Royal Worcester fruit painters

Pershore plums
by Octar Copson (1880)

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