Antique Royal Worcester Porcelain Pitcher - 1889

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Antique Royal Worcester Porcelain Pitcher This piece dated from 1889! This excellent antique is in superb condition! The body of the pitcher has an exquisite floral design in delicate shades of lavender, pink, and pale green, over an ivory-cream base. The handle is gold-leafed, as is the satyr whose face and forehead form the spout. The rim, lip, and horizontal bands are also gilded. A truly one-of-a-kind piece! are the marks that identify this piece as Royal Worcester, and as antique. The trademark is a circle, surmounted by a crown. Inside the circle are 4 intertwined "W"'s. This is one of the oldest and first Royal Worcester trademarks. See the photo, please. Further, this piece does not include the word "ENGLAND", so it was made before the country of origin law went into effect. Finally, t is a letter O below the hallmark. This dates this piece to 1889. (As per Kovels New Dictionary of Marks, pg. 254.) This piece has Registry Number 119925. Other hand-printed notations on the bottom are "79", "P3" in black ink, and "2" in red. Measurements: 7 inches tall (to the tip of the spout) 3.25 inches wide inches across at the base. This beautiful pitcher is like new. Due to its value, it will be shipped insured. The cost of insurance is included in the shipping price. Payment by PayPal only, please. Thanks for looking at this great opportunity! Why the marks are important The object of a ceramic trade mark is to enable at least the retailer to know the name of the manufacturer of the object, so that re-orders, etc., can be correctly addressed. In the case of the larger firms the mark also has publicity value and shows the buyer that the object was made by a long-established firm with a reputation to uphold; such clear name marks as Minton, Wedgwood, Royal Crown Derby and Royal Worcester are typical examples. To the collector the mark has greater importance, for not only can he trace the manufacturer of any marked object, but he can also ascertain the approximate date of manufacture and in several cases the exact year of production, particularly in the case of 19th and 20th century wares from the leading firms which employed private dating systems. With the increasing use of ceramic marks in the 19th century, a large proportion of European pottery and porcelain can be accurately identified and often dated. How marks are applied Ceramic marks are applied in four basic ways: incised, impressed, painted, or printed. Painted marks, usually name or initial marks, added over the glaze at the time of ornamentation, as were some stencilled marks. Printed marks transferred from engraved copper plates at the time of decoration. Most 19th-century marks are printed, often in blue under the glaze when the main design is also in underglaze blue. General Rules for dating marks T are several general rules for dating ceramic marks, attention to which will avoid several common errors. Printed marks incorporating the Royal Arms are of 19th or 20th century date. Printed marks incorporating the name of the pattern are subsequent to 1810. Marks incorporating the word 'Limited', or the abbreviations 'Ltd', 'Ld', etc., denote a date after 1861, and most examples are much later. Incorporation of the words 'Trade Mark' in a mark denotes a date subsequent to the Act of 1862. Inclusion of the word 'Royal' in a firm's title or trade name suggests a date in the second half of the 19th century, if not a 20th-century dating. Inclusion of the abbreviation 'R N' (for Registered Number) followed by numerals denotes a date subsequent to 1883. Inclusion of the word 'England', 'Germany', 'France', 'Italy' in marks denotes a date after 1891, although some manufacturers added the word slightly before this date. 'Made in England', 'Made in Germany' and so on, denotes a 20th-century date. Use of the words 'Bone China', 'English Bone China', etc., denotes a 20th-century date. read more

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