Doulton Marks

Your Online Reference for Royal Doulton Ceramics and Doulton Marks.

Royal Doulton Marks, base marks, pattern codes and trade marks.

The doulton marks are many and varied but most follow the same theme. Dating royal doulton products from the doulton marks means you sometimes have to check very carefully.

Factors other than the Doulton mark can help in more accurate dating, particularly pattern names and numbers and date codes or artists monograms.

Between 1878 and 1882, Henry and James Doulton acquired a major interest in the Pinder, Bourne factory in Nile Street, Burlsem and changed the name to Doulton & Company, Burlsem.

royal doulton marks pattern codes and trade marks

They continued, intially, to use the existing base marks of PINDER BOURNE & CO and/or the initials P.B. & CO or P.B.

Several other marks occur in the very early stages and incorporate pattern names such as ROUEN and KEW, with some remaining in use for up to twenty years.

The following tables contain a selection of the most commonly used BURSLEM and LAMBETH ware marks and some additional hints that may help with dating your Doulton pieces.

BURSLEM
LAMBETH
Special Marks
Date Code No's
Robert Allen

1882 to 2004 - Doulton marks for manufactured stonewares, earthenwares and porcelain at BURSLEM - Stoke On Trent

1882-1902

Early printed or impressed marks using pattern names.

Rouen and Kew in the examples at left.

ENGLAND added after 1891.Coronet added after 1886.

1882-1902

Adapted from an early Lambeth mark. Incorporates the interlocking 'D' motif.

ENGLAND added after 1891.

royal doulton marks doulton-burslem-1885-02

1886 - 1902

Coronet added to mark the appoinment of Henry Doulton as Potter to HRH The Prince of Wales.

ENGLAND added after 1891.

1895 - 1903

Adaptation of the coronet mark. Used on Holbein wares. Occasionally found between 1903 and 1915 together with standard print mark.

1885 - 1939

Several variations found on Chine Wares.

Sometimes with the words CHINE WARE.

1902 - 1922

Introduced to mark the grant of the Royal Warrant by King Edward VII.

Small items only marked with the cicular section of the mark. No lion or crown.

c1923 - 1927

Variation of standard print mark - without the crown

1932 -

Commonly in use after 1932 but sometimes seen btween 1928 and 1931.

This mark is still used on fine earthenware products such as character jugs..

1928 - 1973

The same as the standard print mark but with the addition of BONE CHINA below the mark. Can also have FINE BONE CHINA or ENGLISH TRANSLUCENT CHINA.

1973 - present

Introduced in 1973-74 to recognise the newly named FINE ENGLISH CHINA and stiil used today.

1882 to 2004 - Doulton marks for manufacturered stonewares & earthenwares at LAMBETH, London

DOULTON & WATTS
LAMBETH POTTERY
LONDON

DOULTON & WATTS

1827-1858

Early impressed moulded or incised marks on stone ware and terracotta products.

DOULTON
LAMBETH

1858-1910

Impressed or printed mark on plain brown and cream-glazed stoneware

1891 - 1956

Impressed or print mark with several variations. Used on plain brown and cream glazed stoneware and occasional faience ware.

HENRY DOULTON

H DOULTON

H DOULTON & CO

1895 - 1903

Rough incised marks used by George Tinworth on his panels and plaques

1869 - 1877

Impressed mark on early Doulton Ware. The date of production was added to the centre after 1872. A circular printed variation can also be found.

antique marks - royal doulton marks - faience

1872 - 1914

Impressed or printed mark on Lambeth Faience wares.

ENGLAND added after 1891.

1877 - 1880

Impressed mark usually with the year of production incised into the clay.

1932 -

Impressed mark found on stoneware. From 1872 the year of production should be impressed and there should also be an artists mark.

ENGLAND added after 1891.

1886 - 1914

Impressed mark on special items.

1887 - 1900

Impressed or printed mark on special Marqueterie wares.

1881 - 1912

Impressed mark on doulton silicon wares.

ENGLAND added after 1891.

antique marks - royal doulton marks - crown

1881 - 1910

Impressed mark on earthenwares

1888 - 1898

Impressed mark on Carrara wares.

1902 - 1922

Standard impressed mark used 1902 to 1914 and 1927 to 1936.

In 1902 to 1914 an impressed shield is also present which includes a lower case letter. c=1902 - d=1903 - e=1904 up to o=1914.

1922 -1956

Variation of standard impressed mark without the crown. Variations occur particulalry without the outer ring.

Special Doulton Marks

1901 - 1924

A special mark used together with the standard Burlsem mark on Morrisian wares.

1916 - 1933

A special doulton mark for small titanian wares. Larger wares have the standard mark with TITANIAN printed underneath.

1930 - 1942

Found on Doulton Brangwyn wares either on its own or with the standard mark.

Printed mark which appears on early Flambe wares, particularly smaller items. Variations occur with the standard doulton mark and FLAMBE underneath.

1920 - 1940

Sung script mark used with Flambe mark. Sometimes signed by Charles Noke and with artists monogram underneath the standard mark as left.

1925 - 1940

Chang script mark used with standard doulton mark. This example signed by Charles Noke and with artist Harry Nixons monogram.

Under The Greenwood Tree

Special royal doulton series ware mark, produced specifically for that series ware. There are many others including Home Waters and The Gallant Fishers as the mark on the right shows.

The Gallant Fishers

Special royal doulton series ware mark, produced specifically for that series ware. There are many others including Home Waters and Under The Greenwood Tree, as the mark on the left shows.

Bunnykins

Doulton produced a special mark for the bunnykins range of nursery ware.

Figurines

There is an old rule of thumb for dating doulton figurines; where you add 27 to the small and hardly visable number to the right of the doulton backstamp.
For example: "Sweet Lavender". 27 + 10 = 37. The figurine was therefore produced in 1937

Doulton Pattern & Code Numbers

The following numbers indicate the approximate date range or period when the marked item was first introduced. That is not to say that your item was produced in that year but simply that the year indicated is the earliest the piece could have been produced.

Royal Doulton 'A' Numbers ...

A Number	Year Introduced	C Number	Year Introduced
1	1881-1892	1 to 1705	1884-1888
6883 to 7467	1893	1706 to 4240	1889-1891
7468 to 8084	1894	4241 to 4945	1892
8085 to 8592	1895	4946 to 5930	1893
8593 to 9144	1896	5931 to 7070	1894-1895
9145 to 9617	1897	7071 to 8085	1896-1897
9618 to 10000	1898	8086 to 9065	1898-1899
		9066 to 10000	1900-1901

Table RD5.a Royal Doulton 'A' Number Dates

Royal Doulton 'D' Numbers ...

D Number	Year Introduced	D Number	Year Introduced
1 to 339	1899	3822 to 3939	1915
340 to 769	1900	3940 to 4074	1916-1918
770 to 1137	1901	4075 to 4143	1919-1920
1138 to 1495	1902	4144 to 4230	1921-1922
1496 to 1869	1903	4231 to 4360	1923
1870 to 2161	1904	4361 to 4470	1924
2162 to 2442	1905	4471 to 4559	1925
2443 to 2723	1906	4560 to 4659	1926
2724 to 2914	1907	4660 to 4737	1927
2915 to 3079	1908	4738 to 4822	1928
3080 to 3229	1909	4823 to 4969	1929
3230 to 3374	1910	4970 to 5069	1930
3375 to 3519	1911	5070 to 5169	1931
3520 to 3635	1912	5170 to 5230	1932
3636 to 3714	1913	5231 to 5429	1933
3715 to 3821	1914	5430 to 5520	1934

Table RD5.b Royal Doulton 'D' Number Dates

Royal Doulton 'H' Numbers ...

H Number	Year Introduced	H Number	Year Introduced
1 to 359	1916	4936 to 4941	1955
360 to 709	1917	4942 to 4950	1956-1957
710 to 759	1918	4951 to 4956	1958
760 to 906	1919	4957 to 4959	1959
907 to 1049	1920	4960 to 4961	1960
1050 to 1179	1921	4962 to 4964	1961
1180 to 1443	1922	4965 to 4968	1962
1444 to 1812	1923	4969 to 4975	1963
1813 to 2268	1924	5521 to 5612	1935
2269 to 2649	1925	5613 to 5749	1936
2650 to 3180	1926	5750 to 5875	1937
3181 to 3599	1927	5876 to 6009	1938
3600 to 3770	1928	6010 to 6110	1939
3771 to 3909	1929	6111 to 6285	1940-1948
3910 to 4010	1930	6286 to 6390	1949-1952
4011 to 4099	1931	6391 to 6408	1953
4100 to 4189	1932	6409 to 6438	1954
4190 to 4240	1933	6439 to 6454	1955
4241 to 4329	1934	6455 to 6464	1956
4330 to 4425	1935	6465 to 6492	1957
4426 to 4519	1936	6493 to 6507	1958
4520 to 4609	1937	6508 to 6547	1959
4610 to 4710	1938	6548 to 6558	1960
4711 to 4821	1939-1942	6559 to 6567	1961
4822 to 4849	1943-1946	6568 to 6587	1962
4850 to 4906	1947-1952	6588 to 6596	1963
4907 to 4930	1953	6597 to 6006	1964
4931 to 4935	1954

Table RD5.c Royal Doulton 'H' Number Dates

Royal Doulton 'E' 'V' & 'X' Numbers ...

E Number	Year Introduced	V Number	Year Introduced
1 to 940	1901-1902	1 to 376	1927-1928
941 to 1950	1903	377 to 820	1929
1951 to 3040	1904	821 to 1000	1930
3041 to 4054	1905-1906	1001 to 1190	1931
4055 to 6015	1907-1910	1191 to 1320	1932
6016 to 7683	1911	1321 to 1490	1933
7684 to 8277	1912	1491 to 1619	1934
8278 to 8933	1913	1620 to 1710	1935
8934 to 9527	1914	1711 to 1800	1936
9528 to 10000	1915	1801 to 1909	1937
		1910 to 2069	1938
X Number	Year Introduced	2070 to 2170	1939
1 to 1500	1883-1886	2171 to 2250	1940
1501 to 4000	1887-1893	2251 to 2295	1941-1942
4001 to 5200	1894-1896	2296 to 2365	1943-1948
5201 to 5940	1897-1902	2366 to 2384	1949-1950
5941 to 6600	1903-1905	2385 to 2400	1951-1954
6601 to 7600	1906-1911
7601 to 8240	1912-1920
8241 to 8450	1921-1923
8451 to 8700	1924-1927
8701 to 8800	1928-1929
8801 to 8900	1930-1933
8901 to 9000	1934-1935

Table RD5.d Royal Doulton 'E' 'V' & 'X' Number Dates

Doultons Robert Allen Studios

Robert Allen and artists in his studio were often allocated RA-numbers for their hand-painted wares designed and decorated by them. The RA numbers are mostly hand-written and accompany the standard doulton marks.

Robert Allen handpainted wares were never produced in large quantities and many were never repeated.

The dates given below give a close approximation of when the designs were produced. RA-1 is repeated twice and it should be noted that the re-setting of the number marries up with the new doulton lion and crown mark.

Robert Allen Studio Date Code Marks ...

RA Number	Year Introduced	RA Number	Year Introduced
1 to 763	before 1892	8205 to 8606	early 1914
764 to 1323	Nov 1892	8607 to 9004	1914-1918
1324 to 2234		9005 to 9402	Apr 1919
2235 to 2763	Nov 1897	9403 to 9802	Aug 192
2764 to 3254	Jan 1899	9803 to 9999	Nov 1923
3255 to 3705	Dec 1900
3706 to 5000	Apr 1902	1 to 199
5001 to 5404	Apr 1903	200 to 509	Dec 1925 - Nov 1928
5405 to 5805	May 1904	510 to 709	Nov 1928 - Dec 1930
5806 to 6202	Oct 1905	710 to 906	Dec 1930 - Jun 1932
6203 to 6602	Feb 1907	907 to 1112	Jun 1932 - Nov 1933
6603 to 7002	May 1908	1113 to 1333	Nov 1933 - Jun 1934
7003 to 7402	Dec 1909	1334 to 1538	Jun 1934 - Mar 1937
7403 to 7806	Apr 1911	1539 to 1741	Mar 1937 - 1943
7807 to 8204	Nov 1912	1742 to 1774	1939-1945

Table RD5.i Robert Allen Studio Marks Date Codes

Doulton Marks

Royal Doulton Marks, base marks, pattern codes and trade marks.

1882 to 2004 - Doulton marks for manufactured stonewares, earthenwares and porcelain at BURSLEM - Stoke On Trent

1882-1902

1882-1902

1886 - 1902

ENGLAND added after 1891.

1895 - 1903

1885 - 1939

1902 - 1922

c1923 - 1927

1932 -

1928 - 1973

1973 - present

1882 to 2004 - Doulton marks for manufacturered stonewares & earthenwares at LAMBETH, London

1827-1858

1858-1910

1891 - 1956

1895 - 1903

1869 - 1877

1872 - 1914

1877 - 1880

1932 -

1886 - 1914

1887 - 1900

1881 - 1912

1881 - 1910

1888 - 1898

1902 - 1922

1922 -1956

Special Doulton Marks

1901 - 1924

1916 - 1933

1930 - 1942

1920 - 1940

1925 - 1940

Under The Greenwood Tree

The Gallant Fishers

Bunnykins

Figurines

Doulton Pattern & Code Numbers

Royal Doulton 'A' Numbers ...

Royal Doulton 'D' Numbers ...

Royal Doulton 'H' Numbers ...

Royal Doulton 'E' 'V' & 'X' Numbers ...

Doultons Robert Allen Studios

Robert Allen Studio Date Code Marks ...

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