c. From 1976
Derby Crown Porcelain / Royal Crown Derby
Company name and ENGLISH BONE CHINA form a circle around the crown and interlaced D monogram. Illustrated artwork.
Identification guide
Royal Crown Derby date marks
Royal Crown Derby uses date devices including Roman numerals; the same symbol can recur, so read the accompanying wording.
Repeated X and V
The factory identifies X and V as reused marks: 1902 and 1905 examples carry ENGLAND, while the corresponding 1942 and 1947 forms carry MADE IN ENGLAND. The word group separates the otherwise similar device.
Repeated devices
| Device | Country wording | Year |
|---|---|---|
| X | ENGLAND | 1902 |
| V | ENGLAND | 1905 |
| X | MADE IN ENGLAND | 1942 |
| V | MADE IN ENGLAND | 1947 |
What to check next
Retain every Roman numeral, dot and factory word. A pattern or model number can sit separately from the year mark. Compare the complete backstamp with the shape and decoration before choosing between repeated codes.
Related marks
57 marks
Undated
Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co Ltd
The caption dates the introduction of this Crown Derby comparison mark to about 1887.
Fenton, England
Comparative Derby mark, rather than a Staffordshire mark.
c. 1952–1975
Derby Crown Porcelain / Royal Crown Derby
DERBY CHINA at top, crown/monogram in the centre, full name and ENGLISH BONE CHINA below. Illustrated artwork.
c. 1921–1964
Derby Crown Porcelain / Royal Crown Derby
Name arched over the crown and interlaced D monogram; MADE IN ENGLAND runs horizontally below. This green example is the ordinary monogram layout, not the separate wartime utility design.
c. 1940–1945
Derby Crown Porcelain / Royal Crown Derby
Crown and reduced monogram above the company name in sloping script, then MADE IN ENGLAND and a registration line. Illustrated artwork, not an object photograph.
c. 1877–1890
Derby Crown Porcelain / Royal Crown Derby
Large crown above interlaced D monogram, without the ROYAL CROWN DERBY name. Small extra date and decorator signs are separate from the main device.
c. 1700–1899
Derby
Dated from the second half of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth; an imitation of the Sèvres mark.
