Skip to main content

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

English, b. 1877

Founded in 1750 by Andrew Planche and William Duesbury in Derby, England, the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is one of the oldest original English manufacturers of fine bone china. Dating to the Georgian era, it has operated for more than 265 years. 

In 1761, the company, then called Derby Porcelain, created its first commemorative piece for the coronation of King George III. In 1775, King George III recognized the uniqueness and high quality of Derby Porcelain, giving the company the honor of using a crown on its back stamp. Queen Victoria gave further honors to the porcelain manufacturer in 1890, when she awarded the company a royal warrant and bestowed upon it the title of “The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.” 

In the years following the first royal appointment, the company employed some of its finest artistic creators, such as watercolor landscape painter Zachariah Boreman; flower painters William Billingsley, William Pegg and Walter Withers; and figure painters Richard Askew and James Banford. The company produced the most sought-after collectible pieces in its history under the direction of William Duesbury II. He died at 34 and his full vision for the company went unrealized; it subsequently entered a period of decline.

In 1811, Robert Bloor revived the company by employing excellent painters and producing exquisite serving pieces that featured the Japanese Imari style of bold colors and lavish details. The popular design continues to be produced today. Modern pieces such as the paperweight collection also remain in demand more than 40 years after their introduction.

Under the creative control of different partners over time, the company has had three main locations. Its current base of operations is in Derby, where it continues to produce fine ceramics and decorative collectibles.

On 1stDibs, find a selection of Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company bowls and baskets, dinner plates, centerpieces and more.

4
to
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
33
66
59
51
47
Creator: Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
English Derby Crown Porcelain "Lazy Susan, " circa 1880
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
English porcelain "Lazy Susan," derby crown, circa 1880.
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

18th-Century Derby Porcelain Yellow-Ground Botanical Dish, Pattern #216
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Derby Porcelain Yellow-ground Botanical Dish, Pattern #216, circa 1795 The Derby Porcelain oval dish has a yellow-ground border with a central wel...
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Blue and Gold Porcelain Serving Piece
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Derby blue and gold porcelain basket. Twin-handled navette form porcelain basket in rich blue and gilt painted fish-scale pattern with moulded ...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Derby Fruit Coolers
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Wonderful matching pair of hand-painted fruit coolers with original fitted inserts. Shell handles and subtle blue, green and gold hand-painted decoration ...
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Related Items
Old Paris Porcelain Coffee and Tea Set, 40 Pieces, 19th Century, France
By Old Paris
Located in Delft, NL
Old Paris porcelain coffee and tea set, 40 pieces, 19th century A white ribbed porcelain with gold paint service with a very large coffee pot, teapot, lidded sugar pot, a creamer and 18 cups and saucers Coffeepot measures 29 high, 20 cm wide and the depth is 12 (1370 gram) Teapot measures 21.5 high, 19 cm wide and the depth is 11 (808 gram) Sugar pot measures 19 high, 11 cm diagonal (540 gram) Creamer measures 21 high, 12 cm wide and the depth is 7.5 (460 gram) Cups measures 10.5 high, 7 cm diagonal And the saucers measures 3 cm high and 12.5 cm / 13.5 cm diagonal (264 gram per cups and saucers) “Old Paris” porcelain, or as the French say, “Vieux Paris” porcelain, prefers not to a single Manufacturer, but to more than thirty porcelain sources, based around Paris, from late 18th century till, circa 1870. This “Old Paris” French porcelain...
Category

19th Century French Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Dish
Located in Wilson, NC
English porcelain dish, with reticulated bands and gilt floral work in the cobalt rim. The center is decorated with floral and arabesque motifs.         
Category

1830s English Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Dish
English Porcelain Dish
H 2 in W 10.63 in D 8.75 in
Royal Copenhagen Serving Dish in Porcelain with Floral Motifs and Gold Border
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen serving dish in porcelain with floral motifs and gold border, mid-20th century. Measures: 44 x 33.5 x 5 cm. In good co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Herend Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Serving Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
A Herend porcelain Rothschild pattern serving set A Herend porcelain Rothschild pattern serving set, consisting of 8 plates of 15 cm diagonal (5....
Category

20th Century Hungarian Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Shells Table Cups in Porcelain and Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Table cups shells in hand-painted porcelain and with structure in bronze.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Derby Porcelain Lidded Centerpiece
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GLORIOUS Early 19C Derby Porcelain Lidded Centerpiece. Early piece of Derby porcelain, with early mark. From circa 1800-20. Entirely hand-painted and hand gilded in 24...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Gold Plate

Fine Antique Meissen Porcelain Blue Onion Pattern 2 Lobed Serving Dish
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tustin, CA
Very fine, elegant antique handmade and hand painted Meissen porcelain, 2 lobed scalloped serving dish with rocaille handle in the "Blue Onion" pattern. In perfect condition. The ...
Category

Early 20th Century German Rococo Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rust, Fortuna Pattern" Square Salad Dish
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rust, Fortuna Pattern" salad dish Measures: 5 cm high, 25,5 cm square #181/NBH Herend Hungary.
Category

20th Century Hungarian Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Large Late 19th Century English Blue Willow Deep Platter
By Allertons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous deep and large blue willow platter from England. Late 19th century in excellent condition with no damage, chips or cracks. Excellent color retention. The best serving platte...
Category

1890s English Campaign Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain, Ironstone

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Campana Vase, Cobalt Blue, Flowers by C Gresley 1916
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a very fine high-footed campana made by Royal Crown Derby in 1916 in the Edwardian style. The vase has a deep cobalt or mazarine blue ground with sublime raised gilt decorati...
Category

1910s English Edwardian Vintage Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Edme Samson French Porcelain Armorial Spoon Trinket Dish
By Edmé Samson
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid century (1941 to 1957) Edme Samson porcelain spoon dish or tray marked France with the Samson S mark, with hand painted lattice, floral and armorial c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Royal Crown Derby Pastry or Serving Dish, Turquoise & Gilt circa 1895
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
We have another great piece from long time collector's of Royal Crown Derby. Pretty turquoise highlights this serving piece along with some hand painting and 24 karat gold throughout...
Category

1890s British Late Victorian Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Previously Available Items
Royal Crown Derby "Heraldic Gold" Dinner Service
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Royal Crown Derby bone china part dinner service for twelve (12), each with iron red overglaze marks for 1966, in the "Heraldic Gold" patt...
Category

Mid-20th Century International Style Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby Hand Painted Porcelain Imari Style Candy/Nut Dish-Bowl
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Royal Crown Derby porcelain dish/bowl hand painted with bright red, black, white and 22 carat gold. It depicts a large flower in the round center against a gilt foliage black background. Around it, there are squares of red flowers alternated with netting’squares with diamond center. There are 22 carat gold bands outlining each one of the squares and also the round center. Two gold handles made of scrolls of acanthus leaves are at each side of the dish. A gilt white round pedestal...
Category

20th Century English Anglo-Japanese Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 11 Royal Crown Derby Old Avesburry Pattern Luncheon Plates
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of vibrantly colored English luncheon plates by Royal Crown Derby. The plates depicting exotic birds on shapely branches hand colored in yellow pink and blue-green, circa 1930.
Category

1930s English Vintage Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Crown Derby "Traditional Imari" Pattern 2451 Lozenge Shaped Server
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"Traditional Imari" Pattern 2451 by Royal Crown Derby-Lozenge Shaped Server. Hand decorated in cobalt blue, iron red and gold. Double acorn handl...
Category

1950s English Japonisme Vintage Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Gold, Enamel

English Porcelain Underglaze Blue & White Large Sauceboat, William Duesbury & Co
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
English porcelain underglaze blue and white large chinoiserie sauceboat, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, circa 1760-65. The sauceboat is painted in underglaze blue. It is of oval...
Category

1760s English Georgian Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Gilt Italian Scene Shell Form Serving Dish
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Derby gilt Italian scene shell form serving dish. Antique Derby sweetmeat plate with gorgeous gilt floral banding inside pale blue gilt border centering ...
Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Duke of Hamilton Porcelain Service by Derby and Duesbury
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional in both craftsmanship and provenance, this outstanding porcelain service boasts a prestigious lineage. Crafted by the renowned Derby and Duesbury manufacturers, this remarkable service was specially commissioned by Douglas, the 8th Duke of Hamilton...
Category

18th Century English Other Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Derby Blue and Gold Plates
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair Derby Blue and Gold Plates. Pair shaped plates in the form of lobed trays in rich blue and gilt painted fish-scale pattern. Red underglaze ma...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Derby Blue and Gold Plates
Pair Derby Blue and Gold Plates
H 1.75 in W 7.75 in D 10 in

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain serving pieces for sale on 1stDibs.

Royal Crown Derby porcelain serving pieces are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of porcelain and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Royal Crown Derby Porcelain serving pieces, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original serving pieces by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain were created in the Georgian style in united kingdom during the 18th century and earlier. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider serving pieces by William Plummer, and Paul Storr. Prices for Royal Crown Derby Porcelain serving pieces can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $500 and can go as high as $9,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,500.
Questions About Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Serving Pieces
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is still being produced. The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company was founded in 1750 and is one of England’s oldest remaining porcelain manufacturers. Shop a wide selection of Royal Crown Derby products on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Royal Crown Derby china is made in Derby, UK. The company Royal Crown Derby opened in 1750 and operated until the 1960s when Royal Doulton purchased it and closed down production. In 2006, new owners purchased the company and restarted manufacturing in Derby. Find a variety of Royal Crown Derby china on 1stDibs.

Recently Viewed

View All