Antique 1920s Royal Doulton Blue and White Norfolk Pattern Octagonal Shaped Jug In Good Condition

ANTIQUE 1920S ROYAL DOULTON BLUE AND WHITE NORFOLK PATTERN JUG. WITH BLUE AND WHITE SCENES OF AN OLD NORFOLK CHURCH AND WINDMILL AND SAILING SHIPS. THE JUG HAS AN OCTAGOGONAL (8-SIDED) SHAPE WITH A CLASSIC ART DECO PERIOD GREEK KEY HANDLE.
 
Art Deco was a decorative art style originating in France in the 1910s and 20s, which peaked in the 1930s.  A key feature is the use of clean, simple geometric shapes with strong, symmetrical lines. Common patterns include chevrons, zigzags, Greek key and other bold geometric designs. Motifs were inspired by ancient Egypt (especially after King Tutankhamun's tomb discovery in 1922), ancient Greece and Rome, Africa, and Asia. 
 
NORFOLK PATTERN (1895-1960s):
THE BLUE AND WHITE NORFOLK PATTERN WAS PRODUCED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE OLDER PIECES IN TRADITIONAL HEXAGONAL OR OCTAGONAL SHAPE MORE MODERN PIECES WITH A ROUNDED SHAPE.
Registered numbers are a consecutive numbering system which started in 1884 of designs which were registered. The Registered Number, usually written as Rd on the piece of pottery, gives the date when that design was registered to prevent copying, but it could have been made at any time later than that date. 
THE FIRST RD NO 251612 GIVES A DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION OF 1895.
THE SECOND RD NO 597783 GIVES A DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION OF 1912.
 
SIZE: 14CM WIDE FROM SPOUT TO HANDLE 13CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
MARKINGS: DISTINGUISHABLE ROYAL DOULTON TRADEMARK LOGO IN BLUE WITH THE FAMOUS INTERLOCKING DS, THE CROWN, THE LION, AND THE ROUNDEL. 
Pattern numbers occur on most Doulton ware and can be used to establish the date a pattern was first introduced. Some patterns, however, were long-lived and whilst the pattern number can establish the earliest possible date of a piece, the date of last use of a pattern is seldom if ever known.
D Pattern Numbers on earthenware was used between 1899 and 1964.
Registered numbers are a consecutive numbering system which started in 1884 of designs which were registered. The Registered Number, usually written as Rd on the piece of pottery, gives the date when that design was registered to prevent copying, but it could have been made at any time later than that date. 
THE FIRST RD NO 251612 GIVES A DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION OF 1895.
THE SECOND RD NO 597783 GIVES A DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION OF 1912.
In 1891 the Mckinley Tariff Act of America required all imports to America to bear the name of the country of origin. So, an item bearing the words - England - or another country, will have been produced on or after 1891.
Similarly - Made In England - will date a piece to after 1921.
 
ROYAL DOULTON:
In 1899 the Doulton studio recruited a young designer by the name of Charles Noke.
He is now regarded as the brainchild behind Royal Doulton seriesware, a range of products were standard blank pottery shapes (everything from plates to jugs, bowls to vases and teapots) could be decorated with a consistent theme.
Production continued at the Lambeth factory until 1956, after which Doulton concentrated on their activities at Burslem.
It has a 'family' of English brands, having merged with Minton in 1968, and gaining Royal Albert from the merger with AEP in 1971. And, in 2005, these historic names became part of the Waterford Wedgwood group.
It is now part of WWRD Holdings Ltd. the name being an acronym for the main components of the business: Waterford Chrystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton

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