Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. People do like to collect things that are available to be seen in a catalogue, invariably numbered or described, or even pictured. The best example of this would be stamps, and that catalogue? Stanley Gibbons of course. But the packets of mixed stamps never seemed to have the ones you wanted. For years and years, people have collected Royal Doulton figures.

Royal Doulton figurines combine three elements movement, beautiful faces and posture. It’s the unique combination of this trio of features that ensures every figurine is elegant yet distinctive. Only the most able sculptors are invited to design Royal Doulton figurines guaranteeing the integrity of the collection, dating back nearly one hundred.

Your guide to antique pottery marks, porcelain marks and china marks Collecting Royal Doulton Antiques The Royal Doulton company, the history, the products, Doulton marks and artists monograms. The Doulton name has built a long and distinguished pedigree that dates back to The business originally specialised in manufacturing stoneware and produced decorative bottles and salt glaze sewer pipes.

It was in that the company took the name Doulton. John Doulton and his son Henry established themselves as makers of fine English stoneware and though stoneware only allowed for a limited range of colours, they were able to produce a wide variety of items for the luxury market. It also set the firm as a key player in the field of artistic pottery.

By , Henry Doulton had launched an art wares studio at the Lambeth pottery, and offered work to designers and artists from the local art school. Doulton proved increasingly popular.