Trademarks
NOTTINGHAM ROAD FACTORY
REBUS FOR RICHARD HOLDSHIP
C.1761 - 1769
Found on transfer-printed wares.
INCISED MARK
C.1778 - 1780/1
CHELSEA - Derby
C.1770 - 1783
In use at Chelsea
CHELSEA DERBY
C.1775
In use at Derby; Usually in blue, occasionally inpuce.
CHELSEA DERBY
C.1775 - 1777
In use at Chelsea
C.1784 - 1825
After 1820 the previously neatly painted mark became increasingly carelessly drawn.
Blue andpuce were used until 1806, after which red became the standard colour.
RARE MARKS
C.1785 - 1795
ROBERT BLOOR
C.1825 - 1848
Robert Bloor. Printed Gothic-style marks introduced to counteract the carelessly drawn marks; c.1825 - 1848
BLOOR FIGURES
C.1830
Marks used on Bloor figures. (Right) Pseudo-Meissen mark occasionally seen on late Bloor; c.1830
PSEUDO SÉVRES
C.1830 - 1848
Mark used on Sévres copies; c.1830 - 1848
KING STREET FACTORY
Among the fine painters who worked at King Street were Sampson Hancock, who specialised in flowers, shells and birds; Fredrick Chivers, fruit and flowers; William. Hargreaves, birds; Jack Ratclifee, George Jessop, F. Schofield and Arnold Machin, naturalistic flowers and other subjects.
Albert Haddock, one of the finest twentieth-century gilders, and James Rouse senior, who was the only artist to have worked at all three factories, were among the numerous craftsmen who transferred to Osmaston Road after the successful merger with Royal Crown Derby in 1935.
LOCKER & CO.
C.1848 - 1859
STEPHENSON SHARP & CO.
C.1859 - 1861
STEVENSON AND HANCOCK / SAMPSON HANCOCK
Blue - later nineteenth century
Red - c.1861 - 1935
Puce c.1915 - 1935
WILLIAM LARCOMBE
C.1915 - 1917
LARCOMBE AND PAGET
1917 - 1933
PAGET
C.1933 - 1935
OSMASTON ROAD FACTORY
Over the years, many marks and backstamps have been used to identify Royal Crown Derby china. The marks shown here are from the Osmaston Road factory and cover the period from 1877 to the present day. You can discover more in Margaret Sargeant's book "Royal Crown Derby" - it's listed in the "Products" section under "Other Products".
DERBY CROWN PERIOD
C.1877 - 1890
ROYAL CROWN DERBY
C.1891 - 1921
The word England in a vertical position to the right hand side.
C.1921 - 1964
Made in England horizontally beneath stamp
WARTIME MARK IN DARK GREEN
C.1940 - 1945
Usually without year code (also used on undecorated utility wares)
ROYAL CROWN DERBY
C.1952 - 1975
ROYAL CROWN DERBY
C.1976 - 2013/4
ROYAL CROWN DERBY
C.2000
The special date mark for the year 2000
YEARLY STAMPS 1880 - 1937
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Royal Crown Derby also carries a date mark to identify the year of manufacture. From 1938, roman numerals have been used - the only exceptionbeingthe2000,whichhadaspecialmarkoftwointerlaced'M's. 'X' and 'V' have been used twice as date marks - to avoid confusion, 1902 & 1905 are accompanied by 'England', while the roman numerals used for 1942 & 1947 are accompanied by 'Made in England'
