Derby Marks
Your Online Reference for Royal Crown Derby Porcelain and Derby Marks.
Early Derby Marks and Royal Crown Derby base marks.
Derby marks are many but most follow the same theme, with a cypher surmounted by a crown. Dating early
Derby is slightly more difficult than the more modern Royal Crown
Derby, but dating Derby porcelain is much easier than many of the
early English porcelain
factories.
Derby porcelain was produced at three main factories, being Nottingham Road from 1756 to 1848, King street from 1848 to 1935 and Osmaston Road from 1877 to modern times. All marks can be attributed to one of these factories by the style and the cyphers used.
Nottingham Road, Derby Marks (1756 to 1848)
In 1775, George III granted Derby Porcelain the right to incorporate the crown into the Derby backstamp.
c1770
Derby Chelsea interlinked D and Anchor mark. William Duesbury fully acquired the famous Chelsea Works factory in 1770 and the Chelsea anchor mark and Derby 'D' were merged to form the Chelsea-Derby mark. |
Patch Period c1756-1765
Marks on the bases of early soft paste Derby figures indicate the points where supports were used to prevent the porcelain sticking during the firing of the glaze. |
c1782-1825
Painted mark with Crown and D. Blue / Puce - 1782-1800 |
c1806-1825
Painted mark with Crown above crossed batons and D below. Blue/Puce - 1782-1800 |
1820s'
Large crown in red with large D below. |
1825-1848
The earliest Bloor Derby Mark Robert Bloor took control of the Derby factory in 1811 and immediately began to build a team of very fine painters. |
1825-1848
Later variation of the Bloor Derby Mark with crown in the centre. |
Incised Marks
Derby also used incised marks on their early figures, consisting of No and a number. The mark pictured showing No314 on a seated figure. |
King Street, Derby Marks (1848 to 1935)
A group of former employees set up a factory in King Street in Derby, and continued to use the moulds, patterns and trademarks of the original business, but not the name. No mechanical processes were used and no two pieces produced were exactly the same. Among the items preserved was the original potters wheel used by the Duesburys.
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1916-1935
William Larcombe mark Showing Crown above crossed batons with S and H at either side. D below and interlinked WL beneath. Usually in red |
1917-1934
Larcombe and Paget mark. Showing Crown above crossed batons with S and H at either side and D below but with revised Larcombe monogram showing the L rising into a P. Usually in red |
c1934
Paget mark. Showing P above Crown above crossed batons with S and H at either side and D below. Usually in puce. |
1934-1935
Later Paget mark. Showing Crown above crossed batons with S and H at either side. With D below and crossed P's below. Usually in red |
1863-1866Osmaston Road, Derby Marks (1877 to modern times)
In 1877, Royal Crown Derby Porcelain moved to an impressive new factory at Osmaston Road and introduced new marks.
1877-1890
Showing Crown above interlinked D's. First mark to use the interlinked D's below the crown. More often seen with the year cypher below. |
1891-c1940
Showing Royal Crown Derby in a circle above a Crown above interlinked D's with year cypher below. 1891-1921 with vertical ENGLAND at side |
1921-1965
Showing Royal Crown Derby above Crown above interlinked D's with MADE IN ENGLAND below in red. This mark showing pattern number 2451. |
1921-1965
Showing Royal Crown Derby above Crown above interlinked D's with MADE IN ENGLAND below in blue. This mark with pattern name KENDAL and design Registration Number for 1909-1910. |
1940-1945
Wartime mark usually in dark green and without year cypher. Showing Crown above interlinked D's above ROYAL CROWN DERBY - MADE IN ENGLAND - Design Reg. No. |
1921-1965
Showing Crown above interlinked D's with ROYAL CROWN DERBY - MADE IN ENGLAND This example with retailers details for 'Plummer of New York' and roman Numeral based year cypher of XVII for 1954. |
c1950
Showing Royal Crown Derby above Crown above interlinked D's with MADE IN ENGLAND (BONE CHINA) above pattern number and name. In blue. |
1964-1975
Showing DERBY CHINA above crown with interlinked D's above ROYAL CROWN DERBY - ENGLISH BONE CHINA. Often including pattern name and number and with Roman Numeral year cypher. |
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1976 to modern timesDerby Marks year cyphers (1880 to modern times)
Derby porcelain also included a date cypher with most base marks produced at the Osmaston Road factory. This took the form of a small graphic illustration below the main mark and later, from 1938, a Roman numeral. The V of 1904 can be confused with the Roman V of 1942 as can the X for 1901 and the Roman X for 1947. To differentiate both the earlier X and V you should check for ENGLAND or MADE IN ENGLAND, the later piece will have MADE IN ENGLAND.
Derby Roman Numeral Year Cyphers :
| 1938 - I 1939 - II |
1940 - III 1941 - IV 1942 - V 1943 - VI 1944 - VII 1945 - VIII 1946 - IX 1947 - X 1948 - XI 1949 - XII |
1950 - XIII 1951 - XIV 1952 - XV 1953 - XVI 1954 - XVII 1955 - XVIII 1956 - XIX 1957 - XX 1958 - XXI 1959 - XXII |
1960 - XXIII 1961 - XXIV 1962 - XXV 1963 - XXVI 1964 - XXVII 1965 - XXVIII 1966 - XXIX 1967 - XXX 1968 - XXXI 1969 - XXXII |
1970 - XXXIII 1971 - XXXIV 1972 - XXXV 1973 - XXXVI 1974 - XXXVII 1975 - XXXVIII 1976 - XXXIX 1977 - XL 1978 - XLI 1979 - XLII |
1980 - XLIII 1981 - XLIV 1982 - XLV 1983 - XLVI 1984 - XLVII 1985 - XLVIII 1986 - XLIX 1987 - L 1988 - LI 1989 - LII |
1990 - LIII 1991 - LIV 1992 - LV 1993 - LVI 1994 - LVII 1995 - LVIII 1996 - LIX 1997 - LX 1998 - LXI 1999 - LXII |
2000 - MM Interlinked 2001 - MMI 2002 - MMII 2003 - MMIII 2004 - MMIV 2005 - MMV 2006 - MMVI 2007 - MMVII 2008 - MMVIII |
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