The Doulton factory was established in 1815 in Lambeth, South London by John Doulton (1793 - 1873), who had previously been employed at the nearby Fulham Pottery. He initially had two partners, Martha Jones and John Watts, the former of who left the company in 1820, and the latter in 1854.

He began by producing practical and decorative stoneware, such as bottles and sewer pipes from his small pottery

John's son Henry (1820 - 1897) joined the company in 1835 and the production of stoneware items was expanded to include laboratory articles, sanitary ware and drainpipes, which were sold worldwide.

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Before the invention of the dripolator, percolator and the expresso machine, the roasted and ground coffee beans were placed in a pot, and hot water was added, to infuse the water with the coffee. After the coffee had brewed it was ready for pouring, a similar process to that used to make tea now.

It was not until the invention of the percolator in the late 19th century, that use of the coffee pot began to decline.

From the early 18th century to the end of the 19th century, coffee pots were produced in silver, silver plate and by most more...

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Doulton Lambeth Egyptian revival teapot, height 16 cm and a…

Doulton Lambeth Egyptian revival teapot, height 16 cm and a sugar pot, height 9 cm

Doulton Lambeth and Royal Doulton Stoneware teapot, lidded jar,…

Doulton Lambeth and Royal Doulton Stoneware Teapot and Jugs

Doulton Lambeth and Royal Doulton Stoneware teapot, lidded jar, and two slender jugs, 19th/20th century, impressed factory marks to the bases, the largest 25 cm high

Royal Doulton Stoneware jugs and teapot, early 20th century, (4…

Royal Doulton Stoneware Jugs and Teapot Set, Early 20th Century

Royal Doulton Stoneware jugs and teapot, early 20th century, (4 items), impressed marks to the bases, the largest 24 cm high

Doulton Burslem Royles patent Self pouring teapot, 1886,…

Crazed Glaze Doulton Teapot, 1886

Doulton Burslem Royles patent Self pouring teapot, 1886, entirely crazed glaze

Royal Doulton 'Countryside' series, sugar caster, teapot stand…

Royal Doulton Countryside Set

Royal Doulton 'Countryside' series, sugar caster, teapot stand and odd condiment

Royal Doulton 'Shakespeare' series, teapot, large sugar basin,…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Tea Set

Royal Doulton 'Shakespeare' series, teapot, large sugar basin, posy pot and sandwich tray, various character

Royal Doulton character teapot 'Old Salt', Doulton Collectors…

"Old Salt" Royal Doulton Teapot

Royal Doulton character teapot 'Old Salt', Doulton Collectors club Exclusive

Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware small teapot & dish, Barnaby…

Stained Dickens Ware Teapot and Dish Set

Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware small teapot & dish, Barnaby Rudge & Mr McCawber, dish stained

Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware teapot & oval serving dish,…

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Teapot & Serving Dish Set

Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware teapot & oval serving dish, Alfred Jingle & Dick Swiveller

Royal Doulton hunting scene D4468, teapot and two plates

Royal Doulton Hunting Set: Teapot and Plates

Royal Doulton hunting scene D4468, teapot and two plates

Royal Doulton Pansy pattern teapot

Royal Doulton Pansy Teapot

Royal Doulton Pansy pattern teapot

Royal Doulton 'Juliet' English porcelain teapot, brown factory…

Royal Doulton 'Juliet' Teapot - English Porcelain

Royal Doulton 'Juliet' English porcelain teapot, brown factory mark to base, 14 cm high, 23 cm wide

Doulton Lambeth teapot, stoneware rubbed design decorated with…

Blue Cornflower Stoneware Teapot

Doulton Lambeth teapot, stoneware rubbed design decorated with blue cornflowers and cobalt blue details

Royal Doulton Australian scene coffee pot marked to base,…

Royal Doulton Australian Scene Coffee Pot - 24cm

Royal Doulton Australian scene coffee pot marked to base, height 24 cm.

Three Royal Doulton Bunnykins teapots of the world 'London city…

Royal Doulton Bunnykins Teapots: World Editions (1994-1996)

Three Royal Doulton Bunnykins teapots of the world 'London city Gent', circa 1994, 'U.S.A. President', circa 1995, 'Aussie Explorer', circa 1996, all special edition of 2,500, all approx. 21 cm high

Royal Doulton Falstaff teapot 18 cm height

Royal Doulton Falstaff Teapot - 18cm

Royal Doulton Falstaff teapot 18 cm height

1880/1920 a collection of Doulton 'Harvest and Hunting' pattern…

Doulton Harvest and Hunting Pottery Collection

1880/1920 a collection of Doulton 'Harvest and Hunting' pattern stoneware pottery, late 19th century/early 20th century, comprising a coffee pot, two tea pots, three sugar bowls, four milk jugs and a lidded jar, the coffee pot 27 cm high

Early Royal Doulton 'Desert Scenes' teapot D3192, marked to…

Royal Doulton Desert Scenes Teapot D3192 - 13cm

Early Royal Doulton 'Desert Scenes' teapot D3192, marked to base, height 13 cm

A Royal Doulton Old Salt Character teapot D6818, with original…

Royal Doulton Old Salt Teapot with Box

A Royal Doulton Old Salt Character teapot D6818, with original box, height 15 cm.

A Royal Doulton Long Falstaff character teapot D6854, 17 cm.

Royal Doulton Falstaff Teapot, 17 cm

A Royal Doulton Long Falstaff character teapot D6854, 17 cm.

A Royal Doulton Old Balloon Seller character teapot D6855, 17…

Royal Doulton Balloon Seller Teapot

A Royal Doulton Old Balloon Seller character teapot D6855, 17 cm.

A Royal Doulton Old Salt Character teapot D6818, 16 cm.

Royal Doulton Old Salt Teapot (D6818) - 16cm

A Royal Doulton Old Salt Character teapot D6818, 16 cm.

A collection of Royal Doulton Pipes of Pan series ware…

Royal Doulton Pipes of Pan Collection

A collection of Royal Doulton Pipes of Pan series ware porcelain, comprising two vases, two plates, a tea pot, a coffee pot, a rose bowl and a dish, the vase 20 cm high

Antique Doulton Burslem pumping teapot with floral decoration…

1890 Doulton Burslem Floral Pumping Teapot with Pewter Lid

Antique Doulton Burslem pumping teapot with floral decoration and a a pewter lid, circa 1890, crazing to ceramic

Doulton Burslem Queen Victoria teapot & plate commemorating the…

Doulton Diamond Jubilee Teapot & Plate Set

Doulton Burslem Queen Victoria teapot & plate commemorating the 1897 diamond jubilee

Empire Day porcelain teapot, by Royal Doulton, early 20th…

Royal Doulton Empire Day Teapot

Empire Day porcelain teapot, by Royal Doulton, early 20th century, stamped 'Royal Doulton, England, 18 cm across

Pair Royal Doulton 'Belmont' coffee pots H4991, marked to bases,…

Pair of Royal Doulton 'Belmont' Coffee Pots

Pair Royal Doulton 'Belmont' coffee pots H4991, marked to bases, height 25 cm, each

Royal Doulton 'Wattle' teapot

Royal Doulton Wattle Teapot

Royal Doulton 'Wattle' teapot

Doulton 'Under the Greenwood Tree' coffee pot D6094, marked to…

Doulton Coffee Pot 'Under the Greenwood Tree'

Doulton 'Under the Greenwood Tree' coffee pot D6094, marked to base, height 21 cm.

Doulton Lambeth coffee pot silicon stoneware 'Carrara'. Persian…

Doulton Lambeth Persian Coffee Pot Carrara Design

Doulton Lambeth coffee pot silicon stoneware 'Carrara'. Persian style. By Eliza Simmance & six other Assistant marks. Printed base stamp 'Doulton Carrara Lambeth' (pre 1891). Height 31 cm. (a/f hairline crack to neck & minor chip to spout)

Royal Doulton tea pot & vesta floral decorated. By Louisa…

Floral Royal Doulton Tea Pot and Vesta by Louisa Wakely

Royal Doulton tea pot & vesta floral decorated. By Louisa Wakely. Artists signature to base. (a/f to handle). And match vesta

Doulton Lambeth tea pot hand painted stoneware. Decorated with…

Hand-painted Doulton Lambeth tea pot with gold floral design

Doulton Lambeth tea pot hand painted stoneware. Decorated with gold gilt, white & blue enamel floral. Impressed marks to base Doulton Lambeth, England, Doulton & Slater patent. Artists impressed marks X5240

Royal Doulton tea pot floral decorated with gold gilt…

Royal Doulton Floral Tea Pot with Gold Gilt Highlights

Royal Doulton tea pot floral decorated with gold gilt highlights. Marked to base Royal Doulton, England. Doulton & Slaters patent N.B & N.N. Height 13 cm

Royal Doulton teapot squat teapot. Hand painted decoration.…

Hand-painted Royal Doulton squat teapot

Royal Doulton teapot squat teapot. Hand painted decoration. D4936. Height 11 cm

Royal Doulton teapot decorated with classical scene. Of lady in…

Classical Lady Teapot

Royal Doulton teapot decorated with classical scene. Of lady in Panalliquin. D3597. Height 15 cm

Doulton & Co Lambeth tea pot stands (two) decorated tiles as…

Doulton & Co Lambeth Decorated Tea Pot Stands (Set of 2)

Doulton & Co Lambeth tea pot stands (two) decorated tiles as tea pot stands. Molded trade mark patent Doulton & Co, Lambeth London. 15.5 x 15.5 cm

Royal Doulton tea pot Babes in the Woods. Brown mark to base…

Royal Doulton Babes in the Woods Tea Pot

Royal Doulton tea pot Babes in the Woods. Brown mark to base Royal Doulton, England. V & A Museum Ceramic Department sticker to base. Height 21 cm. (a/f repair to spout)

Royal Doulton tea pot Darby & John. Kingsware. No 6327. Height…

Cracked Royal Doulton Kingsware Tea Pot, Darby & John

Royal Doulton tea pot Darby & John. Kingsware. No 6327. Height 15 cm. A/F (two hairline cracks)

A collection of ceramics including a Winton teapot, Royal…

Assorted Ceramics Collection

A collection of ceramics including a Winton teapot, Royal Adderley dish, six Royal Doulton cake plates

Doulton Lambeth stoneware teapot with metal acorn finial.

Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Teapot with Acorn Finial

Doulton Lambeth stoneware teapot with metal acorn finial.

Vintage Doulton Burslem Royles self pouring teapot orchid…

Orchid Decorated Doulton Burslem Self-Pouring Teapot

Vintage Doulton Burslem Royles self pouring teapot orchid decoration on cobalt blue ground. Silver plate lid, (worn). Marked to base, height 20 cm

Alfred Meakin and Doulton floral lidded tureens, English…

English Floral Tableware Set

Alfred Meakin and Doulton floral lidded tureens, English platters, teapot etc

Royal Doulton 'Old Salt' teapot, D 6818. Height 16 cm

Royal Doulton 'Old Salt' Teapot

Royal Doulton 'Old Salt' teapot, D 6818. Height 16 cm

Edwardian Royal Doulton commemorative teapot, impressed mark to…

Edwardian Royal Doulton Commemorative Teapot with Royal Portraits

Edwardian Royal Doulton commemorative teapot, impressed mark to base, and design number 1882, with applied portraits of Edward VII and the Queen, on cobalt blue ground. (Restoration to rim of spout.) Circa 1900. Height 15 cm

Edwardian Royal Doulton ceramic teapot, Impressed mark to base,…

Edwardian Floral Ceramic Teapot with Cobalt Blue Shoulder

Edwardian Royal Doulton ceramic teapot, Impressed mark to base, design number 2023, and 'Doulton and Slater's Patent,' floral decorated, cobalt blue shoulder. Circa 1900. Height 15 cm

Royal Doulton 'Rustic England' coffee pot, D 5694. Height 18 cm

Royal Doulton Rustic England Coffee Pot (D 5694)

Royal Doulton 'Rustic England' coffee pot, D 5694. Height 18 cm

Royal Doulton Cat in Doorway series teapot, 21.5 cm wide

Royal Doulton Cat Doorway Teapot - 21.5cm

Royal Doulton Cat in Doorway series teapot, 21.5 cm wide

A Doulton Slaters patent stoneware teapot and a matching Royal…

Doulton Stoneware Teapot and Matching Stand, 1890s

A Doulton Slaters patent stoneware teapot and a matching Royal Doulton stand, 1890s and after, Lambeth made, tubelined with rococo scrolling borders and majolica glazes in blue, olive and brown colours, the lower body with a chine finish with applied dots…

Royal Doulton Pansy teapot. D4049. Crazed. Height 11 cm

Crazed Royal Doulton Pansy Teapot - Height 11cm

Royal Doulton Pansy teapot. D4049. Crazed. Height 11 cm

Royal Doulton Pansy coffee pot. D4049. Fine crazing. Height 18.…

Royal Doulton Pansy Coffee Pot with Crazing - 18.5cm

Royal Doulton Pansy coffee pot. D4049. Fine crazing. Height 18.5 cm

Royal Doulton Kingsware teapot, 19 cm spout to handle

Royal Doulton Kingsware Teapot - 19cm

Royal Doulton Kingsware teapot, 19 cm spout to handle

A pair of Royal Doulton 'Platinum Concord' Terrines, teapot, &…

Royal Doulton Platinum Concord Set

A pair of Royal Doulton 'Platinum Concord' Terrines, teapot, & sugar [4], all in excellent condition

A Royal Doulton handpainted Art Deco teapot, stylish geometric…

Handpainted Art Deco Teapot with 'Gaylee' Pattern

A Royal Doulton handpainted Art Deco teapot, stylish geometric shape with 'Gaylee' D5305 pattern. Dimensions 140 x 24.5 cm.

Doulton & Co, Burslem, an Australian Federation 1901…

Australian Federation 1901 Commemorative Ware Jardiniere by Doulton & Co

Doulton & Co, Burslem, an Australian Federation 1901 Commemorative Ware jardiniere, printed with a profile portrait of Queen Victoria in a wreath framed by two British soldiers, the Duke and Duchess of York, Earl of Hopetoun and Sir Henry Parkes,…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot, series ware,…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Teapot 'Rosalind' Series Ware

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot, series ware, 'Rosalind' 20 cm handle to spout

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot series ware, 'Portia'…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Teapot 'Portia' 20cm

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot series ware, 'Portia' 20 cm handle to spout

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot series ware, 'Ophelia'…

Royal Doulton Ophelia Teapot

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot series ware, 'Ophelia' 25 cm handle to spout

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot series ware, 'Juliet'…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Teapot 'Juliet' 23cm

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot series ware, 'Juliet' 23 cm handle to spout

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series 3 teapot stands, series ware,…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Teapot Stands - Series 3

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series 3 teapot stands, series ware, 'Anne Page, Hamlet, Wolsey' 16.5 cm diameter

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot, series ware,…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Teapot 'Katharine'

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot, series ware, 'Katharine' 25 cm handle to spout

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot, series ware,…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Teapot 'Rosalind'

Royal Doulton Shakespeare series teapot, series ware, 'Rosalind' 23 cm handle to spout

Royal Doulton Pansy pattern teapot

Royal Doulton Pansy Teapot

Royal Doulton Pansy pattern teapot

Doulton Burslem Royles self pouring teapot, 19 cm high approx

Self-Pouring Teapot by Doulton Burslem Royles

Doulton Burslem Royles self pouring teapot, 19 cm high approx

'All Black Team' Royal Doulton 1906-30: Earthenware Teapot in…

'All Black Team' Earthenware Teapot with Cricket Motifs

'All Black Team' Royal Doulton 1906-30: Earthenware Teapot in oval shape with windmill finial to lid (repaired), front depicts batsman at the crease with caption 'Good for fifty', the back depicts batsman bowled out with caption 'I Wasn't ready'

Royal Doulton 'Series Ware' coffee and teapot comprising of…

Royal Doulton Series Ware Coffee and Teapot Set

Royal Doulton 'Series Ware' coffee and teapot comprising of 'Shylock' coffee pot, together with 'Bobby Burns' teapot

A Royal Doulton Shakespeare Series Ware 'Ophelia' teapot and…

Royal Doulton Ophelia Teapot & Trivet

A Royal Doulton Shakespeare Series Ware 'Ophelia' teapot and Trivet from 1914-1922, with pattern number D 4736 to both, the earthenware teapot and trivet decorated in polychrome colours with a sepia forest background on a blush ground; green backstamps…

A Royal Doulton Shakespeare Series Ware 'Ophelia' coffee pot…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Series Ware Coffee Pot

A Royal Doulton Shakespeare Series Ware 'Ophelia' coffee pot from 1912, the tall straight sided coffee pot and cover with a simple strap handle, decorated in polychrome colours against a sepia and coloured ground; with backstamp underside and patent…

Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' teapot, 12 cm high approx.

Royal Doulton Coaching Days Teapot

Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' teapot, 12 cm high approx.

A Royal Doulton teapot, pansy pattern, hairline crack to spout.

Cracked Royal Doulton Pansy Teapot

A Royal Doulton teapot, pansy pattern, hairline crack to spout.

A Royal Doulton teapot, in the pansy pattern, repair to lid.

Royal Doulton Pansy Teapot with Lid Repair

A Royal Doulton teapot, in the pansy pattern, repair to lid.

Royal Doulton porcelain teapot 'Under The Greenwood Tree. Robin…

Robin Hood Teapot

Royal Doulton porcelain teapot 'Under The Greenwood Tree. Robin Hood, Little John & Jovial Friar Tuck'. 13 cm

Royal Doulton Coaching Days teapot, 12 cm high approx

Coaching Days Teapot by Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton Coaching Days teapot, 12 cm high approx

Royal Doulton 'Portia' coffee pot, 21.5 cm high approx

Royal Doulton Portia Coffee Pot - 21.5 cm High

Royal Doulton 'Portia' coffee pot, 21.5 cm high approx

A Royal Doulton teapot, cream and sugar, in the Pansy pattern,…

Royal Doulton Pansy Teapot Set with Lid Cracks

A Royal Doulton teapot, cream and sugar, in the Pansy pattern, lid with hairline cracks

Royal Doulton Caprice teapot

Royal Doulton Caprice Teapot

Royal Doulton Caprice teapot

Royal Doulton Robin Hood series tea pot titled (Under the…

Robin Hood Tea Pot - Under Greenwood Tree - D6094 (23cm)

Royal Doulton Robin Hood series tea pot titled (Under the Greenwood Tree) Reg no D6094, 23 cm high

Doulton Lambeth sugar bowl along with Royal Doulton teapot and…

Doulton Lambeth Sugar Bowl & Sterling Silver Teapot Set

Doulton Lambeth sugar bowl along with Royal Doulton teapot and creamer all with hallmarked sterling silver mounts

Royal Doulton Series Ware teapot stand 'Anne Page', 16.3 cm…

Royal Doulton Anne Page Teapot Stand

Royal Doulton Series Ware teapot stand 'Anne Page', 16.3 cm diameter

A Royal Doulton 'Under the Greenwood Tree Lidded Teapot',…

Royal Doulton Robin Hood Teapot

A Royal Doulton 'Under the Greenwood Tree Lidded Teapot', tanned coloured decoration of Robin Hood, etc., oval form, D3751, shape #30

A Royal Doulton 'Souter's Cats' teapot, decorated with four cat…

Royal Doulton 'Souter's Cats' Teapot with Silver Spout

A Royal Doulton 'Souter's Cats' teapot, decorated with four cat caricatures and the rhyme 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush', a sterling silver spout mounted to cover a chip. Printed mark, c.1906 - 1939. Diameter 15 cm

A 'Royales Patent Self-Pouring Teapot' manufactured by Doulton…

Self-Pouring Teapot with Japonais Design, 1886

A 'Royales Patent Self-Pouring Teapot' manufactured by Doulton Burslem for J.J. Royale, Manchester, dated 1886, printed marks. With blue and white japonais decoration including cherry blossom and panel patterned with fret designs and cranes. Hairline at…

A Doulton Burslem teapot stand, decorated with a vignette of…

Doulton Burslem Teapot Stand with Christchurch Cathedral Vignette

A Doulton Burslem teapot stand, decorated with a vignette of Christchurch Cathedral and a portrait of John Robert Godley, of horseshoe shape, marks c.1891-1902. 19 x 15 cm

Royal Doulton Kingsware 'Royles Patent' self pouring teapot…

Self-pouring Royal Doulton teapot (A/F)

Royal Doulton Kingsware 'Royles Patent' self pouring teapot (A/F)

A Royal Doulton Dickens Ware earthenware Mr Squeers teapot.…

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Mr Squeers Teapot

A Royal Doulton Dickens Ware earthenware Mr Squeers teapot. Height 16 cm

A Royal Doulton Lambeth coffee pot, ovoid shape with floral…

Lambeth Coffee Pot with Floral Moulded Designs

A Royal Doulton Lambeth coffee pot, ovoid shape with floral moulded designs on a ridged ground, blue cobalt glazed at the neck and foot, and with a conforming lid. Tiny spout chip. Height 20 cm

A Doulton Burslem 'Morrisian' ware teapot, circa 1901 - 1920,…

Doulton Burslem Morrisian Teapot with Dancers

A Doulton Burslem 'Morrisian' ware teapot, circa 1901 - 1920, decorated with dancers encircling the pot on a yellow ground, some age crazing. Height 21 cm

Royal Doulton Coaching Days teapot

Royal Doulton Coaching Teapot

Royal Doulton Coaching Days teapot

Royal Doulton Coaching Days teapot

Royal Doulton Coaching Days Teapot

Royal Doulton Coaching Days teapot

Royal Doulton Dickensware teapot 'Little Nell'

Royal Doulton Little Nell Teapot

Royal Doulton Dickensware teapot 'Little Nell'