Worcester - dr Wall - Platter - Softpaste porcelain - Worcester, pine cone

This is a rare Worcester saucer platter made around 1770 in their 1st or “Dr Wall” period.

This dish is charm­ingly designed as a woven basket with applied hand-formed porcelain flowers around all the handles. The handles are realistically shaped as curved twigs, including the irregularities twigs usually have. The center of the dish is painted with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, fruit, chestnuts and pinecones - this pattern is known as the “pinecone” pattern.

The dish is not marked with the underglaze blue Crescent Moon mark that one would expect. nonetheless, it is undeniably a product of the Worcester factory.

Condition:
The dish is in excellent antique condition with no damage, repairs, crazing or wear. a small fleabite on the stand ring on the underside (see photos).
It was originally a stand for a chestnut mandible, but it also looks beautiful on its own.

Dimensions:
24.5 x 20 x 4.5 cm.

Worcester was one of the first potteries in Great Britain to produce porcelain wares. Along with other major potteries such as Derby, Chelsea and Bow, they were pioneers of a new industry that would grow enormously in the next century. This cup and saucer come from the first period, often referred to as the “Dr. Wall” period, after the founder. In later years Worcester passed through many different owners and styles, and eventually became the Royal Worcester factory, which ceased only in the early 21st century.