Royal Worcester fruit painters

The Royal Worcester fruit painters were a group of painters who specialized in depicting fruits on porcelain tableware. The tradition originated with the painter Octar H. Copson, who in 1880 had also painted a plaque commissioned by a local farmer to commemorate the introduction of the Pershore plum.

Royal Worcester fruit pieces remain highly desirable and have been auctioned for more than $10,000.

List of Worcester fruit painters

 * Harry Austin
 * Walter Austin
 * William Bagnall
 * William Bee
 * Octar Copson (1872–1880) (possibly returned in the late 1880s)
 * John Freeman
 * William Hawkins (1874–1928)
 * George Johnson (1875–1914)
 * Brian Leaman
 * Horace Price
 * William Ricketts
 * Frank Roberts (1872–1920)
 * John Stinton
 * William Peter Rowley

External links and References

 * Antique marks
 * Worcester Porcelain Museum
 * Royal Worcester artists