Pottery & porcelain
Royal Doulton marks
The name “Doulton Watteau Burslem England” appears among Royal Doulton marks from Burslem, England. Its mark period is 1891–1901.
- Active years
- To 1956
- Products
- china, tableware
- Marks
- 56
Dated marks & timeline
56 marks
1902–1922
Royal Doulton England
England
This version includes the seller’s Higgins & Seiter, New York addition.
Marks 25–56
1920
LTD
The registration number dates this example to about 1920.
Royal Doulton mark accompanied by Asprey & Co. retailer backstamp.
c. 1920–1940
Noke Sung HN
Used with the Royal Doulton Flambé mark; this example also has Charles Noke’s signature and Harry Nixon’s monogram.
From 1928
MADE IN ENGLAND ROYAL DOULTON BONE CHINA
Used on tableware from 1928 to 1959, and later on figurines.
bone china · England
Royal Doulton Made in mark used between on tableware and later on figurines
c. From 1930
MADE IN ENGLAND DOULTON BURSLEM
Burslem, England
Doulton Burslem England mark with Made in England addition used since ca.
c. 1939–1955
crown
The letter A to the left of the crown was added to pieces between about 1939 and 1955.
The pattern is The Coppice, D 5803.
From 1959
ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND ENGLISH FINE BONE CHINA
bone china
English Fine Royal Doulton mark introduced in
From 1973
MADE IN ENGLAND ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND FINE CHINA
porcelain · England
Royal Doulton Made in Fine China mark introduced in
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Doulton & Co Sanitary Engineers Works Lambeth London and Paisley. The sanitary business was active
The sanitary business operated from 1889 to 1936.
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Royal Doulton Made in England ca.
The registry number dates this example to about 1916.
green · England
Green mark (estimating by the registry number)
Undated
WWRD
England
1815 in the mark commemorates the company’s foundation; ownership changed in 2009.
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Royal Doulton
impressed
Used in two separate periods: 1902–1922 and 1927–1936. They are not represented as one continuous interval.
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Royal Doulton Doulton Everyday Highland Moor
Highland Moor version in the Doulton Everyday range.
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Mark image
The diamond registration mark dates this particular example to 1879.
This specific mark dating by the diamond-shaped mark is
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Royal Doulton Made in England ca.
The registry number dates this example to about 1924.
England
mark (estimated by the registry number)
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Royal Doulton Dickens Ware
The D number dates this Dickens Ware piece to 1949–1952.
mark (estimating by D number)
Undated
Mark image
Dickens Ware was originally produced in 1908–1937 and resumed mid-century; this does not securely date this backstamp.
The Dickens Ware series was originally produced from . Production was resumed mid-century.
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The Gleaners series was produced from 1909 to 1955.
Royal Doulton Old English Scenes The Gleaners mark. The series was produced from .
About Royal Doulton
John Doulton, Martha Jones and John Watts acquired a pottery in Vauxhall, London, in 1815. The business later operated in Lambeth and became Doulton & Co. after Watts retired in 1853. Henry Doulton developed an artists’ studio in Lambeth in the early 1870s and acquired a share in a Burslem factory in 1877, expanding into bone china tableware. The company received permission to use Royal in its name in 1901.
The Lambeth factory closed in 1956; Doulton acquired Beswick in 1969 and was taken over by Pearson and Son in 1972. WWRD Holdings Limited acquired the Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton assets in 2009. John Doulton, Martha Jones and John Watts acquired a London pottery in 1815, making storage jars and sewage pipes. Henry Doulton joined in 1835.
The company developed art pottery at Lambeth and entered Burslem bone-china tableware production through a share in a factory in 1877. It incorporated in 1899 and received permission to use Royal in 1901. Lambeth production ended in 1956. Doulton bought Beswick in 1969 and later joined the Pearson group. John Doulton, Martha Jones and John Watts acquired a Vauxhall pottery in 1815, initially making storage jars and sewage pipes.