Royal Doulton Napoleon and Josephine Star Crossed Lovers Series 1275/9500

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Royal Doulton Napoleon and Josephine Star Crossed Lovers Series 1275/9500:
$319.00

Star Crossed Lovers Series 189/1500
The Origins of the Toby Jug and Royal Doulton’s Adaptations
The origins of the toby jug dates back to the 1700’s. And while several theories exist about the origins of the name and where it came from the most colorful explanation entails an old English drinking song about a verbose drinker who could consume copious amounts of drink; the drink being responsible for his larger than life size and ultimately his untimely passing. Rumor had it upon his death that his huge body turned to clay and a potter came along and used it to create a large drinking vessel in his likeness including his whole body and head;-a testimony to the colorful character. Yet it was not the traditional style toby jug that brought English manufacturer Royal Doulton notoriety but their own adaptation of these jugs to focus specifically on the face and shoulders. While Royal Doulton were certainly not the first to create a “face jug” whose origins date back well in history; they did employ some of the most creative and dynamic modelers and artists in the business and as the “character jug” a term coined by Royal Doulton to describe their unique interpretation of the jug, progressed through the years it was adapted to the vision of the artists or modelers who created them and left their own personal style and mark upon them.
A Brief History of Royal Doulton
While Royal Doulton became a company who received the royal warrant in 1901, their origins dated back to 1815 when it was called Doulton Lambeth and focused on utilitarian self-glazed stoneware items like jugs and bottle. Headed by John Doulton, many of their early customers were commissions from local pubs or inn keepers and liquor distributors who wanted personalized advertising pieces.

It was really under the vision of Doulton’s son Henry,that the company started to utilize local artistic talent and change its focus to creating more decorative and collectible items than useful. Henry opened an artist’s studio in London getting the input and ideas from local artists in the 1860’s. By 1877 he had obtained stake in a pottery company the created dinnerware that was located in “The Potteries,” the area near Stoke On Trent in Staffordshire, England. Within a few years Henry had established an artist studio and china works to accompany the dinnerware factory at Bursalem, which would be an integral part of Royal Doulton until they closed their doors in 2005 when operations were moved abroad.

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