Produced by the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company in 1936, this outstanding cabinet plate is signed by the celebrated fruit painter Richard Sebright, whose work represents the highest achievement of Royal Worcester''s Painted Fruit tradition.Richard Sebright (1870-1959) is officially regarded as the greatest fruit painter in the history of Royal Worcester. During more than fifty years at the factory he perfected the art of porcelain fruit painting through exceptional realism, subtle colour transitions and remarkable technical precision. His signed works are regarded as museum-quality pieces and continue to achieve record prices at major international auctions.The finely executed still life depicts two ripe apples accompanied by several blackberries and delicate wild flowers. A deep cobalt-blue ground surrounds the painting, richly ornamented with burnished hand-applied gold decoration and elaborate raised jewelled gilding created from numerous individually applied gold enamel b...