Founded in 1750 by Andrew Planche and William Duesbury in Derby, England, the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is one of the oldest original English manufacturers of fine bone china. Dating to the Georgian era, it has operated for more than 265 years.
In 1761, the company, then called Derby Porcelain, created its first commemorative piece for the coronation of King George III. In 1775, King George III recognized the uniqueness and high quality of Derby Porcelain, giving the company the honor of using a crown on its back stamp. Queen Victoria gave further honors to the porcelain manufacturer in 1890, when she awarded the company a royal warrant and bestowed upon it the title of “The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.”
In the years following the first royal appointment, the company employed some of its finest artistic creators, such as watercolor landscape painter Zachariah Boreman; flower painters William Billingsley, William Pegg and Walter Withers; and figure painters Richard Askew and James Banford. The company produced the most sought-after collectible pieces in its history under the direction of William Duesbury II. He died at 34 and his full vision for the company went unrealized; it subsequently entered a period of decline.
In 1811, Robert Bloor revived the company by employing excellent painters and producing exquisite serving pieces that featured the Japanese Imari style of bold colors and lavish details. The popular design continues to be produced today. Modern pieces such as the paperweight collection also remain in demand more than 40 years after their introduction.
Under the creative control of different partners over time, the company has had three main locations. Its current base of operations is in Derby, where it continues to produce fine ceramics and decorative collectibles.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company bowls and baskets, dinner plates, centerpieces and more.
Antique Derby Platters in the Meissen Style Hand Painted England Circa 1810
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Royal Crown Derby platters is hand-painted in the Meissen style, showcasing Deutsche Blumen (German flowers). This style, which was popular in the 18th and early 19th ce...
Porcelain
$230Sale Price|57% Off
18th C Derby Porcelain Bowl in Pattern 110 Puce Mark, Ca 1790
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Derby porcelain bowl in pattern number 110, fully marked with puce crown & batons and dating to 1790, George 111rd period. The puce coloured mark on this bow...
Porcelain
$241Sale Price|45% Off
Late Georgian Derby Desert Dish Heart Shaped Porcelain Gilded Ptn, Circa 1825
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful porcelain heart shaped Desert dish, hand painted and gilded in a sprig pattern, made by the Derby factory, in the late Georgian period, circa 1825. This dish has been hand decorated in a French influenced "Chantilly" pattern consisting of scattered sprigs painted in green and gold, with further rich hand gilding around the rim. The dish has the printed Derby Crown mark, in red together with the "D" below. A similar shaped Derby heart shaped dish...
Porcelain
Pair of Antique English Derby Porcelain Dishes with Floral Design
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Derby porcelain plates was hand painted, showing beautiful summer flowers in bright polychrome enamels. They were painted by eminent Derby flower painter Leonard Lead ci...
Porcelain
Purple Royal Crown Derby Bone China Colorful Scalloped Peacock Plate, England
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Royal Crown Derby bone china plate in purple with colorful peacock at center. This piece was created in the 1950s and features pale purple...
Gold
$241Sale Price|49% Off
Georgian Derby Shell Dish or Plate Hand Painted & Gilded Pattern 129, Ca 1810
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful porcelain shell dish or plate hand painted and gilded in pattern 129, made by the Derby factory, in the reign of George 111 in the early 19th century, circa 1810. Shell dishes, named as such for taking the shape of a shell were used in Dessert services. This dish has been exquisitely hand decorated in a French influenced "Chantilly" pattern ( No. 129) consisting of scattered sprigs of cornflowers in pink, blue and green with gilt leaves and with further rich hand gilding around the rim and handle section. The dish has the early Derby...
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Set Hand Painted in Prince of Wales Roses Circa 1790
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This collection of platters and dishes is hand-painted in the beautiful Prince of Wales Roses pattern. The porcelain was crafted at the Derby factory in Derby, England, in the late 1...
Porcelain
$332Sale Price|44% Off
Royal Crown Derby Hand painted Imari Style Porcelain Small Basket
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Royal Crown Derby porcelain basket hand painted with bright red, black, white & 22 carat gold. It is depicting a large flower in the center against a gilt foliage black bac...
Porcelain
Contemporary Italian Porcelain Bowl with 18K Gold Interior Design
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian handmade porcelain gold bowl 18K Gold matte glaze interior with matte natural exterior. Organic free form design. Medium (S5398) and Large size (S5399) also avai...
Gold Leaf
$1,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 8.15 in
Cabinet Set Six Imari English Ironstone Dessert Plates Late 18th Century
By John Turner
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of six plates, crafted by John Turner around 1795, features the exquisite Imari color palette of iron red, cobalt blue, and radiant gold. The color combination creates a vib...
Ironstone
$1,633
H 5.91 in W 13.39 in D 7.09 in
20th Century Metal Shell and Coral Decorative Dish Vide-Poche or Plate Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Maria Pergay Realised, circa 1960 Elegant dish called "mendiant" in metal and coral Very chic object with two shells and a coral handle...
Coral
Meissen Porcelain Deep Cabinet Plate with Handles
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain deep cabinet plate with handles. This piece is hand painted in cobalt blue with floral motive in the center and richly decorated gold ...
Porcelain
$793
H 1.78 in W 7.68 in D 9.65 in
Modern German Porcelain Dish with Beetles by Sofina Porcelain Kitzbuehel
By Sofina Porzellan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
This completely handmade and hands-free painted porcelain dish is made by Sofina porcelain in Bavaria. Hand-painted with a large stag beetle and other beetles. Rimmed with a platinum...
Porcelain
$3,950 / set
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
Pair of Royal Crown Derby Olde Avesbury Pattern Candlesticks & 8 Dinner Plates
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These tall candlesticks and dinner plates were made by the renowned English porcelain maker, Royal Crown Derby. The candlesticks and plates are done in their 'Olde Avesbury...
Porcelain
Guido Gambone Stoneware Bowl Donkey Mark Signature, Italy, 1950s
By Guido Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Huge ceramic bowl by Guido Gambone with brown and orange glaze. Signed on the bottom with the donkey mark. Guido Gambone (1909 – 1969) is one of ...
Stoneware
$1,995
H 7 in W 11 in D 8.5 in
Antique German Hard Paste Porcelain Fantasy Male Mermaid Holding a Shell Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hard paste porcelain bowl or centerpiece is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in German in approximately 1880 in a Neoclassica...
Porcelain
$425 / item
H 3.5 in Dm 6.5 in
In-stock, White Porcelain Kawa Bowl, Leather Cast Ceramic Vessel, organic form
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tactile and organic small porcelain bowl with leather textured exterior surface and a smooth glazed interior. The Kawa Bowls are expressive and lively. With their fluid forms and pronounced leather texture, they demonstrate the unique and beautiful qualities of the unusual technique behind the Kawa Series. Due to the production process, each item is one-of-a-kind. Food-safe and dishwasher-safe. Measures: 6.5" diameter x 3.5" height The Kawa Series is a collection of porcelain objects that are made by casting liquid clay into sewn leather molds. The precarious and beautifully-involved process is completely unique to Luft Tanaka Studio...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay
Royal England Blue and White Porcelain Bowl by Wood & Son
By Wood & Son
Located in Miami, FL
Marked "TRILBY" ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN WOOD & SON ENGLAND Brand: Wood & Son Style: flow blue Item: Bowl Pattern: Trilby Material: Porcelain Design:...
Porcelain
English Porcelain Jewelry Box Royal Crown Derby
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful authentic English fine bone chine porcelain box in the 'Old Imari' pattern, by Royal Crown Derby, circa late-20th century, England. Piece is hand-painted in 22kt gold. Box has a 'hexagon' shape which is a nice alternative to round. A great piece for smaller items of jewelry (as demonstrated with cocktail ring and earrings.) Colors include a white fine bone china base, blue, dark orange hues, and 22kt gold. All authentication marks on bottom as shown in last three images. Made in England. A great piece for a vanity, dresser, nightstand table, desk, as a gift, etc. For porcelain butterfly...
Porcelain
$1,100Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.5 in W 15 in D 9 in
Rare Large Antique English Early 19th C. Wedgwood Queensware 'Creamware' Bowl
By Wedgwood
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare & Important Antique English Large Wedgwood Queensware (Creamware) Centerpiece with influences by Robert Adam represented by the swags and fest...
Earthenware
Sold
H 8.25 in W 8.5 in D 7.25 in
Antique English Crown Derby Pair Rural Scenes Cabinet Wall Plates Centerpieces
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Wonderful Identical Pair of Early English Porcelain China Cabinet or Wall Plates of square outline with lavish raised gilt surrounds in the Roc...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Royal Crown Derby Gold Hand-Painted Porcelain Imari Style Basket
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Royal Crown Derby hand painted porcelain basket shaped as a concave parallelogram supported by a round base. It is hand painted...
Porcelain
Bone China Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Plate in Derby Posies Rose Pattern
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely white Royal Crown Derby dinner plate decorated in flower bouquets and gold painted edges on a white background. Marked at the bottom in Green with: Royal Crown Derby Made in England Bone China Derby Posies...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Blue and White Ceramic Floral Royal Crown Derby Bird Plate, 1940s, England
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely blue and white Royal crown derby saucer or catchall. This ceramic piece features white phoenix birds and floral designs around the sides and gold detail around the scalloped e...
Ceramic, Porcelain
English Chintz Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Jewelry Dish
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An English white porcelain jewelry dish by Royal Crown Derby with colorful floral 'chintz' design, circa 20th century, England. Great for a vanity, nightstand, bedside, etc. Dimens...
Porcelain
Sold
H 9.75 in W 12.25 in D 1.5 in
Royal Crown Derby Cabinet Porcelain Plate Artist Zachariah Boreman, 18th Century
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very rare example of a derby cabinet deep scalloped oval dish painted by renowned 18th century Porcelain Artist Zachariah Boreman, last quarter of the 18th century. The entire m...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sold
H 3.25 in Dm 5.73 in
Royal Crown Derby Deep Porcelain Bowl in King's Pattern No. 383, 19th Century
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Royal crown Derby Porcelain bowl in Kings pattern number 383, fully marked and dating to 1887. The bowl is circular, fairly large and deep. It is beautif...
Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Dishes with Hand-Painted Landscape Scenes
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
An exquisite set of four Derby antique porcelain dishes with hand-painted landscapes. Each dish with a romantic view of a named landscape in either Brita...
Porcelain
Pair 18th Century Derby Porcelain Bowls Chinoiserie England circa 1765
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare and exquisite pair of hand-painted porcelain bowls were made by Derby Porcelain in mid-18th century England, circa 1765. This was only ten years after the start of the Der...
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Derby Reticulated Chinoiserie Baskets, circa 1760
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare pair antique Derby Porcelain reticulated twin handled baskets with gently curved trellis sides hand-painted in blue and white with chinoiseri...
Porcelain
Antique Derby Porcelain Turquoise Dishes
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
The center of the plate shows an early 19th century Derby pattern with a hand-painted scene known as "Tree of Life". The pattern shows a fenced garden with blue rocks, peonies and a ...
Porcelain
Antique English Equestrian Porcelain Plate Hand Painted Derby Circa 1815
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite antique porcelain plate features a vivid hand-painted equestrian scene, showing a fox hunter galloping across a country landscape, hounds running ahead. It embodies a ...
Porcelain