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Royal Worcester Reticulated

Royal Worcester George Owen Reticulated Beadwork Cup and Saucer
Royal Worcester George Owen Reticulated Beadwork Cup and Saucer

Royal Worcester George Owen Reticulated Beadwork Cup and Saucer

By George Owen

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

George Owen refined and produced reticulated double-walled vessel at Royal Worcester and today these are highly regarded and collected worldwide.

Category

Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Reticulated Figural Vase
Rare Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Reticulated Figural Vase

Rare Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Reticulated Figural Vase

By Royal Worcester

Located in Norwood, NJ

Exotic antique Royal Worcester vase on stand, decorated with cranes, flowers, bamboo and trees on the main body with reticulated see-through and relief panels.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Reticulated Royal Worcester Porcelain Bowl Attr. to George Owen & Samuel Ranford
Reticulated Royal Worcester Porcelain Bowl Attr. to George Owen & Samuel Ranford

Reticulated Royal Worcester Porcelain Bowl Attr. to George Owen & Samuel Ranford

By Royal Worcester, George Owen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Aesthetic Period gilt and reticulated porcelain bowl. By the Royal Worcester Porcelain Manufactory.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Decorative Bowls

Materials

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15 19th Century Royal Worcester Reticulated Botanical Plates
15 19th Century Royal Worcester Reticulated Botanical Plates

15 19th Century Royal Worcester Reticulated Botanical Plates

By Royal Worcester

Located in New York, NY

Large service of 15 hand painted and reticulated or pierced plates from the esteemed English firm of Royal Worcester.

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester Reticulated, Double-Walled Goblet
Royal Worcester Reticulated, Double-Walled Goblet

Royal Worcester Reticulated, Double-Walled Goblet

By George Owen

Located in Chudleigh, Tasmania

This exquisite goblet, probably by George Owen (also known as the greatest of all reticulators) is designed with an entirely pierced body and stem in a pale-blue honeycomb pattern do...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Vases

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Royal Worcester Reticulated Pot Pourri Vase c.1923
Royal Worcester Reticulated Pot Pourri Vase c.1923

Royal Worcester Reticulated Pot Pourri Vase c.1923

Located in Worcester, GB

Royal Worcester Reticulated Pot Pourri Vase, Shape G11, 1923 A fine and unusual Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri, dated 1923.

Category

Early 20th Century British Porcelain

Materials

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Antique Aesthetic Royal Worcester Reticulated Porcelain Urn 'as found', c1890
Antique Aesthetic Royal Worcester Reticulated Porcelain Urn 'as found', c1890

Antique Aesthetic Royal Worcester Reticulated Porcelain Urn 'as found', c1890

By Royal Worcester

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Aesthetic Movement covered urn by Royal Worcester offers porcelain construction with Moorish foliate reticulated neck and collar over bulbous vessel with hand painted foli...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester Rare Reticulated Floral Painted Cabinet Cup and Saucer
Royal Worcester Rare Reticulated Floral Painted Cabinet Cup and Saucer

Royal Worcester Rare Reticulated Floral Painted Cabinet Cup and Saucer

By Royal Worcester

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very rare Royal Worcester reticulated cabinet cup and saucer hand painted with fine floral designs and dating between 1862 and 1880.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets

Materials

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Royal Worcester 'China Works' Reticulated Porcelain Vases, c. 1890
Royal Worcester 'China Works' Reticulated Porcelain Vases, c. 1890

Royal Worcester 'China Works' Reticulated Porcelain Vases, c. 1890

By Royal Worcester

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Pair of Royal China Works, Worcester porcelain vases, c. 1890.

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Antique 1890s English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester Small Persian Porcelain Vase, Reticulated George Owen, 1917
Royal Worcester Small Persian Porcelain Vase, Reticulated George Owen, 1917

Royal Worcester Small Persian Porcelain Vase, Reticulated George Owen, 1917

By Royal Worcester, George Owen

Located in London, GB

This is an important and sublimely made little vase created by George Owen at Royal Worcester in the year 1917. The vase is in the Persian style and is delicately reticulated (pierce...

Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester Porcelain Candy Box and Cover, Reticulated by George Owen, 1909
Royal Worcester Porcelain Candy Box and Cover, Reticulated by George Owen, 1909

Royal Worcester Porcelain Candy Box and Cover, Reticulated by George Owen, 1909

By Royal Worcester, George Owen

Located in London, GB

This is an important and sublimely made candy box and cover created by George Owen at Royal Worcester in the year 1909. The box is delicately reticulated (pierced), stands on three m...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Graingers Royal Worcester Porcelain Vase and Cover, c. 1890
Graingers Royal Worcester Porcelain Vase and Cover, c. 1890

Graingers Royal Worcester Porcelain Vase and Cover, c. 1890

By Grainger Worcester

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Graingers Royal China Works, Worcester reticulated porcelain vase and cover, c. 1890.

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester ‘Reticulated’ Jug, Dated 1889
Royal Worcester ‘Reticulated’ Jug, Dated 1889

Royal Worcester ‘Reticulated’ Jug, Dated 1889

By Royal Worcester

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Royal Worcester ‘Reticulated’ jug, dated 1889. £980.00 Royal Worcester porcelain double walled, ‘reticulated’ jug, dated 1889.

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Antique 1880s English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.

Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.

Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.