English Entrepreneur. Born in Staffordshire. England, he was working as an enameller in London, when moved with his father to Derby, in 1756. There he opened a successful pottery factory and produced decorate pottery on the London market. In 1775, he and partner John Heath were given a Royal Warrant my King George III appointing them China Manufacturers in Ordinary to His Majesty. This allowed them to include a crown on their porcelain mark, with the Duesbury "D" with a crown to record that they were "Derby China Manufacturers to His Majesty. His work is not only in the British Royal Palace and also many museums. He died of a heart attack at age 61 at his china factory in Derby, England.
English Entrepreneur. Born in Staffordshire. England, he was working as an enameller in London, when moved with his father to Derby, in 1756. There he opened a successful pottery factory and produced decorate pottery on the London market. In 1775, he and partner John Heath were given a Royal Warrant my King George III appointing them China Manufacturers in Ordinary to His Majesty. This allowed them to include a crown on their porcelain mark, with the Duesbury "D" with a crown to record that they were "Derby China Manufacturers to His Majesty. His work is not only in the British Royal Palace and also many museums. He died of a heart attack at age 61 at his china factory in Derby, England.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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