“Very Rare” Royal London Bone China

     Bone china first originated in England around 1750 and was used in many porcelain products. As the name implies animal bones was turned into ash and added to the clay so the porcelain could be made thinner and giving the porcelain a whiter appearance making patterns stand out. In addition, the porcelain was less expensive, lightweight, and more durable. The unique of the lightness and whiteness of the porcelain with bone ash became a popular material for cup and saucer sets. We tend to remember a few of the factories for the simple reason that many factories came and went within a few years leaving behind very little information about the factories. The Royal London Company is one of these factories. Porcelain production had always been privately funded in the early years so factories would come and go depending on managed, amount of funds a person had, and/or financial backing. Some of the smaller short-lived porcelain factories help to pioneering the porcelain industry are now l