Royal Doulton Ewer by Bessie Newbery

Name: Royal Doulton Ewer by Bessie Newbery
Brand: Royal Doulton
Price: 495 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

This Royal Doulton ewer was decorated by Bessie Newbery, who started at Doulton Lambeth in 1882 and retired in 1924. During her 42 years at Doulton she was an assistant to many of the great Doulton artists such as George Tinworth, Eliza Simmance and Frank Butler to name a few, before designing her own pieces during the period 1914-24 . On this classical Greek shaped ewer, she has produced a tube lined decoration of a large pinkish grey rose and a rosebud, which together with the foliage, sits on a mottled blue ground. The design number is 7816. It stands 293 mm (11.5 inches) to the top of the handle and has a diameter of 152 mm (6 inches). Written on the base in pencil is what I take to be the original sale price of five pound, ten shillings and sixpence, which would have been roughly twice the average wage in Britain in 1916. It is in very good condition. C 1916. Tubelining uses the same technique as icing a cake, whereby liquid clay (called slip) is piped onto the body and fired, leaving a raised outline that is then filled with glazes. This ensures that the glazes stay in the outline and leaves a raised texture that adds interest to the design.

Creator:

Royal Doulton (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Diameter: 6 in (15.24 cm)

Style:

Edwardian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Earthenware

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

1910-1919

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1916

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

East Geelong, AU

Reference Number:

Seller: 45131stDibs: LU6215229294042

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The redoubtable British ceramics maker Royal Doulton has long embraced popular tastes and enjoys a devoted following among aficionados of English pottery. Some are drawn to the company’s intricately decorated bone china dinner services; others are passionate collectors of Royal Doulton’s artfully hand-painted figurines, vases and bowls.

When founded by John Doulton, Martha Jones and John Watts in 1815, in the Lambeth section of suburban London, the manufacturer produced bottles and other storage containers and even sewer pipes in stoneware, a cheap but durable cousin of porcelain. Amid the Victorian era’s rising concern for hygiene, food safety and sanitation, the company flourished. During the late 1850s — having rebranded as Doulton & Watts and then Doulton and Co. — the firm was colloquially referred to as Doulton Ware. And in the late 1870s, it expanded its business into the applied arts.

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, Doulton opened an art pottery studio in Lambeth, where vases, urns and other forms were decorated with painted scenic images, flowers or historical motifs.

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 as the heads of figures from folklore and popular culture. Doulton purchased a factory in Burslem in 1882, and King Edward VII granted the factory his Royal Warrant in 1901.

Royal Doulton china will always make an elegant yet not-too-formal appearance in a traditional table setting. Prices for dinner services vary according to size, age and condition, but generally range from $2,000 to $15,000.

Authentic Royal Doulton art pottery might be used by some as a bright decorative note; others collect the company’s figurines with the same interest and dedication as stamp and coin enthusiasts. A typical Toby Jug might fetch $50, while very rare figurines can sell for $7,000. Most of the finest Royal Doulton art pottery pieces sell for around $500.

As you will see on these pages, few decorative-arts companies are as aesthetically and stylistically diverse as Royal Doulton. The firm truly offers something for everyone.

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