Flight & Barr Worcester

Imari Elegance: A Rare Pair of Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Oval Dishes Circa 1792–1803 This exceptional pair of Barr Worcester porcelain oval serving dishes is beautifully pai...

This is a set of five exceptional plates made by Flight Barr and Barr Worcester in England circa 1820. Each plate features a delicate hand-painted shell in a roundel at the center. T...

This antique Worcester porcelain dessert set was hand-gilded in England during the Regency period, around 1820. Created by Flight Barr Worcester, the set features the distinctive "St...

This set of porcelain dishes was hand-painted by Flight Barr Worcester between 1792 and 1803. Each of the six dishes can be seen in one of the first three images. The pattern feature...

This set of three antique English porcelain plates was hand-painted by Barr Flight Barr Worcester circa 1820. The plates are decorated in the colorful and highly sought-after “Fence ...

Flight & Barr Worcester Queen Charlotte Pattern Plates, Pair Circa 1792-1804 This pair of Worcester porcelain plates is decorated in the Queen Charlotte pattern, also known as the Whorl or Catherine-wheel pattern, painted in the Imari palette of underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, and pink with gilt highlights. The design radiates from a central pink and red rosette in a pinwheel of alternating panels, filled with stylised flowers and foliage derived from Japanese Imari wares, within a scalloped rim edged in iron-red scroll and gilding. Each plate bears the incised “B” mark of the Flight & Barr period. Dimensions Diameter: 9⅝ inches (24.4 cm) Height: 1 inch (2.5 cm) Marks Each plate incised “B” to the reverse, the mark of the Flight & Barr period at Worcester (1792–1804). Provenance Private New York collection. Condition Both plates in good condition, with no damage, repair, or restoration; minor surface wear commensurate with age. Historical Context The Worcester factory entered its Flight & Barr period in 1792, when Martin Barr joined Joseph Flight in partnership, and pieces of these years are identified by the incised “B” mark seen here; the later partnerships of Barr, Flight & Barr (1804–13) and Flight, Barr & Barr (1813–40) used the impressed “BFB” and “FBB” marks. The Queen Charlotte pattern takes its inspiration from Japanese Imari export porcelain, with its bold radiating panels in underglaze blue, iron red, and gold, a style widely admired and copied in Europe and China. King George III and Queen Charlotte visited the Worcester factory in 1788, and the name Queen Charlotte came to be attached to this popular Imari design; it is distinct from the underglaze-blue Royal Lily...

An early Worcester Flight & Barr bright yellow beaker with gilding and a finely painted sepia scene of a landscape. The scene, possibly painted by John Pennington, shows two figures ...

Flight & Barr Worcester Botanical Porcelain plate, circa 1792-1800 The Flight & Barr porcelain dessert plate has a simple purple flower to the center with a gilt line surround. The wide, shaped rim is finely painted with three different alternating flowers- a yellow rose, a red carnation, and a pink double-headed plant with a gilded rim. Measure: Diameter: 7 3...