The name Doulton Lambeth is widely known to collectors of British ceramics — it refers to the vases, mugs, bowls and jugs decorated by the likes of artisans such as George Tinworth, Eliza Simmance, Edith Lupton and others for Royal Doulton's pioneering art pottery studio, which was established in the Lambeth section of suburban London by 1871.
Royal Doulton was founded in 1815 by John Doulton, Martha Jones and John Watts. It was initially established as Jones, Watts and Doulton and later traded under Doulton and Watts. The firm produced utilitarian stoneware, decorative objects, drain pipes and other goods and vessels. Amid the Victorian era’s rising concern for hygiene, food safety and sanitation, the company flourished. In 1854, it rebranded as Doulton and Co., colloquially referred to as Doulton Ware.
The firm took over a factory in Staffordshire, in northern England — the traditional home of British ceramics manufacturing — to produce tableware. Around the same time, Henry Doulton — John Doulton's son — opened an art pottery studio in Lambeth, where its Aesthetic Movement-era vases, urns and other forms were decorated with painted scenic images, flowers or historical motifs thanks to its collaborations with students at the nearby Lambeth School of Art.
Taking a cue from the venerable Meissen porcelain workshops in Germany, Doulton artisans began crafting figurines modeled on characters from literature and theater. The firm also helped popularize Toby Jugs and other “character mugs” — handled cups shaped like the heads of figures from folklore and popular culture.
In the late 1870s, Doulton bought the earthenware manufacturer Pinder, Bourne and Company and purchased a factory in Burslem in 1882. King Edward VII granted the factory his Royal Warrant in 1901.
Doulton was recognized with the Queen's Award for Technical Achievement in 1966, and the firm acquired Minton two years later. It eventually became a part of WWRD Holdings Limited (Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton), which is now owned by the Fiskars Corporation.
The Doulton Lambeth pottery for sale on 1stDibs includes serveware, decorative objects and more.
Large Kutahya Ottoman Glazed Faience Stoneware Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in New York, NY
Large antique Ottoman period Turkish glazed pottery vase in the Kutahya style with hand-painted arabesques and Persian motifs measures 27 1/2 inches tall and 11 1/2 inches wide. Ther...
Ceramic
Early Doulton Lambeth Agateware Bud Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An early stoneware vase made by the Doulton Lambeth manufactory in 1885-1891, using an agate technique. This petite bud vase features a beautiful marble finish of tan-colored clays with machine-turned details, creating a rather modern silhouette. Doulton Lambeth invented its Agate ware...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Art Nouveau Royal Doulton Lambeth Whiskey Jug Silver Mounts London 1903
By George Betjemann & Sons, Doulton Lambeth
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Royal Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau pottery stoneware whiskey jug with sterling silver mounts by George Betjemann & sons, London 1903. This very stylish Art Nouveau stoneware ...
Sterling Silver
Doulton Faience Shaped Botanical Pottery Vase Signed by Artist Mary M Arding
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Painter’s Panel: Doulton Faience Botanical Vase by Mary M. Arding ________________________________________ This is an exceptional and highly collectible Doulton Faience Vase, a ...
Pottery
19th Century Doulton Lambeth Floral Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase, decorated with beautifully hand-painted flowers by A. Euphemia Thatcher. The Doulton Lambeth factory, like many potteries of the 19th and early 20t...
Pottery, Stoneware
Mark V. Marshall Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau/Gothic Revival Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An impressive, large Doulton Lambeth vase made ca. 1885-1900 by Mark V. Marshall, assisted by Florrie Jones. Mark V. Marshall’s vase fuses and contrasts Medieval Gothic art with Belle Epoque Art...
Earthenware
Antique Pair English Porcelain Royal Doulton Art Nouveau Ewers Pitchers Urns
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Stylish Identical Pair of English Royal Doulton Lambeth English Moulded Salt-Glaze Stoneware Pottery Ewers of compact proportions. Each of bulbous form with wavy flared rim ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinoiserie Ochre Yellow Dragon Vase by Lambeth Doulton Faience, England 1880s
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Elegantly adorned with intricate chinoiserie dragon detailing, this ceramic ochre yellow vase from Lambeth Doulton Faience exudes timeless charm and ex...
Faience
English Pottery Vases decorated with Flowers and Leaves, Douton
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair of English Aesthetic Movement Botanical Vases This handsome pair of English pottery vases, dating from the height of the Aesthetic Movement (circa 1880–1890), exemplifies the p...
Pottery
Late 19th Century Doulton Lambeth Silicon Ware Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Doulton Lambeth Silicon Ware vase, made in the late 19th century in the Arts & Crafts style. Doulton Lambeth introduced its Silicon...
Stoneware
John Broad for Doulton Lambeth Floral Pattern Mottle Glazed Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A simple yet very stylish Doulton Lambeth art pottery vase applied with exquisite floral patterning attributed to renowned artist John Broad and dating from around 1920. The stonewar...
Stoneware
Large Antique Doulton Lambeth Silicon Ware Art Pottery Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique art pottery vase was done by the highly renowned Doulton Lambeth factory of England in approximately 1880 in a period Victo...
Pottery
$9,000 / set
Pair of Doulton Lambeth Vases, circa 1890
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Doulton Lambeth vases, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Eliza Simmance Doulton Lambeth Floral Design Art Pottery Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement art pottery vase decorated with flowering stems by acclaimed and sought after artist Eliza Simmance and dated 1884. The stoneware vase is...
Stoneware
Mark V Marshall Doulton Lambeth Abstract Leaf & Berry Design Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and unusual Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery vase decorated with abstract leaf and raised fruiting berries by renowned modeler, designer and decorator Mark V Ma...
Stoneware
Kate Rogers Doulton Lambeth Pair Impasto Daisy Painted Vases
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and fine pair Doulton Lambeth Impasto daisy painted vases by renowned Faience artist Kate Rogers and dated 1885. The stoneware vases are of tall bulbous shape standing r...
Stoneware
Vera Huggins Doulton Lambeth Floral Presentation Vase Dated 1938
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Art Deco Doulton Lambeth floral decorated presentation vase made by renowned artist Vera Huggins and dated 1938. The large stoneware vase stands on a narrow round skirted foot with a wide bulbous body with a pinched neck and short everted rim. The body of the vase is decorated around the upper body with incised repeat large floral blooms set within an incised shaped border. The flowers are hand painted in tones of pink, brown and green and set against a pale green mottled ground with the borders in brown and the lower vase decorated in streaked flow blue glazes. The pattern around the top incorporates the initials E.F. along with the date 21.9.38 and believe that this was a unique presentation piece for a special event. The vase has impressed makers marks to the base and is numbered 23024 and unusually has a full Vera Huggins signature (suggesting it may have been a personal gift from her) along with assistant marks for Winnie Bowstead...
Stoneware
Crown Doulton Lambeth Floral Painted Trumpet Vase With Griffins
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Crown Lambeth Ware floral painted trumpet shaped vase mounted with mythical Griffin like creatures dating from around 1895. The stoneware vase stands raised supported on a...
Stoneware
Crown Doulton Lambeth Large Pair Impressive Floral Painted Vases
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive pair Crown Lambeth Ware floral painted vases by a recorded however unidentified artist dating from around 1892. The tall stoneware v...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Art Union of London Floral Vase by Emily E Stormer
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth floral design Vase made for the Art Union of London by renowned artist Emily E Stormer and dating from around 1885. The stoneware va...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Pair Art Nouveau Vases by Ethel Beard & Florrie Jones
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and stylish pair Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth twin handled vases with stylized floral designs by artists Ethel Beard and Florrie Jones and dating from around 1905. The st...
Stoneware
Antique Royal Doulton shaped vase
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Royal Doulton shaped vase having an antique Royal Doulton shaped vase with a blue ground with a band of decoration to the top with baskets of flowers in wonderful blue and br...
Ceramic
$2,791
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
Pair of Doulton Lambeth Vases, circa 1890
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Doulton Lambeth vases, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Column with Ceramic Vase
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this splendid column vase, made in Italy, dating back to the early 20th century. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The eye-catching decoration captures t...
Ceramic
Kähler, HAK, Glazed Stoneware Vase, 1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kähler, HAK, glazed stoneware vase, 1930s. Glaze in dark blue shades. Hallmarked. Measures: 31 cm. x 18 cm. In good condition.
$500
H 3.15 in Dm 4.14 in
Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1921
By Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1921, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 8 cm (3.2") tall. It is in very good condi...
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vase by Alphonse Cytère, 1910
By Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Cytère 1
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful antique ceramic vase handcrafted by Alphonse Cytère known for developing this metallic finish. Typical Art Nouveau style. This model with...
Ceramic
Royal Bonn Art Nouveau Vase
By Royal Bonn
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Royal Bonn Art Nouveau vase.
Ceramic
$1,250
H 10.75 in W 6 in D 6 in
Early 20th c. English Royal Doulton Arts and Crafts Lambeth Stoneware Vase
By Royal Doulton
Located in Chicago, IL
This Late Victorian English Arts & Crafts Royal Doulton Lambeth stoneware amphora by Frank A. Butler was done in Pattern no. 960. This twin-handled vessel is decorated with a mottled...
Stoneware
19th Century Fukagawa Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vase. Having orange ground with gilded foliate decoration, lion mask ring drop...
Porcelain
Glazed Stoneware Vase, 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Glazed ceramic vase, early 20th century. This is a beautifully glazed Studio Pottery vase made in the early 20th century. It has a very distinct shape with a spherical base and a sl...
Ceramic
Very Large Kaehler, HAK, Glazed Stoneware Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Very large Kaehler, HAK, glazed stoneware vase. In very good condition. Beautiful glaze. Stamped. Size: 44 cm high, 19 cm in diameter.
19th Century Alhambra Glazed Ceramic Vase from Doulton Lambeth Dated 1880
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Hispano-Moresque glazed earthenware Alhambra vase from Doulton Lambeth, dated 1880, measuring 19 inches tall, 10 inches wide and 9 inches deep.
Ceramic
19th Century Doulton Lambeth Centrepiece Garden Urn on Pedestal
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine and extremely large, late 19th Century English Country House terracotta centrepiece garden urn on pedestal.By Doulton of Lambeth. Of campana form, with fine egg and dart rim a...
Terracotta
William Rowe Rare Doulton Lambeth Art Deco Tube Lined Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning Doulton Lambeth Art Deco art pottery vase decorated with tube lined flowering grasses by renowned and sought after artist William Rowe...
Stoneware
George Hugo Tabor Rare Pair Doulton Lambeth Foliate Vases
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and rare pair Doulton Lambeth aesthetic movement vases decorated with foliate designs by renowned and sought after potter George Hugo Tabor dated 1881. George Hugo Tabor...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Floral Design Vase by Eliza Simmance and Emily Stormer
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning transitioning Aesthetic Movement/Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth art pottery floral and scroll design vase by renowned artists Eliza Simmance and Emily Stormer and dating from...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Ceramic Vases, England circa 1930
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1940 Ceramic Vases Doulton Lambeth made from spun earthenware clay. 4.75"dia x 10.25"h Ref. O2046 $ 620 ea ( 2 avail )
Earthenware
Doulton Lambeth Ceramic Vases, England circa 1930
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1940 made by Doulton Lambeth from spun earthenware clay. 5"dia x 8"h / 5"dia x 9.5"h Ref. O2045 $ 720 ea ( 2 avail )
Earthenware
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H 10.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Pair English Porcelain Royal Doulton Ceramic Art Nouveau Vases Urns
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Stylish Identical Pair of English Royal Doulton Slaters Moulded Salt-Glaze Stoneware Pottery Long neck mantle Vases of generous proportions...
Ceramic, Porcelain
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H 7.25 in W 4 in D 4 in
Antique Pair English Porcelain Royal Doulton Ceramic Art Deco Flambe Vases Urns
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptional Pair of English Royal Doulton Flambe Sung Ware Earthenware Vases firmly attributed to Charles Noke. First quarter of the Twentieth ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
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H 10.5 in W 13 in D 13 in
Antique Large Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth Pottery Stoneware Jardiniere 1890
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts Doulton Lambeth stoneware pottery jardiniere, circa 1890. The jardiniere is decorated in archtypical style with tubelined trailing sage green leaves and flowers on a deep burgundy colored background. The jardiniere is stamped to the base with the Doulton Lambeth mark, this jardiniere is probably decorated by Mark Marshall...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Floral Vase by Nellie Garbett
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Art Nouveau silver mounted Doulton Lambeth vase decorated with typical stylized tall flowering stems by renowned designer and decorator Nellie Garbett and dating from ...
Silver
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H 8.47 in W 4.43 in D 2.17 in
Wilton Parker Rix Doulton Lambeth Marqueterie Ware Twin Handled Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and stylish Doulton Lambeth Marqueterie Ware blue and brown marbled art pottery twin handled vase with gilded designs by Lambeth’s first Art Director Wilton Parker Rix (D...
Ceramic