Royal Doulton’s Boy on a Crocodile brings £7000 15 April 2013 Among the most elusive of all Royal Doulton HN series figures is the curious model of a winged cherub astride a crocodilian known simply as ‘Boy on a Crocodile’. Auction Reports
The different faces of the Doulton market 23 October 2012 In a marketplace seriously in need of entry-level collectors, the great majority of Royal Doulton character jugs and HN series figures are worth under £100 – and most of them less than £30 when sold without reserve at auction. Auction Reports
Hats off to Drake 07 July 2012 Flick through the pages of an issue of ATG in the 1980s and there are many references to the rising market for Royal Doulton character jugs. Auction Reports
Nelson touch propels Doulton character jug to £5400 27 June 2012 The attractions of variations from run-of-the-mill ceramics extends to all factories, and the recent sale of a Royal Doulton 'Nelson' jug showed how the presence of a rare backstamp mark can increase the value of an item 100 times over. Auction Reports
Early and stylish Doulton in demand 08 October 2011 As ever, there was a large amount of Doulton Lambeth on offer at Bonhams’ latest Ceramics Design sale. Auction Reports
Tinworth’s mice run wild in Yorkshire 30 April 2011 Tennants sale in Leyburn on March 24-26 enjoyed a substantial contribution from George Tinworth (1843-1913) and his wonderful anthropomorphic mice. Auction Reports
Doulton fashions put to the test 02 April 2011 Doulton wares have been produced for getting on for 150 years and cover a huge range of different products, not all of them fashionable. Auction Reports
Rayner hits top form in Stoke 22 December 2009 THIS outstanding Louise Rayner (1832-1924) watercolour, depicting the Butter Market at Ludlow, Shropshire, posted a new house record for Louis Taylor of Stoke-on-Trent at their latest sale.
Taboo cricket scenes prove rather desirable 07 November 2009 Politically correct it is not, but the ‘Negro Cricketer’ pattern, produced for just one year in 1907, certainly ranks among the rarest and most desirable of Royal Doulton series wares. Auction Reports
Back to a scary monster market 20 June 2009 JUST when you thought it was safe to go back into the softening Martinware market, along comes a £26,000 spoon-warmer. Auction Reports
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