Rare Royal Worcester Antique Set of 3 Plates Leaves Fruit Flowers Design 1879

Rare Royal Worcester Set of 3 Plates Leaves Fruit Flowers. Uniquely and finely decorated with gilt and polychrome fruit and leaves on a transfer pattern of gold blossoms. These antique plates are from The Royal Worcester Porcelain Company and were possibly distributed by Richard Briggs company of Boston.

They have the Royal Worcester factory mark and an impressed registry mark for 1879. Similar examples can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Royal Worcester is a porcelain brand based in Worcester, England. It was established in 1751 and is believed to be the oldest or second oldest remaining English porcelain brand still in existence today. Richard Briggs Company were china and glass merchants in Boston, Massachusetts. Their firm was established in 1798. Areas of wear on gold background.

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