Edwardian Furniture

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian Royal Worcester vase. This item was created in the year 1910 in the English town of Worcester. Hand painted on this vase is a scene of wild plant...

A rare Royal Worcester porcelain figure of a First World War British soldier, modelled by William Pointon, dated 1916. The ‘Tommy’, modelled standing...

A Fine English Edwardian Hadley's Royal Worcester Porcelain Floral painted vase This small superbly painted Hadley's Royal Worcester porcelain vase is a delightful piece. It is of...

This small urn shaped vase is from Royal Worcester's Sabrina Ware range and is decorated with a mist-like scene of a stork standing near some bamboo. Just below the bamboo, it is sig...

Rare Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle and stopper, dated June 22nd 1911. Made to commemorate the Coronation of King George V, and Queen Mary. Moulded with relief profiles of th...

On offer is a beautiful small framed porcelain plaque made by Royal Worcester in 1905. The plaque is painted by the famous porcelain artist Er...

This is a stunning vase made by Royal Worcester in 1917, painted with flowers and fruits and signed by the famous porcelain artist William Hawkins. ...

This is a very fine pair of small vases made by Royal Worcester in 1907. The vases have a "blush ivory" ground with beautiful overlaid enamel flowers. The original Worcester factory was founded in the mid 18th century and belongs to the group of famous pioneering potteries in Britain. It went through various changes and take overs, and in the mid 19th Century it merged with Chamberlains and Grainger, both earlier split-offs, taking the new name "Royal Worcester". The factory distinguished itself with its extremely high quality of artwork, hiring the best artists and always coming up with very vivid designs full of flowers, birds and fruits. It was in operation until the early 21st century but eventually succumbed to the changing times. These vases are in the "blush ivory" style, which became popular in the late 19th century and ceased around 1914. The blush ivory style was based on the Art Nouveau movement in Europe and Aesthetic Movement in Britain, creating designs based on natural shapes rather than the familiar ornamental shapes from the Victorian times. The production process was complex; items received a glossy glaze on the inside, and a matt glaze on the outside. Colours were achieved by spraying an apricot-coloured glaze near the rims with the newly invented "aerograph machine" - this was one of the first examples of air brushing! Decorations were often designed by master artists and then printed in outline and sometimes painted by hand; the colours to be applied by hand in raised or overlaid enamels like you can see on these vases. There was heavy gilding involved. All of this took 5 firings, a lot of time, materials and 22Kt gold, so you can imagine that these items were expensive. These small vases are very elegant and have exuberant bouquets of typically British wildflowers, such as clovers, buttercup and forget-me-nots. The vases have the green Royal Worcester...

A fine pair of Royal Worcester porcelain vases, painted by George Cole, dated 1908. Each vase, beautifully painted with a study of flowering plants, beneath an arch and scroll moulde...

Royal Worcester porcelain and silver mounted basket, dated 1912. The plaque, finely painted by William Ricketts, with strawberries on a plinth. Set w...

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...

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...