Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' Sugar Basin D5561 c1935

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' Sugar Basin D5561 c1935

A rare Cotswold Shepherd twin-handled sugar basin depicting a shepherd with crook sitting by a tree, his lantern at his side as he watches over his flock. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' Devon Comport D5561 c1935

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' Devon Comport D5561 c1935

A rare Devon comport depicting the shepherd with a lamb in his arm, his dog beside him, with sheep and a farmstead in the distance. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Under the Greenwood Tree - Robin Hood

Royal Doulton Under the Greenwood Tree Series Tray c1949

A lovely shape 7979 shallow dish, called a slice tray in the shape books. Scene shows Robin Hood, king of the archers. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Under the Greenwood Tree - Robin Hood' Cup and Saucer

Royal Doulton 'Under the Greenwood Tree' Cup and Saucer c1950

A fine Royal Doulton tea cup and saucer from Under the Greenwood Tree (Robin Hood) series, with 'Alan a Dale' on the saucer and 'Robin Hood and Little John' on the cup. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' New Barton Jug

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' New Barton Jug D5561 c1936

A rare Cotswold Shepherd New Barton shape covered jug depicting the shepherd with a lamb in his arm, his dog beside him, with sheep and a farmstead in the background - the lid has a distant view of the shepherd leading his flock. A lovely shape that works well with this design. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Little Nell' Dickens Ware Vase D5175

Royal Doulton 'Little Nell' Dickens Ware Vase c1935

A fine Royal Doulton 7350 shape vase from the Dickens Ware series designed by Charles Noke and depicting Little Nell from the 'Old Curiosity Shop'. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' Mug D4210

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' Mug D4210 - Signed Noke c1930

A rare Royal Doulton cocoa mug showing a 'Gaffer' with basket and walking stick standing at his garden gate - the inside rim printed with "I be all the way from Zummerset". For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Wild Rose' D6227

Vintage Royal Doulton 'Wild Rose' Sandwich Tray D6227 c1940

A superb 'Wild Rose' 8099 shape sandwich tray with hand painted single roses on a blue mottled ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' Dish D5561

Royal Doulton 'Cotswold Shepherd' Series Ware Dish D5561 c1936

A lovely Cotswold Shepherd shape 8098 dish depicting the shepherd with crook and lantern, his dog standing beside him as they watch their flock. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Eastern Figures - Proverbs' Series D3391

Royal Doulton Bradley 'Eastern Figures - Proverbs' Rack Plate c1911

A rare Royal Doulton 'Proverbs' rack plate, block printed in sepia with an image from 'Eastern Figures' by the American poster artist Will H. Bradley (1868-1930). A fine example of art nouveau and early series ware. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Royal Doulton 'Bluebell Gatherers' D3812

Royal Doulton 'Bluebell Gatherers' Leeds Fruit Bowl D3812 c1915

A lovely Royal Doulton large Leeds bowl from the 'Bluebell Gatherers' series introduced in 1914 - one of twelve known scenes it depicts a woman collecting bluebells with a child on the ground beside her. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Christmas - Santa Claus' Miniatures

Royal Doulton 'Christmas - Santa Claus' Miniature Vase c1910

A fine miniature vase featuring two of the six Christmas Santa Claus themes from this early series (1904-1914). Marketed by Doulton as an alternative to sending Christmas cards - they were easy to post because of their small size. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships - The Acorn' D5957

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships - The Acorn' Side Plate D5957 c1938

A fine Royal Doulton hand painted side plate featuring the Acorn - one of 17 Famous Ships in this much sought after series. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' E3804 by Victor Venner

Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' Sucrier E3804 by Victor Venner c1905

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' D4210

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' Arnhem Tray D4210 - Signed Noke c1936

A large 'Gaffers' Arnhem Tray with Charles Noke signature. The series was introduced in 1921 and was withdrawn by 1949, though most pieces seem to be pre-war. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Moorish Gateway

Royal Doulton 'Moorish Gateway' Rack Plate D4745 c1929

A fine Moorish Gateway (early series originally called Tunis) rack plate. Relief moulded and painted with a scene of a man and woman in middle eastern dress seated beside a gateway with a distant townscape beyond. One of twenty four known scenes designed by H. Allen. For more details see Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Water Lily'

A stunning Royal Doulton 'Water Lily' wall plaque from the 'flowers on a mottled background' series of hand painted wares. For more details see Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Water Lily' Wall Plaque D6343 c1950

Royal Doulton - Rustic England

Royal Doulton 'Rustic England' Empire State Vase D5694 c1936

A lovely Royal Doulton shape 7349 posy vase, sometimes called the Empire State vase because of the finned art deco shape. The 'Rustic England' series was designed by W E Grace in 1936 and featured twelve scenes of rural life in old England. The vase depicts three girls who've been gathering twigs climbing over a stile. For more details see Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Gleaners and Gypsies

Royal Doulton 'Gleaners' Clover Leaf Tray D6123 c1941

Designed by S Wilson, this lovely series was introduced in 1909 and extended in the 1930s. There are twenty three known scenes depicting different groups of men, women and children collecting sheaves of corn or bundles of twigs, resting after toiling in the fields or gathering around campfires. For more details see Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware

A large Royal Doulton Dickens Ware round salad bowl depicting Mr Pickwick and Sam Weller from 'Pickwick Papers' with Mr Micawber from 'David Copperfield'. Designed and signed by Charles Noke. For more details see Premier Antiques