Royal Crown Derby is one of the oldest original English manufacturers of bone China, and it dates back all the way back to the Georgian era or around 265 years. It was founded in 1750 by Andrew Planche and William Deusbury in Derby, England! King George lll, recognized the uniqueness and high quality and gave the company the honor of using a crown on its back stamp. Following that, Queen Victoria gave further honors to the manufacturers and awarded the company, a royal warrant, and bestowed upon in the title of” The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company”. Right after that company employed some of its finest artistic creators such as landscape painter Zacharian Boreman, and one of the best when it comes to flower painting, William Billingsley, William Pegg and Walter Withers, along with figure painters like Richard Askew and James Banford. Thank you all for visiting our store, please follow, and if you decide to make us an offer please know that you wont wait long on an answer, because we value your time! This vase is in great condition except 2 small pieces missing and its hard to see that is why we have it in the photos. Overall vase is in good stable condition as you can see in the photos! Might be some gold fading on few spots around the lip on top, but very minor! Thanks again and we wish you very great rest of the day!