At Alfies we have a beautiful collection of Royal Doulton figures offered by our dealer Chris of Janes Antiques.
Royal Doulton started in 1815 producing tableware and collectables. Operating originally in London, its reputation grew in the pottery industry, where it was a latecomer compared to Royal Crown Derby, Minton and Wedgwood. There are some little known facts about The Royal Doulton Company, below are some of our favourites.
During the 1840s the company saw considerable success and was said to
have made a small fortune by manufacturing and supplying products that
are vastly different to those which they're known for today: sewage
pipes!
The 'HN' on the serial number represents the initials of one of the
figurines' painters, Harry Nixon, which started to be used as part of
the labeling system way back in 1913.
Although Royal Doulton figurines look rather fragile they are
actually quite strong as they are made from cornish stone, china clay and calcined bone ash.
Here is just a small selection of what there is on offer from Janes Antiques:
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| 'Autumn Breeze' HN 194. |
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| 'The Laird' 1970, with 'Hunting Dog With Pheasant', HN 1029 |
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| 'Rowena' 1950, HN 2077 |
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| 'The Parsons Daughter' HN 564 |
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| 'Fleur' 1967 HN 2368 |
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| 'Thank You' 1982, HN 2732 |
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| 'Good King Wenceslas' 1952, HN 2118 |
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| 'The Wardrobe Mistress' 1953, HN 2145 |
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