Is Royal Doulton good quality?

It was traditionally considered to be the highest quality ceramic used for tableware, and perfect for both everyday use and special occasions due to the fact that it’s chip resistant (as well as stunningly beautiful).

What do the numbers mean on Royal Doulton?

Pattern numbers occur on most Doulton ware and can be used to establish the date a pattern was first introduced. Some patterns, however, were long-lived and whilst the pattern number can establish the earliest possible date of a piece, the date of last use of a pattern is seldom if ever known.

Which Royal Doulton figurines are rare?

Sampling of Royal Doulton Figurines
Figurine Name HN Number Year Introduced
Fair Lady HN 2193 1913
Fleur HN 2368 1968
Goody Two Shoes HN 2037 1949
Happy Birthday HN 3095 1987
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Is Royal Doulton good china?

Most Royal Doulton figurines are made using the highest quality bone china—older Royal Doulton dinner sets may be made from bone china too. Royal Doulton fine bone china is manufactured with a type of soft-paste porcelain, which contains greater than 35% tricalcium orthophosphate.

How do you identify Royal Doulton?

The most common Doulton mark is circular with the central four interlicking ‘D’ symbols that continued in later marks. A similar device with a crown above, was used from 1886 to mark the appointment of Doulton as potters to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

What does HN mean on Royal Doulton?

HN is named after Harry Nixon (1886–1955), head of the Royal Doulton painting department who joined Doulton in 1900. This list includes the HN number, the title of the Royal Doulton figurine, the designer(s), the date introduced, and if discontinued, the date discontinued.

Where are Royal Doulton dishes made?

The majority of Doulton pieces are today made in Indonesia, although the higher-quality items are still made in England at the home of parent company Waterford Wedgwood in Barlaston, in the countryside south of the Potteries.

Is Royal Doulton hand painted?

The hand-painted figurines are bone china, a mixture of animal bone, flint and china clay. The jugs are earthenware. Bunnykins figurines are based on drawings by Barbara Vernon, a 1930s English nun.

Is Royal Doulton made in England?

Our Design Team are all based in Royal Doulton HQ in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Like many luxury brands, we work with the best partners across the world whose skills and quality standards are as high as ours.

How much is the balloon lady worth?

Her real name is “The Old Balloon Seller,” and she was made in December 1940, as can be determined by a date mark. Royal Doulton began producing this Harry Nixon designed figurine in 1929 and discontinued it in the 1990s. Since it is a classic, value is at least several hundred dollars.

What is the difference between Doulton and Royal Doulton?

Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd was a subsidiary of Doulton & Co. Ltd, itself a subsidiary of the Pearson Group Doulton & Co. became Royal Doulton plc in 1993. Pearson spun off Royal Doulton in 1993.

Who bought Royal Doulton?

Fiskars
Finnish home and garden firm Fiskars has paid $437m (£280m) to buy Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton, the china and glass company. The US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners bought the brands when their Irish parent company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009.