Dating royal doulton plates

How to Find the Age of Your Royal Doulton

The Doulton marks are many and varied but most follow the same theme. Dating Royal Doulton products from their Doulton marks means you sometimes have to check very carefully. Factors other than the Doulton mark can help in more accurate dating, particularly pattern names and numbers and date codes or artists monograms. Together with some additional hints that may help with dating your Doulton pottery, porcelain and stoneware. Coronet added after Adaptation of the coronet mark. Used on Holbein wares. Occasionally found between and together with standard print mark. Small items only marked with the cicular section of the mark.

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The history of the Royal Doulton brand is a long and complex one. That consists of subsidiaries, mergers, collaborations and limited releases. This can make finding the age of a Royal Doulton piece difficult to determine. In this article we will be providing you with some helpful tips for working out the age of your Royal Doulton piece, by comparing the Royal Doulton marks, trademarks, base marks, and pattern codes. The Royal Doulton brand, is the most well known name of the original Doulton family business. When John Doulton first started the business back in they did not use the family name in the trademark. The appearance of the company name and how it is used on a piece, can be a helpful indicator to identify the decade the piece could be from.

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In John Doulton didn't know he could move mountains. Call it luck, wisdom or business acumen, but from a maker of storage jars and ceramic sewage pipes grew a leader in design-driven, technically innovative manufacturer of fine tableware. Ours is a story of many firsts, from innovating new materials and glazing techniques, to collaborating from the beginning with artists and designers, and focusing on educating and empowering women. In the course of years, our focus on bringing premium quality and exceptional design to everybody's table has been a resounding success. Earning us not one but two Royal Warrants, and the continuing love of fans the world over. And although city regulations pushed the Factory out of London in the late s, London hasn't left Royal Doulton.

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A Guide to Royal Doulton Pottery Markings

The first step that experts take in appraising dinnerware is looking for any identifying backstamps or engravings, and discovering one of the Royal Doulton marks on the back of a set of plates, teacups, and figurines is considered to be an incredibly lucky find. This beloved English tableware manufacturer has been producing beautiful pieces since the 19 th century, and determining what marks correlate to which production years can help you better asses your porcelain and china's worth as well as determine which future pieces you might want to add to your collection. In , John Doulton took a significant risk in investing his entire savings on a pottery house in Lambeth, London.

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