Hand-painted circa 1800, this Chamberlains Worcester sugar box showcases the exquisite ‘Thumb and Finger’ pattern.
The thumb and finger” are rendered in deep cobalt blue with delicate gilt accents.
Bright floral decoration covers the sugar box, including beautiful iron-red water lilies highlighted by lush green leaves.
The design is striking, and the color combination is fabulous!

Marks: Inside the cover is the Chamberlains Worcester No 276 mark in puce (the mark was in use from 1786 to 1810).

Dimensions: 7″ across the handles x 4″ wide x 5″ to the top of the finial

Condition: Excellent with the very slightest rubbing on the top of the finial (see images).

This cup and saucer show Worcester’s celebrated interpretation of the Two Quail pattern, hand-painted during the Dr Wall period, produced around 1768 to 1775, when the factory achieved its finest balance of Japanese-derived motifs and European rococo ornament.
At the center of each piece, the familiar pair of quails sit together on a grassy mound beneath a flowering tree.
One bird is painted in warm iron red, the other in soft blue, and both carry the little green topknot that is characteristic of Worcester’s polychrome Two Quail decoration.
The tree rises in a gentle curve, its blossoms rendered in iron red, blue, green, and that distinctive Worcester turquoise, arranged with the asymmetry and spaciousness that reflects the original Kakiemon source while clearly interpreted through an English hand.
The fluted shapes contribute significantly to the visual effect.
Worcester’s soft-paste porcelain responds beautifully to fluting, allowing light to move across the surface in a subtle play of highlights that sits comfortably beneath the fine overglaze enamels.
This was one of the factory’s preferred shapes for Kakiemon-inspired patterns because the form adds delicacy without disturbing the clarity of the painted scene.
Around the rim, the wide turquoise rococo border provides the unmistakably Worcester frame used for their best mid-18th-century pieces.
Its rich color, softened by gilt accents, creates a striking contrast with the white ground and draws the viewer’s attention back toward the central motif.
This combination of fluting, turquoise border, and Two Quail painting is among the most highly regarded configurations in Dr. Wall Worcester.
The enamel work here is particularly refined.
The quails are lively, the foliage well spaced, and the blossoms painted with the precision and warmth associated with the best hands in the factory.
The turquoise border remains vibrant, and the gilding is carefully applied along the scalloped edges.
Worcester produced the Two Quail pattern for only a limited period, and examples combining this palette with fluted shapes and turquoise rococo borders are especially prized among collectors.
This set represents an ideal expression of Worcester’s adaptation of East Asian design, filtered through the taste and technical sophistication of the late 18th century.

Dimensions: Saucer 5.5″ diameter, cup 2.5″ tall x 2.5″ diameter

Condition: Excellent 

Decoration: Hand-painted Two Quail pattern with turquoise and gilt rococo border
Material: Soft-paste porcelain
Style: Dr Wall period Worcester
Origin: Worcester, England
Date: Circa 1768–1775

This 18th-century First Period Worcester Porcelain sugar box was hand painted featuring beautiful swags painted with green leaves, purple plums, and two-tone purple and yellow apples.
Each swag is tied with a purple ribbon in an elegant bow. Green leaves and two-tone plums hang from each ribbon.
The cover finial is crafted as a budding rose painted in gorgeous pinkish purple and yellow supported by two green leaves.
The sugar box’s border and cover are both adorned with a band of underglaze blue and a chain of golden ribbons
and are gently lobed, which adds visual excitement as light plays over the curved surfaces.
Made in England circa 1775, this sugar box is a gem!
Dimensions: 5″ tall x 4.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Marks: On the underside is the Worcester First Period crescent in underglaze blue (see last image).
Early Worcester Porcelain marks are rarely seen—a blue crescent mark (seen here) dates pieces back to the ‘First’ or ‘Dr Wall’ period (1751-1783).