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.
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Doulton Lambeth Silver Plate Mounted Sugar Pot By Clara Barker 1878
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish early Doulton Lambeth stoneware sugar pot with silver plated mounts by renowned artist Clara S Barker and made in 1878. There is a further interesting artist mark to the base of this piece which is either that of Jane S Hurst...
Stoneware
Mark V Marshall Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Gothic Grotesque Mask Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau vase decorated with gothic styled grotesque masks by Mark V Marshall and dated 1907. The large stonewar...
Stoneware
George Tinworth Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement Pottery Bowl, 1879
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and decorative Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth early stoneware bowl decorated with scrolling seaweed and rosette designs by renowned artist George Tinworth and dated 1...
Stoneware
Wonderful antique Victorian quality Doulton Lambeth jardiniere
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian quality Doulton Lambeth jardiniere having a wavy shaped top, decorated with flowers on a blue ground in lovely blue, green and brown colours. Stamped to ...
Ceramic
Frank A Butler Early Doulton Lambeth Leaf Design Salt Glazed Jug
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and early Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery jug decorated with stylized scrolling leaf designs by highly renowned artist Frank A Butler and dated 1873. The stoneware jug is...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Beaded Floral Jug by Annie Partridge
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth jug decorated with leaf and floral designs by renowned junior artists Annie Partridge and Georgian Pearson and dating from around 1905. The...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Zoomorphic Stylized Art Pottery Jug by Eliza L Hubert
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth art pottery handled jug of zoomorphic style by renowned artist Eliza L Hubert and dated 1879. The elegant bird shaped stone...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Exceptionally Rare Pair Impasto Arrabian Pattern Vases, 1879
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptionally rare Doulton Lambeth Impasto pair of bottle vases marked Arrabian by F M Collins (Mrs Vale) dated 1879. F M Collins was a Faience Depart...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Silver Mounted Sugar Caster
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau silver mounted sugar caster by renowned artist Ethel Beard and dating from around 1903. The tall elegant stoneware sifter stands on a wide ...
Silver
Doulton Lambeth Silver Mounted Cream Jug by Francis E Lee, 1877
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Doulton Lambeth stoneware silver mounted leaf design jug and early work by renowned designer and decorator Frances E Lee and dated 1877. The jug ...
Silver
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Doulton Watts Lambeth Stoneware Pottery Irish Whiskey Liquor Cask
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large 19th century Doulton and Watts, Lambeth pottery, London antique stoneware keg barrel cask Irish whiskey bar liquor dispenser. Bottom has Doulton Lambeth stamped on it with the number two, spigot has Doulton Watts Lambeth pottery...
Brass
Doulton Lambeth Four Seasons Medallion Jug by Clara Baker 1884
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Doulton Lambeth jug decorated with figural medallions depicting the four seasons by Clara Baker and dated 1884. The stoneware jug is of ...
Stoneware
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
Doulton Lambeth Pair Art Nouveau Art Pottery Handled Ewers
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair art nouveau Doulton Lambeth art pottery handled ewers decorated with floral and scroll designs possibly by renowned artist John Broad and dating from the early 20th centu...
Stoneware
Florence Barlow Doulton Lambeth Floral Design Art Pottery Pin Dish
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and finely made Doulton Lambeth art pottery pin dish decorated with trailing floral designs by renowned artist Florence E Barlow and dated 1879. The small round stoneware di...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Pair Aesthetic Movement Floral Ewers by Alice Budden
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth art pottery handled ewers decorated with floral and beaded designs by renowned artists Laura Green and Alice Budden and dated 1884. Th...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Rare Pair Silver Mounted Rose Water Flasks
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare pair Doulton Lambeth silver mounted rose water flasks decorated with Art Nouveau styled floral designs by Miss O Heath and Winnie Bowstead ...
Silver
1920s English Egyptian Revival Pitcher by Doulton
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Queens, NY
1920's English small brown pitcher with an pharaoh-headed spout sphinx and beige and white classical figures in relief. Impressed "Doulton, Lambeth."
Porcelain
Doulton Lambeth Pair Art Nouveau Beaded Floral Jugs by Eliza Bowen
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and stylish pair Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth handled jugs with stylized floral designs attributed to Eliza Bowen and dating from around 1905. The stoneware jugs stand on...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Faience Floral Painted Jug Signed
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Doulton Lambeth Faience floral painted jug or pitcher by a listed but unidentified artist and dating from around 1880. The tall and ...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Winged Satyr Handled Stoneware Jug
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Doulton Lambeth art pottery jug with a winged satyr handle dating from around 1895. The stoneware jug is of tall tapered cylindrical shape standing on a slightly w...
Stoneware
Emma Marriott Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery Floral Jug
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish antique Doulton Lambeth art pottery jug decorated with floral and leaf designs by Emma Marriott and dating from circa 1885. The ...
Stoneware
Doulton & Watts Mr & Mrs Caudle Salt Glazed Gin Flask
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and good sized Doulton & Watts salt glazed molded Mr & Mrs Caudle stoneware gin flask dating from around 1850. The flask is molded in relief to both sides and portrays a titled scene of Mrs Caudle lying awake with an incised banner below reading ‘No! Mr Caudle I shall not go to sleep like a good soul. See Punch...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Silver Mounted Mottoware Tea Caddy
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and unusual Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau silver mounted mottoware tea caddy by renowned artist Eleanor Tosen and dating from around 1897. The square and elegantly shaped stoneware tea caddy stands...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Roman Artifact Terracotta Plaque By Joseph Mott
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Doulton Lambeth terracotta plaque produced by and for artist Joseph Mott and dating from around 1920. The oval shaped plaque was ...
Terracotta
Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Pepperette by Lily Partington
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful art nouveau Doulton Lambeth art pottery pepperette decorated with tubelined stylized floral designs by renowned artist Lily Partington and dating from around 1902. The s...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Early Strapwork Bucket Art Pottery Salt 1876
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and early Doulton Lambeth strapwork bucket shaped salt dated 1876. The stoneware salt is of small rounded slightly conical bucket shape formed as planks of wood held together ...
Stoneware
Minnie G Thompson Doulton Lambeth Pigment Painted Vase, 1883
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Aesthetic Movement biscuit fired Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase pigment hand-painted with stylized foliage and geometric designs by Minnie G Thompson...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Ewer with Stylized Leaf Motifs by Edith Lupton
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and finely made Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth stoneware ewer with geometric and stylized leaf patterning by renowned artist Edith D Lupton and dated 1875. An earl...
Stoneware
John Broad Doulton Lambeth Rare Art Pottery Beaker Vase Dated 1880
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Doulton Lambeth art pottery beaker shaped vessel beautifully decorated with floral panels by renowned artist John Broad and dated 1880. This unusually finely m...
Pottery
Cara Baker Doulton Lambeth Thistle Shaped Leaf Pattern Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Doulton Lambeth aesthetic movement thistle shaped vase applied with stylized leaf and floral designs by Clara Baker and dated 1878. This nice early stoneware...
Stoneware
Doulton Lambeth Rare Marked Trailing Vine Jug by Mark V Marshall
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery jug carved and decorated in relief with trailing fruiting vines by renowned and gifted modeler, designer and decorator Mark V Marshall ...
Ceramic
Elizabeth a Sayers Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement Onion Shape Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement onion shaped vase decorated with star like motifs by renowned artist Elizabeth A Sayers dated 1878. Elizabeth A Sayers while recongized as a highly accomplished and distinguished artist did not spend much time at Doulton Lambeth so pieces by her are both rare and sought after. This stylish stoneware onion bodied vase...
Stoneware
Fine quality antique Doulton Lambeth jardiniere
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique Doulton Lambeth jardiniere, having a fine quality antique Doulton Lambeth Slaters pattern jardiniere, having a rounded shaped body decorated with florals hand pa...
Ceramic
Annie Cupit Doulton Lambeth Pair Stylized Floral Design Stoneware Jugs
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good and decorative pair antique Doulton Lambeth stoneware jugs decorated with stylized floral designs by Annie Cupit and Florence Dennis and...
Stoneware
Wilton Parker Rix Doulton Lambeth Marqueterie Ware Brown Marbled Saucer
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and stylish Doulton Lambeth Marqueterie Ware blue and brown marbled art pottery saucer with gilded designs by Lambeth’s first Art Director Wilton Parker Rix (Doulton Lamb...
Ceramic
Cuthbert Bailey Art Deco Doulton Lambeth Crystalline Glazed Ceramic Bowl
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning Art Deco Doulton Lambeth ceramic bowl decorated in cream, brown and grey crystalline glazes by Cuthbert Bailey and dating from around 1925. The wide rounded bowl ...
Ceramic
Doulton Lambeth Unusual Art Deco Twin Handled Wine Cooler
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting and unusual Doulton Lambeth Art Deco twin handled wine cooler designed by Maud Bowden and dating from around 1930. This large and very styli...
Stoneware
Mary Aitken Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement Jug with Dancing Cherubs
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual large Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth jug decorated with dancing cherubs by Mary Aitken and assisted by Harriette Knight dated 1883. ...
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
Nellie Garbett for Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau Floral Pattern Vase
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau stoneware vase with stylized floral designs by Nellie Garbett and dating from around 1900. This stylish and tall vase has a central band decorated in reli...
Stoneware
Egyptian Style Brown Pitcher
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Egyptian-style (English 1920s) small brown pitcher with sphinx head spout and beige and white classical figures in relief (impressed: DAUL...
Porcelain