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.

In the mid 1850s John Doulton began experimenting with a more decorative pottery items. Many glazes and decorative effects were developed including faience, impasto, silicon, carrara, marqueterie, chine, and rouge flambe.

From about 1860, Doulton began to revive earlier types of stoneware, such as copies of 18th-century vessels. The famous more...

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Doulton Burslem plates, a pair of decorative plates depicting…

Doulton Burslem plates, a pair of decorative plates depicting quails and pheasants with a gilt decorated rim, depth 23 cm

Antique Doulton Lambeth small comport

Doulton Lambeth Small Comport: Exquisite Antique Collectible

Antique Doulton Lambeth small comport

Five dinner plates including Aynsley, Spode, Royal Doulton,…

Assorted Fine Dinner Plates, 25-28 cm Diameter

Five dinner plates including Aynsley, Spode, Royal Doulton, diameter 25-28 cm

Royal Doulton 'Bunnykins' series ware, (5 pieces or which 4 are…

Signed Bunnykins Series Ware by Barbara Vernon (5 pieces)

Royal Doulton 'Bunnykins' series ware, (5 pieces or which 4 are signed by Barbara Vernon), comprising of a mug, a small bowl, a small plate and 2 saucers.

Royal Doulton mixed lot, Victorian plate a/f, two serving…

Royal Doulton Mixed Lot with Victorian Plate and Serving Dishes

Royal Doulton mixed lot, Victorian plate a/f, two serving dishes (one a/f) and nine bread and butter plates

Royal Doulton mixed lot, seven plates and black and white trio

Royal Doulton Plates and Trio Set

Royal Doulton mixed lot, seven plates and black and white trio

Royal Doulton 'Carpet Sellers' series, serving dish and Tunis…

Royal Doulton Serving and Tunis Dish (a/f)

Royal Doulton 'Carpet Sellers' series, serving dish and Tunis dish a/f

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships' shallow relief series, hallmarked…

Royal Doulton Famous Ships Sterling Tableware Set

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships' shallow relief series, hallmarked sterling Bounty entree plate, the Matthew serving dish and Henri Grace Adieu serving bowl

Royal Doulton 'Shakespeare' series, six various side plates,…

Shakespeare Side Plates - Various Characters

Royal Doulton 'Shakespeare' series, six various side plates, various characters

Royal Doulton 'Shakespeare' series, two dinner plates and four…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Dinnerware Set

Royal Doulton 'Shakespeare' series, two dinner plates and four entree plates, various characters

Royal Doulton 'The Gleaners Old English Scenes' series, pair…

Royal Doulton Gleaners Serving Plates

Royal Doulton 'The Gleaners Old English Scenes' series, pair serving plates

Royal Doulton 'Gallant Fishers' series, dinner plate and small…

"Gallant Fishers" Dinner Plate and Dessert Dish Set

Royal Doulton 'Gallant Fishers' series, dinner plate and small dessert dish

Royal Doulton 'Desert Scenes' series, ., trio and oval serving…

Stained Royal Doulton Desert Scenes Trio and Dish

Royal Doulton 'Desert Scenes' series, ., trio and oval serving dish (stained)

Royal Doulton 'Desert Scenes' series, dinner and entree plates

Desert Scenes Dinnerware Set

Royal Doulton 'Desert Scenes' series, dinner and entree plates

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' & Zunday Zmocks series, two dishes and…

Gaffers & Zmocks: Plate and Dishes Set

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' & Zunday Zmocks series, two dishes and serving plate

Royal Doulton mixed lot, six late Victorian plates and ashet…

Victorian Royal Doulton plates and ashet, some damage

Royal Doulton mixed lot, six late Victorian plates and ashet (some staining and damage)

Two Royal Doulton Bell's Scotch Whisky decanters & other, one…

Royal Doulton Scotch Decanters & McCormack Whiskey Plate Set

Two Royal Doulton Bell's Scotch Whisky decanters & other, one with original stopper together with USA pottery straight corn whiskey McCormack Distilling Co plate valley Weston Missouri, 16 cm high

Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware porridge plate & serving dish,…

Dickens Ware Porridge Plate & Serving Dish with Characters

Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware porridge plate & serving dish, Dick Swiveller & Mr Pickwick

Three Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware plates, Alfred Jingle…

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Trio

Three Royal Doulton head Dickens Ware plates, Alfred Jingle little Nell and Mr Micawber

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 B&B plate small dish and butter dish

Royal Doulton Hunting Scene Plate & Butter Dish Set

Royal Doulton hunting scene B&B plate small dish and butter dish

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

Two Royal Doulton coaching scenes butter dishes and scalloped…

Royal Doulton Coaching Scenes Butter Dishes and Plate Set

Two Royal Doulton coaching scenes butter dishes and scalloped dessert plate, two Royal Doulton coaching scenes butter dishes and scalloped dessert plate

Royal Doulton coaching scenes porridge plate fruit bowl and…

Coaching Scenes Porcelain Set

Royal Doulton coaching scenes porridge plate fruit bowl and sugar & cream

Three Royal Doulton coaching scenes dinner plates & oval…

Royal Doulton Coaching Scenes Dinnerware Set

Three Royal Doulton coaching scenes dinner plates & oval serving dish

Six Royal Doulton coaching scenes shaped circular entree plates

Royal Doulton Coaching Scenes Entree Plates

Six Royal Doulton coaching scenes shaped circular entree plates

Eight Royal Doulton coaching scenes plates, four dinner, four…

Royal Doulton Coaching Scenes Dinnerware Set

Eight Royal Doulton coaching scenes plates, four dinner, four entree

Seven Royal Doulton coaching scenes B&B plates, 15.5 cm dia

Royal Doulton Coaching Scenes B&B Plates (15.5 cm)

Seven Royal Doulton coaching scenes B&B plates, 15.5 cm dia

Seven Royal Doulton coaching scenes B&B plates, 17.5 cm dia

Royal Doulton Coaching Scenes B&B Plates - Set of 7

Seven Royal Doulton coaching scenes B&B plates, 17.5 cm dia

Three Royal Doulton Pansy pattern dinner plates

Royal Doulton Pansy Dinner Plates (3)

Three Royal Doulton Pansy pattern dinner plates

Three graduated Royal Doulton Pansy pattern plates

Royal Doulton Pansy Plates Set

Three graduated Royal Doulton Pansy pattern plates

A Royal Doulton blue & white William Shakespeare plate RN549784…

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Plate - 1910

A Royal Doulton blue & white William Shakespeare plate RN549784 c. 1910, diameter 27 cm

Eight vintage Royal Doulton luncheon plates with daisy garland…

Vintage Royal Doulton Daisy Luncheon Plates

Eight vintage Royal Doulton luncheon plates with daisy garland detail RN72067, diameter 20 cm

Six Royal Doulton Majestic collection Booths real old willow…

Royal Doulton Majestic Collection Dinner Plates

Six Royal Doulton Majestic collection Booths real old willow dinner plates, diameter 27 cm

Four Royal Doulton plates 3 Sovereign pattern, 1 Vanborough…

Four Royal Doulton Plates: Sovereign & Vanborough Patterns

Four Royal Doulton plates 3 Sovereign pattern, 1 Vanborough pattern

Royal Doulton 'British Heroes' limited edition plate…

Limited Edition Royal Doulton Plate - Captain Scott's Departure

Royal Doulton 'British Heroes' limited edition plate Collector's Gallery Edition, 'Captain Scott leaving Cape Evans' designed by Andrew Wheatcroft. No.38/3500

Royal Doulton 'Garden Visitors Collection' set of four English…

Royal Doulton Garden Visitors Porcelain Plates Set

Royal Doulton 'Garden Visitors Collection' set of four English porcelain plates, 21 cm diameter

Royal Doulton Gnomes pattern plate 26.5 cm diameter

Royal Doulton Gnomes Plate

Royal Doulton Gnomes pattern plate 26.5 cm diameter

Eight Blue Mountains souvenir items. Royal Doulton 'The Weeping…

Blue Mountains Souvenirs

Eight Blue Mountains souvenir items. Royal Doulton 'The Weeping rock, Blue Mtns' plate; and five other porcelain items by Shelley and other makers featuring Jenolan caves, the three sisters, Katoomba Falls and bridal veil Falls.

Vintage and antique tins, porcelain dishes and plates, Royal…

Vintage Collection: Tins, Dishes, Clock & More

Vintage and antique tins, porcelain dishes and plates, Royal Doulton beaker and a travel clock, (11 items), the largest tin 15 cm high

Royal Doulton 'Sesqui Centenary 1788-1938' Sydney souvenir…

Sydney Sesqui Centenary Plate

Royal Doulton 'Sesqui Centenary 1788-1938' Sydney souvenir porcelain plate 26.5 cm diameter

Royal Doulton porcelain plate, stunning hand panted cabbage…

Hand-painted Royal Doulton Plate with Roses and Gilding

Royal Doulton porcelain plate, stunning hand panted cabbage pink roses to centre and elaborate gilding around the edge, signed by the artist Percy Curnock, diameter 26.5 cm

Vintage and antique porcelain plates and dishes including Royal…

Antique Royal Doulton Porcelain Plates (25 items)

Vintage and antique porcelain plates and dishes including Royal Doulton (25 items), 19th and 20th century, the largest 26 cm diameter

Two Royal Doulton cat in the doorway plates, diameter 26 cm,…

Royal Doulton Cat Plates, One Cracked

Two Royal Doulton cat in the doorway plates, diameter 26 cm, one plate cracked

A gilded creamware partial dining set by Royal Doulton,…

Royal Doulton Gilded Creamware Dining Set - 90 Pieces

A gilded creamware partial dining set by Royal Doulton, comprising approximately 90 pieces, the dinner plates 27 cm diameter

Plate, printed mark, 'Royal Doulton Flambe Veined 1621' to base,…

Royal Doulton Flambe Veined Plate - 16.5cm

Plate, printed mark, 'Royal Doulton Flambe Veined 1621' to base, Diameter 16.5 cm

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Victoria HN2471,…

Royal Doulton Victoria Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Victoria HN2471, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the lakeside 1709A,…

Royal Doulton Lakeside Collectors Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the lakeside 1709A, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the beechwood 2436E,…

Royal Doulton Beechwood Collectors Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the beechwood 2436E, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Bedtime story HN2059,…

Royal Doulton Bedtime Story Collector Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Bedtime story HN2059, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the village in the…

Royal Doulton Valley Village Collectors Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the village in the valley 9622C, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Meadows & wheat fields…

Royal Doulton Wheat Fields Collectors Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Meadows & wheat fields 1925J, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the Meandering Stream…

Royal Doulton Meandering Stream Collectors Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate the Meandering Stream 491D, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Buttercup HN2309,…

Royal Doulton Buttercup Collector's Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate Buttercup HN2309, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate autumn Breezes HN1934,…

Royal Doulton Autumn Breezes Collectors Plate

A Royal Doulton framed Collectors plate autumn Breezes HN1934, diameter 30 cm.

A Royal Doulton Collectors plate top O' the hill signed N.…

Royal Doulton Top of the Hill Plate

A Royal Doulton Collectors plate top O' the hill signed N. Faulkner, diameter 20 cm.

Two Royal Doulton Kings & Queens of the Realm Collectors plates,…

Royal Doulton Kings & Queens Collectors Plates - Limited Edition

Two Royal Doulton Kings & Queens of the Realm Collectors plates, Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth, limited edition

Three Royal Doulton Kings & Queens of the Realm Collector…

Royal Doulton Kings & Queens Collector Plates Set

Three Royal Doulton Kings & Queens of the Realm Collector plates PN75, PN53 & PN54, 26 cm.

Two Royal Doulton Kings & Queens of the Realm Collectors plates…

Royal Doulton Collectors Plates: Kings & Queens of the Realm

Two Royal Doulton Kings & Queens of the Realm Collectors plates PN2, 27 cm.

Two Royal Doulton Rolls Royce Centenary plates, 1904-2004, of…

Royal Doulton Rolls Royce Centenary Plates (Set of 2)

Two Royal Doulton Rolls Royce Centenary plates, 1904-2004, of circular form, dceorated with scenes in sepia, boxed, (2)

Collection Royal Doulton 'Nasturtium' tableware marked D6091,…

Royal Doulton 'Nasturtium' Tableware Set

Collection Royal Doulton 'Nasturtium' tableware marked D6091, including: serving plate, pair eggcups, pair jam dishes, and a butter dish

Three Royal Doulton Old English Inns series plates D6072,…

Royal Doulton Old English Inns Plates - Set of Three

Three Royal Doulton Old English Inns series plates D6072, diameter 26 cm

A collection of Australian themed and crested porcelain plates,…

Australian Crested Porcelain Plate Collection

A collection of Australian themed and crested porcelain plates, including Royal Doulton and post office Communications china, the largest plate 26 cm wide.

Doulton Burslem blush ivory dessert set eight pieces in total,…

Doulton Burslem Floral Dessert Set - 8 Pieces

Doulton Burslem blush ivory dessert set eight pieces in total, comprising 6 dessert plates, and 2 various serving dishes one chipped, all with floral decoration

Three sailing ship Collectors plates including Villeroy and…

Collectors' Sailing Ship Plates: Villeroy & Boch, Royal Doulton

Three sailing ship Collectors plates including Villeroy and Boch and Royal Doulton, diameter 21-23 cm

A Royal Doulton Queen Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary of the…

Limited Edition Queen Elizabeth II Plate, 1993

A Royal Doulton Queen Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary of the Coronation limited edition plate, 1993, no. 483/2500, diameter 27 cm

Pair Royal Doulton 'Imperial Blue' dinner plates H4996,…

Pair of Royal Doulton Imperial Blue Dinner Plates

Pair Royal Doulton 'Imperial Blue' dinner plates H4996, diameter 27 cm each.

Two Royal Doulton plates The flower Market D4785 and Gypsy…

Royal Doulton Plates: Flower Market & Gypsy Travellers

Two Royal Doulton plates The flower Market D4785 and Gypsy Travellers D5027

Two Royal Doulton series ware plates including Hamlet and Anne…

Royal Doulton Hamlet & Anne Page Plates - 22.5cm

Two Royal Doulton series ware plates including Hamlet and Anne page, diameter 22.5 cm

Two Royal Doulton Australian scene plates 'Logging & Farming in…

Australian Scene Plates by Royal Doulton

Two Royal Doulton Australian scene plates 'Logging & Farming in NSW' and 'First descent lake cave WA', 26 cm diameter

Royal Doulton 'Wild Roses' serving dish 29 cm length

Royal Doulton Wild Roses Serving Dish - 29cm

Royal Doulton 'Wild Roses' serving dish 29 cm length

Royal Doulton plate with Kookaburra motif 14.5 cm in diameter.

Kookaburra Plate by Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton plate with Kookaburra motif 14.5 cm in diameter.

Two Royal Doulton gnome plates, 21.5 cm dia

Royal Doulton Gnome Plates - Set of Two

Two Royal Doulton gnome plates, 21.5 cm dia

Two Royal Doulton kookaburra plates, both transfer decorated…

Royal Doulton Kookaburra Plates, Set of 2

Two Royal Doulton kookaburra plates, both transfer decorated with the bird on a branch with wattle, one within a leaf border, the other with shaped rim, diameter 26 cm

A group of Doulton Burslem 'Wattle' pattern serving china,…

Doulton Burslem 'Wattle' Serving China Set

A group of Doulton Burslem 'Wattle' pattern serving china, green and blue transfer decorated comprising three rectangular and an oval lidded vegetable dishes and one underplate, two oval platters, a side plate and four various larger plates, late 19th…

Royal Doulton kookaburra plate, 25.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep,…

Damaged Royal Doulton Kookaburra Plate

Royal Doulton kookaburra plate, 25.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep, crack to base and Flea Bite chip to top rim

Royal Doulton gnome pattern plate, 24 cm diameter

Royal Doulton Gnome Plate - 24 cm

Royal Doulton gnome pattern plate, 24 cm diameter

The 'Leschenault' Royal Doulton porcelain plate diameter: 26.6…

Leschenault Inlet: Johnson Family and their Cows

The 'Leschenault' Royal Doulton porcelain plate diameter: 26.6 cm note: apparently from a photograph, c.1902 by a travelling German. Originally built by William Clifton on the Leschenault Inlet. The image depicts later owners, the Johnson family attending…

Two large 'Doulton Ware Australia' glazed Pottery jardinieres…

Doulton Ware Australia Jardinieres with Pedestals and Plates

Two large 'Doulton Ware Australia' glazed Pottery jardinieres plus drainage plates and matching pedestals. Total height 28.8 cm

Royal Doulton 'Blue Children' blue and white porcelain plate

Blue Children Porcelain Plate

Royal Doulton 'Blue Children' blue and white porcelain plate

Royal Doulton 'The Morning after Beverly Hills' and 'The…

Limited edition collector's plates - Morning After series

Royal Doulton 'The Morning after Beverly Hills' and 'The Morning After New York' collector's plates, (2 items), in original boxes with certificates, limited editions numbered 364/2000 and 369/2000, 28 cm diameter

Two Royal Doulton boxed collector's plates, limited editions of…

Limited edition Royal Doulton collector plates

Two Royal Doulton boxed collector's plates, limited editions of 2000, I.) Mood Board, 510/2000, II.) Beautiful Things 230/2000, 27.5 cm diameter

Royal Doulton 'Historic England' comport marked for 'Charles II…

Royal Doulton Charles II Comport

Royal Doulton 'Historic England' comport marked for 'Charles II at Chelsea Hospital,' D5940, height 11 cm, diameter 20 cm.

Three Royal Doulton character jugs and Burslem plate John…

Royal Doulton Jugs and Burslem Plate with Floral Design

Three Royal Doulton character jugs and Burslem plate John Shorter, John Doulton and Sir Henry Doulton, 12 cm height, together with Doulton Burslem floral and gilt decorated plate

Four Royal Doulton Maori Art small side plates, minor wear,…

Maori Art Side Plates (Set of 4)

Four Royal Doulton Maori Art small side plates, minor wear, diameter 13 cm.

Royal Doulton porcelain plate decorated with handpainted exotic…

Exotic Bird Plate by Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton porcelain plate decorated with handpainted exotic birds and yellow border

Royal Doulton ' Alexander the Great' plate attributed to George…

Royal Doulton Alexander the Great Plate, Tinworth, 1910

Royal Doulton ' Alexander the Great' plate attributed to George Tinworth, circular ceramic gilt frame, circa 1910, diameter 26 cm total.

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

Royal Doulton 'Gnomes' dinner plate, circa 1920, stamped 'Royal…

Royal Doulton Gnomes Dinner Plate, 1920

Royal Doulton 'Gnomes' dinner plate, circa 1920, stamped 'Royal Doulton, Made in England', 26.5 cm diameter

Two Royal Doulton Kookaburra & Wattle plates #D4206, diameter…

Royal Doulton Kookaburra & Wattle Plates (Set of 2)

Two Royal Doulton Kookaburra & Wattle plates #D4206, diameter 22 cm.

Doulton Poppy circular comport / bowl, 10 cm high, 21.5 cm deep

Doulton Poppy Comport: Elegant Circular Bowl

Doulton Poppy circular comport / bowl, 10 cm high, 21.5 cm deep

Doulton Poppy circular plate with shaped edge, 26 cm diameter

Doulton Poppy Shaped Edge Plate, 26cm Diameter

Doulton Poppy circular plate with shaped edge, 26 cm diameter

A Royal Doulton Maori Art earthenware plate, decorated with…

Maori Art Plate by Royal Doulton

A Royal Doulton Maori Art earthenware plate, decorated with wahine and child on a yellow ground, Printed mark and numbered 'D.4931.E', diameter 26 cm.

Two Royal Doulton 'Bluebell Gatherers' plate diameter 27 cm

Royal Doulton Bluebell Gatherers Plates (Set of 2)

Two Royal Doulton 'Bluebell Gatherers' plate diameter 27 cm

Royal Doulton 'Bluebell Gatherers' plate diameter 24.5 cm

"Bluebell Gatherers" Plate by Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton 'Bluebell Gatherers' plate diameter 24.5 cm

Royal Doulton 'Poppy' plate marked to base and # D3227, circa…

Royal Doulton Poppy Plate, D3227, 1920s

Royal Doulton 'Poppy' plate marked to base and # D3227, circa 1920s, diameter 22 cm approx.