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Fine Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Butterfly Dish, C.1804–1813
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Fine Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Butterfly Dish, C.1804–1813

19th century
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A fine and rare example of early 19th-century English porcelain by Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester.

Crafted in fine porcelain, the piece displays a scalloped rim and is decorated in the famed “vermiculé” gilt pattern, a design reminiscent of the finest Sèvres influences.

At its center is a gold-framed medallion with a lifelike depiction of a butterfly. The dish is marked on the reverse with an impressed “BFB” mark and dates to the 1804–1813 period.

Size: 22 x 22 cm (sides), 27 x 27 cm across widest points, height 4.5 cm.

Condition: Excellent antique condition, with no damage or restoration and only minimal wear to gold.

Date of Manufacture

Touch of Time Antiques has dated this Worcester Porcelain Butterfly Dish to the 1800s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09018941
Dealer's Item Date1800s
Sellingantiques Date1800s
Sellingantiques agingItem 210-225 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1800s:
Impressed crown over B.F.B.
Hand-painted insect study: natural history decoration popular on Regency dessert services.
Hand-applied vermicelli gilding: intricate period gilding technique over the glaze.
Gilding lightly rubbed along the scalloped rim: natural handling over two centuries.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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Description
A fine and rare example of early 19th-century English porcelain by Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester.
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Crafted in fine porcelain, the piece displays a scalloped rim and is decorated in the famed “vermiculé” gilt pattern, a design reminiscent of the finest Sèvres influences.
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fig 1. A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion.
fig 1. Fine Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Butterfly Dish, C.1804–1813

At its center is a gold-framed medallion with a lifelike depiction of a butterfly. The dish is marked on the reverse with an impressed “BFB” mark and dates to the 1804–1813 period.

Size: 22 x 22 cm (sides), 27 x 27 cm across widest points, height 4.5 cm.

Condition: Excellent antique condition, with no damage or restoration and only minimal wear to gold.

Date of Manufacture

Touch of Time Antiques has dated this Worcester Porcelain Butterfly Dish to the 1800s.

Independent Date Report ID 09018941
Dealer's Item Date1800s
Sellingantiques dating1800s
Sellingantiques agingItem 210-225 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1800s:
Impressed crown over B.F.B.
Hand-painted insect study: natural history decoration popular on Regency dessert services.
Hand-applied vermicelli gilding: intricate period gilding technique over the glaze.
Gilding lightly rubbed along the scalloped rim: natural handling over two centuries.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Archive I A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion.

Fine Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Butterfly Dish, C.1804–1813

Archive II A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion. View II
Archive III A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion.
Archive V A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion. View V
Archive VI A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion. View VI
Archive VII A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion. View VII
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A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion.
Fine Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Butterfly Dish, c.1804–1813
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A square lobed white porcelain dish decorated with intricate gold scrollwork around a central hand-painted yellow butterfly medallion.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDecorative Dishes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gold Leaf, Enamel
  • ColourWhite and Gold
  • MotifsLobed rim, Vermicelli gilding, Butterfly medallion, Gilt border

This early 19th-century Regency decorative dish originates from the Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester manufactory, dating between 1804 and 1813. Fabricated in white porcelain, the surface displays an intricate vermicelli gilding pattern alongside a hand-painted central medallion depicting a yellow butterfly enclosed by a gilt border. The square body incorporates a lobed rim finished with a gilded edge. The reverse bears an impressed manufacturer mark. Measuring 22 x 22 cm along the sides, 27 x 27 cm across the widest points, and standing 4.5 cm in height, this piece suits display upon a sideboard top within a traditional dining room or living space as an ornamental decorative dish.

FAQs

Barr, Flight & Barr denotes the period of the Worcester porcelain factory between 1804 and 1813, recognised for manufacturing high-grade porcelain featuring elaborate gilded pattern grounds and hand-painted natural subjects.

These dishes were formed from soft-paste porcelain into moulded shapes before receiving hand-painted enamel illustrations and gilded vermicelli or honeycomb patterns using genuine gold leaf.

Authentic items frequently feature impressed marks such as BFB beneath a crown, incised or script factory marks on the underside, precise gilding details, and characteristic porcelain translucency.

An antique decorative porcelain dish can be placed on a sideboard top, arranged within a glass display cabinet, or styled on a coffee table tray to contrast modern textures.

Clean gilded porcelain by hand using warm water and mild detergent, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners, soaking, or abrasive sponges that risk lifting gold leaf.
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