Items Similar to A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 20
A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810
$580per item
$725per item20% Off
£442.88per item
£553.60per item20% Off
€504.23per item
€630.29per item20% Off
CA$814.41per item
CA$1,018.01per item20% Off
A$890.31per item
A$1,112.89per item20% Off
CHF 471.01per item
CHF 588.77per item20% Off
MX$10,654.01per item
MX$13,317.51per item20% Off
NOK 5,992.99per item
NOK 7,491.23per item20% Off
SEK 5,485.97per item
SEK 6,857.47per item20% Off
DKK 3,766.30per item
DKK 4,707.87per item20% Off
Quantity
About the Item
A fine pair of antique Chamberlains Worcester cabinet plates having a pleasing Asian design of figures in a garden and gorgeous Imari colors, circa 1810.
In 1783, Robert Chamberlain (c.1736–98), head of the decorating department for Dr John Wall at Warmstry House, left the company to start his own porcelain decorating business in King Street, Worcester. At first he bought blank undecorated porcelain from other factories such as Caughley in Shropshire, but by the late 1780’s he was making his own wares at a new factory site in Severn Street, Diglis.
The Chamberlain factory quickly established an enviable reputation for the production of finely painted porcelain. Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress Lady Hamilton visited Chamberlain’s factory in August 1802 and ordered an extravagant breakfast, dinner and dessert service in ‘Fine Old Japan’ pattern. Only the breakfast service was completed before the hero’s death at Trafalgar in 1805. Lady Hamilton purchased the service in 1806 for £120, 10 shillings and 6 pence.
Surviving factory records tell us about the wealthy customers who spent vast amounts of money on porcelain. Large services with elaborate decoration could take several years to produce. Everything was done by hand and each item could be fired in the kiln up to ten times, each firing taking several days and putting the item at risk each time.
The Prince Regent awarded his Royal Warrant in 1807 and in 1811 a large book of designs was created for him to select a dessert service. He could not decide on one pattern and had every piece in his service decorated in a different design. It is believed that Chamberlain developed a special type of porcelain, known as ‘Regent Body’ for this very important service.
One of the most important services ever made at Worcester was ordered by Lord Nevill, Marquis of Abergavenny in 1813. The order included a complete breakfast, dinner and tea service in rich Japan pattern. 254 crests, mottos and coronets painted onto the service were charged for separately, at 5 shillings each. He also ordered two enormous mugs, painted by Humphrey Chamberlain, costing a fantastic £42 and a ‘New Long Ink’ stand at £15.15 shillings.
Chamberlain sold porcelain through his shop at no. 33 Worcester High Street and through china and fancy goods dealers in other large towns. In 1813 Chamberlain opened a London showroom at 63 Piccadilly, moving to 155 New Bond Street in 1816.
Customers would choose the decoration for individual ‘cabinet’ pieces. Views of country houses and figure subjects taken from prints of well-known paintings were very fashionable. The factory built up a large library of source material for the artists to work from. Scenes from Shakespeare’s plays were copied from engravings published by John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall. Decoration with copies of oil paintings gave porcelain the status of minor works of art.
In the 19th century the East India Company shipped many goods to Britons living abroad. Chamberlain exported large quantities of porcelain to India and the services ordered in 1817 for the East India Co. headquarters at Fort St George, Madras were the largest ever made at Worcester. The order included over 7,000 items at a total cost of £4,190 and 4 shillings.
In 1851 the last of the Chamberlain family, Walter, retired, leaving the factory in the sole charge of the Dublin business man, William Kerr, who was to dramatically change the fortunes of the company during the 1850s.
- Creator:Chamberlains Worcester (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 0.88 in (2.24 cm)Diameter: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)
- Style:George III (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1810
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. One plate has a hairline crack in the middle and one chip on the underside rim. Losses to old gilding on the rims.
- Seller Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6628237454282
About the Seller
4.8
Gold Seller
Premium sellers maintaining a 4.3+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 2007
1stDibs seller since 2022
169 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Biloxi, MS
- Return Policy
More From This Seller
View AllEarly 20th century French Sarreguemines Agreste Dinner Ware Twenty One Pieces
By Digoin
Sarreguemines
Located in New Orleans, LA
Twenty-One Piece Set of French Provincial faience Dinnerware, early 20th c., by Sarraguemines, Agreste pattern (meaning rural, rustic) consisting of...
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Six Antique Early 19th Century Masons Dinner Plates
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of six Mason's ironstone Imari Plates, early 19th century, with lovely scalloped, embossed and gilt decorated dinner plates in the typical...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Dinner Plates
Materials
Stoneware
$960 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Antique Mayer
Sherratt (Trade Name Melba China )
By Thomas Mayer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Mayer & Sherratt (Trade Name Melba
China) set of six cake/salad plates in the Imari pattern.
Mayer & Sherratt manufactured china at the Clifton works in Stafford street, Long...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
$79 Sale Price
64% Off
Antique French Faience Barber Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
An iconic piece of French history Is this antique French Faience plat a barbe (Barber's Bowl) created by bolosunes masters in Samadet, a commune...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Bowls
Materials
Faience
$167 Sale Price
39% Off
Vintage 1950’s Franciscan Ivy Pattern Dinnerware
By Franciscan China 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a set of four luncheon plates, 9.5”, five cups and saucers, 6.25”, and three bread and butter plates, 6.5”. Created in California by Franciscan. This set is called "Ivy". wit...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Antique French Faience Shaving Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique French faience men's shaving bowl, having lovely and delicately hand painted birds and flowers. Signed en verso and with copper wire for wall h...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Bowls
Materials
Faience, Pottery
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
You May Also Like
Pair of Chamberlain Worcester Soup Plates
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chamberlain Worcester soup plates. Large pair gilt and floral decorated plates with shaped pale green borders with reserves of floral sprays and gil...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 / set
Pair of Colorful Ironstone Plates "Late Spode" England Circa 1835
By Copeland
Garrett Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of dishes feature a lively design of waterlilies and songbirds in a lovely array of colors.
The flowers are painted in shades of pink, yellow, and green, while the stems an...
Category
Antique 1830s Rococo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ironstone
Pair of 19th-Century French Faience Plates – Hand-Painted Rouen Style
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of 19th-Century French Faience Plates – Hand-Painted Rouen Style – Blue, Yellow & Rust Tones – Authentic Antique
Description:
This is a pair of antique French faience plates, d...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience
Quality pair of antique 18th century Chinese plates
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of 18th Century Chinese plates, having a quality pair of 18th century Chinese plates decorated with flowers in wonderful red, blue, gold and white colours.
D. 1780
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Two Antique 19th Century Japanese Quality Imari Plates
Located in Suffolk, GB
Two antique 19th century Japanese quality Imari plates having quality hand painted decoration in wonderful red, blue, orange, green, yellow and white colours
In lovely original co...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century English Coalport Porcelain Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large Coalport Porcelain plates with gilt rim and accents, floral decoration in blues, reds, and greens. 19th century England. Price i...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
More Ways To Browse
Pall Mall
Lady Hamilton
Japanese Cabinet On Gilt Stand
Chamberlains Worcester On Sale
Humphrey Chamberlain
Gilt Silver Cutlery
Gustavsberg Coq Stig
Heath Wagoner
Japanese Silver Spoon
Lenox Service
Natural Clay Plates
Pea Sheller
Peugeot Pepper
Queen Anne Flatware
Reed Barton Spanish Baroque
Repousse Kirk Flatware
Retro Salt And Pepper Grinders
Rogers Flatware