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Royal Doulton began as a partnership between
John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts, at a factory in Lambeth,
London in 1815
There the business specialised in making stoneware articles, such
as decorative bottles and salt glaze sewer pipes
Yet stoneware would be the making of this enterprise
The company took on the Doulton name in 1853 when John, and his
son Henry, established themselves as makers of fine English stoneware
In 1882 Doulton purchased a small factory from Pinder, Bourne
and Co at Nile Street in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,
bringing Doulton right to the heart of "The Potteries"
Doulton became increasingly popular, thanks in large part to the
artistic direction of John Slater, who worked across a wide variety
of figurines, vases, character jugs, and decorative pieces
The sheer popularity of Doulton products also came to the attention
of the Royal Family and, in 1901, the Burslem factory was granted
the Royal Warrant by the new King, Edward VII
It was this that enabled the business to adopt new back-stamp
and a name that would last - Royal Doulton
Between the First and Second Workd Wars, Royal Doulton went on
to become synonymous with the finest English china worldwide
That name and reputation continued to grow with flambé
ware, titanian ware, and bone china
The old established pottery company Minton effectively merged
with Royal Doulton in 1968
Royal Albert, as a part of Allied English Potteries, joined when
Royal Doulton merged with AEP in 1971
Since then, the business has combined the current three main brands
under a shared identity - Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, and Minton
Now, fine bone china, fine china and Lambethware are the hallmarks
of quality from Royal Doulton, alongside a host of tableware and
other products from the core brands, such as Old Country Roses
by Royal Albert, and Haddon Hall by Minton
Royal Doulton has left it's factory in Burslem having established
a state-of-the-art production facility in Indonesia
This was followed by Wedgwood's acquisition of Royal Doulton on
January 14, 2005
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Standard printed or impressed marks - c.1882 The word 'England' was added from 1891 'Made in England' was added from c.1930 to the present day |
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Standard printed mark from the Burslem works - together with an example of the artists initials |
By 1877 Henry Doulton had established the name
of the Doulton Lambeth art wares and set up factories making sanitary,
industrial and architectural products in Rowley Regis, St. Helens
and Smethwick
He decided to accept an invitation to invest money in Pinder,
Bourne and Co., Burslem, a medium-quality earthenware factory
Within ten years he had enlarged the factory three times, built
a china works, taken on the largest and most gifted group of artists
in the Potteries, and developed for Doulton a reputation for craftsmanship
and artistry still identified with Royal Doulton today
There follows a selection of the backstamps most commonly used
on Doulton Burslem wares, and some further hints on dating
The information is taken by permission from "The Doulton
Burslem Wares" by Desmond Eyles, a compulsory work of reference
for any collector of Doulton wares
Between 1878 (when Henry and James Doulton acquired the major
interest in the Pinder, Bourne factory in Nile Street, Burslem)
and 1882 (when the name of the firm was changed to Doulton and
Company, Burslem) existing Pinder, Bourne marks continued in use,
such as the name in full - Pinder Bourne Co - and the initials
P B and CO - or P B
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The coronet was probably added to the earlier
mark c.1886 to mark the appointment of Henry Doulton as 'Potter
to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales' (later King Edward VII) 'England' was added underneath after 1891 This mark continued in use until 1902 It appears to have been used instead of this one-  -especially on bone china
products and on the more expensive earthen waresA simplified version showing only the coronet on a flat base and the word 'Doulton' was also used |
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#01 Sharon's is 20.3cm (8") wide This one is 38cm (15") wide |
#02 This one appears to have much more gilding than Sharon's eg, handles and ladle |
#03 There appears to be light gilding around the edges of each piece Sharon's is white |
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