How Do You Identify The Age Of Royal Worcester China?
Worcester dinnerware traces its origins back to 1751, when it began producing porcelain in Worcester, England. What collectors know in modern times as Royal Worcester bone china dates from 1862, when the company became the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company. Thus the dating of Royal Worcester products begins in 1862. In 1976, the company merged with Spode, but still produced porcelain products. In 2009, the Worcester factory closed and the trademark name purchased by Portmeirion Potteries of Stoke on Trent. In addition to its famous bone china dinnerware, the company also produced earthenware and decorative objects like vases and figurines. Look for the factory mark on bone china pieces. This is usually an underglaze stamp located in the center of the base of the object. Royal Worcester uses a crown (noting its Royal Warrant given by George III in 1789) above a circle with stylized “W”s in the circle and “51” at the center of the circle to denote 1751, the year of the founding of the co
