Royal Doulton Collection: An Introduction

Royal Doulton collector plates

the Forster
Portfolio

Royal Doulton collectibles

An introduction to . . .

	Introduction
	The Collection Index
	Cameo example
	Back-stamp example
	The Artist
	Books for Doulton Collectors

THE
ROYAL DOULTON
COLLECTION
of
Anthony Forster's
Watercolour Images

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Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton collector plates and Royal Doulton picture plates are available from most good china, porcelain and glassware stores all over the world. As are Royal Doulton figurines, Royal Doulton tableware and Royal Doulton flambe products. Royal Doulton's origins and history, together with its numerous collectable products, are the subject of many and varied publications. Specialist books for the serious Royal Doulton collector can be found on the shelves of all good bookstores and access to most of them is available here in association with Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk please view the recommended titles.
Visits to the Royal Doulton factory in Nile street Burslem are an unmissable item on the itinerary of the many Royal Doulton enthusiasts who visit Stoke-on-Trent every year.

The Artist

Anthony Forster was employed by Royal Doulton of Nile street Burslem, Stoke on Trent, from 1959 to 1966 as a ceramic artist and for most of that time in the prestigious Royal Doulton flambe department. During his time with Royal Doulton he was an active participant in the Royal Doulton Art Society and was for several years a member of the hanging committee. He exhibited regularly in the Royal Doulton Art Society's annual exhibition and was often among the list of prizewinners.
His first major one man exhibition at the gallery of Hood and Broomfield in 1984 was opened by Sir Richard Bailey CBE, who was at that time the chairman of Royal Doulton.

Fine art, uniquely presented on Fine Bone China Picture Plates.

A comprehensive look at one artist's range of work, designed and produced to complement the marketing requirements of a major international corporation, expressed through one product range comprising three series, each containing four works.
The first four plates were produced in 1989 under the series title "Village Life". These were so well received by collectors, that in response to popular demand a further four plates were introduced in 1993. The theme was developed and the following year saw the introduction of another set of four, equally delightful, plates with the new series title of "Farmyard Companions", adding to an ever increasing range of collectable representations of Forster's work on china. These last four were recently published by Hood and Broomfield, introducing their "Signet" series of fine art prints.
The book by Michael Doulton ... "Discovering Royal Doulton" Published by Swan Hill Press ISBN 1 85310 343 8 and available here from both Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk shows the 2nd. set of four plates, and comments on the long-standing association that Forster has had with the firm, having at one time been an artist in the prestigious and world famous "Flambe" department at the Nile Street works in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.

The 12 plates can be viewed here via "The Collection Index" page. Each plate is accessed by a click-able cameo icon and is shown in its own individual html page environment. This provides a fast and easy method of full screen viewing, at the same time giving on-screen access to the plate's full size back-stamp and two or more enlarged cameo portions via appropriate image hot-spots.

Collectors please note: Though this range of Doulton plates is no longer in production, it can still be found, and sometimes in the most unlikely places.
Prices will almost certainly be higher than the £24 price tag they carried at the end of 1999

You can voice all your opinions, and ask Doulton's own experts any questions related to their products.
At Doulton's official site

Royal Doulton collector plates are available from most good china, porcelain and glassware stores all over the world.
The plates featured here can also be found on the secondary market
and are occasionally available direct from
The Artist Anthony Forster
(Though rarely to be found in their original boxes)
Plates can be signed on the back - specifically for you.

email
doultonplates@AnthonyForster.com

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