ANTIQUE 100 YEARS OLD ROYAL DOULTON WATER JUG IN THE PERSIAN CHINTZ PARROT BIRDS PATTERN D4031

A BEAUTIFULLY BEKER VASE BY ROYAL DOULTON IN THE BLUE PERSIAN CHINTZ PARROT BIRDS PATTERN D4031.

IT IS COBALT BLUE WITH BLACK LATTICE DESIGNS AT FOUR SIDES, BLACK ENAMELED RIMS AND GORGEOUS COLORFUL FLOWERS AND YELLOW PARROT LIKE EXOTIC BIRDS ALL AROUND.

BASE FULLY MARKED WITH THE ROYAL DOULTON STAMP OF THE PERIOD 1902-1922. 

THE BLUE CHINZ PATTERN D4031 IS VERY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. IF YOU LOOK UP THE PATERN NUMBER YOU WILL FIND IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED BETWEEN 1916 TO 1918.

I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PERSIAN CHINZ PATTERN WAS DISCONTINUED BUT IT WAS STILL IN USE AFTER 1930 AS SEEN ON ITEMS WITH THE BACKSTAMP OF THAT PERIOD.

BETWEEN THE PATTERN NUMBER AND THE BACKSTAMP WE CAN DATE THIS WATER JUGTO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN A 6 YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 1916 AND 1922. IT IS AN ANTIQUE ITEM OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

CONDITION: REGRETTABLY THERE IS AN EDGE CHIP ON THE SPOUT RIM. ALSO A HAIRLINE CRACK VISIBLE ON THE INSIDE. WITH NO DAMAGE IT IS VERY VALUABLE AND SELLS FOR AROUND R2500 ONLINE. EVEN WITH SOME DAMAGE IT HAS VALUE DUE TO ITS RARITY.
 
SIZE: 13CM HIGH 16CM WIDE UP TO HANDLE 12CM DIAMETER
 
MARKINGS:
In 1901, the company introduced a new Doulton mark with the lion, crown and intersecting D motif. The new mark and use of the name Royal Doulton as opposed to Doulton celebrate the grant of the Royal Warrant to Doulton by King Edward VII in 1901. After 1922 a similar back stamp was used, however it was missing the crown.
 
From 1928 the standard mark with lion, crown and D motif was supplemented by a date number related to the year of production. A prominent 1 signifies 1928 and the numbering continue to 30 in 1957.  The simple rule is that adding 1927 to the number give the year of production.
 
In about 1930 a new form of the standard mark was introduced bearing the words Made in England above the Royal Doulton name and this mark was used until 1993. The date numbers referred to above may, or may not, accompany this mark.
 
Various forms of this mark were used over its 50-odd year life. The words Bone China and Fine China may appear below the mark. Fine China was the wording used from 1973 and can be found on Royal Doulton ornaments that are still produced today.
 
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