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

antique marks - royal doulton 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.

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.

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.

	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.

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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.		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.		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.

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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. "Sweet Lavender". 27 + 10 = 37. The figurine was therefore produced in 1937

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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.
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

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

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

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

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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.
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

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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.

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

Doulton marks for manufacturered stonewares & earthenwares at LAMBETH, London

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