This 1/4 Gallon Size. Stoneware Jug Measures About 9 1/2 Inches Tall, Dates From 1892 to 1910. THIS ROYAL DOULTON LAMBETH JUG IS IN MINT CONDITION WITH CRAZING, NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR RESTORATIONS. Please see all the scans, photo’s and ask any questions. What you see is what you get. Please Contact Me Thru e b a y. PLEASE CHECK ALL PHOTO’S FOR FURTHER CONDITION. 1815 – The Doulton factory was established in Lambeth, South London by John Doulton. (1793 – 1873), who had previously been employed at the nearby Fulham Pottery. He initially had two partners, Martha Jones and John Watts, the former of who left the company in 1820, and the latter in 1854. He began by producing practical and decorative stoneware, such as bottles and sewer pipes from his small pottery 1835 – John’s son Henry. (1820 – 1897) joined the company and the production of stoneware items was expanded to include laboratory articles, sanitary ware and drainpipes. 1850s – John Doulton began experimenting with a more decorative pottery items. Many glazes and decorative effects were developed including faience, impasto, silicon, carrara, marqueterie, chine, and rouge flambe. 1860s – Doulton began to revive earlier types of stoneware, such as copies of 18th-century vessels. The famous salt-glazed wares with blue decoration first appeared in 1862. Through Henry Doulton, the pottery became associated with the Lambeth School of Art directed by John Sparkes from about 1866. He trained the sculptor George Tinworth who joined Doulton as the first resident sculptor in 1867. Tinworth enjoyed a long career at the Lambeth studio, producing a wide range of figures, vases, jugs, tankards and reliefs, as well as fountains and monumental sculptures. The international popularity of the art pottery produced at Lambeth led to the number of art potters increasing from six in 1873 to 345 in 1890, including such famous names as Frank Butler, Eliza Simmance, Arthur Barlow and his sisters Hannah and Florence Barlow. 1877 – Henry Doulton acquired Pinder, Bourne & Co. A pottery on Nile Street, Burslem, Staffordshire, to manufacture tableware and ornamental ware beginning the long association with The Potteries. 1897 – Henry Doulton died and son Henry Lewis Doulton took over control of the company. The company continued to hire talented artists including the next art director Charles Noke, Harry Tittensor, Joseph Hancock, and many others. 1901 – The company was granted the Royal Warrant by Edward VII. Production continued at the Lambeth factory until 1956, after which Doulton concentrated on their activities at Burslem. 1960s – saw rapid expansion of the company during which it made a series of acquisitions including Minton China, a company founded in 1793, and Dunn Bennett, a company founded in 1876 manufacturing hotel ware. These were followed by Webb Corbett and John Beswick. 1990s – The company made further acquisitions in the 1990s but sales were stagnant and in 1997 the company was forced to restructure, cutting its workforce and range of products. Large parts of the production process moved overseas to Thailand. Losses continued despite further attempts to cut costs, including closing the Nile Street Burslem factory in 2005, and the company went administration in 2009. It is now part of WWRD Holdings Ltd. The name being an acronym for the main components of the business: Waterford, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton. An aerial view of the Nile Street Works c1931. Free Local Pick-Up in Oakville! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Royal Doulton Lambeth Bellarmine Bartmann Bearded Man Stoneware Whiskey Jug” is in sale since Tuesday, November 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Advertising\Food & Beverage\Distillery\Merchandise & Memorabilia\Bottles, Decanters & Jugs”. The seller is “yorkginger” and is located in Oakville, Ontario. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Featured Refinements: Advertising Jug
- Brand: Doulton Lambeth
- Color: Brown
- Type of Advertising: Whiskey Jug
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Date of Creation: 1892 to 1910
- Original/Reproduction: Original
