory in Worcester to make soft-paste porcelain. The factory received a royal warrant in the 18th century and made services for the court.
In the 19th and 20th centuries Royal Worcester was known for hand-painted fruit and birds and for thin porcelain. The factory in Worcester closed in 2009, and the name is now owned by Portmeirion.
The mark with four interlaced Ws or a crown; dots or symbols give the year.
Hand-painted fruit and birds signed by the painter.