Speaking of British porcelain, the number 1 belongs to josiah wedgwood, the famous founder of Wedgwood, who was born in Burslem in 1730. At the age of 29, Josiah began to make pottery in the family pottery workshop left by his father Thomas in Staffordshire in 1959. Unfortunately, Josiah was infected with smallpox and became weaker and weaker. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study of pottery. 1762, Josiah met Thomas Bentley, a businessman from Liverpool, and cooperated with Thomas. Josiah set up his own factory and began to produce new glazed porcelain. The friendship between josiah and Thomas lasted until Thomas died. Now Wedgwood has a series called Wedgwood and Bentley Collection. Josiah is known as the father of British ceramic manufacturing. In his life, he created and produced three of Wedgwood's most famous porcelain bodies: 1762 Queen's wares. After Wedgwood invented Cremware, Queen Charlotte ordered a set and liked it very much, so Wedgwood was chartered to name this invented ceramic "Queen's Ware". Black basalt of 1768 and jasper of 1774 are the most famous classic relief jade series of Wedgwood, and this kind of porcelain is basically known as Wedgwood when seen in the market. Jasper production process is complicated, and it is basically handmade and made in Britain. So this series is very expensive. Wedgwood today is still dominated by ceramic tableware products. Various bone China products are added with 565,438+0% animal bone powder, which is characterized by the highest content of animal bone powder in the world. The texture is harder than ordinary porcelain, not easy to break, and has good heat insulation and light transmittance, which has both aesthetic and practical values. The proportion of bone powder components not only directly affects the characteristics of bone China, but also shows the technology. In addition to tableware, Wedgwood also produces and sells various household items and gifts, such as photo frames, vases, candlesticks, jewelry, piggy banks and so on.
The Royal Albert Hotel is owned by royal doulton and therefore by WWRD. Royal Albert can also be seen in major department stores in Britain, including Debenhams, a British civilian department store.
1986, Thomas Wild Senior and his son Thomas C. Wild bought Albert porcelain workshop in Stoke-on-Trent. Albert Workshop, built in 1846, named after Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. 1897, in order to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, they carefully launched a series of commemorative porcelains. And thus obtained the badge of the imperial porcelain, which was renamed as RoyalAlbert on 1904, which is the year on their Logo now. Unlike Wedgwood's diverse styles, RoyalAlbert is dedicated to English country styles, namely roses and small broken flowers, so it is sweeter.
The most classic series in their family is the old country rose. This pattern LZ seems to have been seen in many genuine and pirated places ~ This series was born in 1962, which is based on Royal Albert's early king ransom series. It is still one of the best-selling patterns of high-quality bone China. Since its launch, more than 65.438+0.5 billion pieces have been sold.