Is Royal Doulton Worth Anything?

Royal Doulton is an instantly recognisable and internationally collected name. Their figures and toby jugs have been produced for over a century in a wide array of subjects, styles and colours, the rarest of which often fetching five figure sums at auction.

Sold for £380

Generally, the most valuable Doulton figures were produced in the first half of the 20^th century, as production runs were small, and figures were sculpted and decorated by names now synonymous with Doulton such as Arthur ‘Leslie’ Harradine. More recently however, modern figures made in limited runs such as ‘Henry VIII and his VI wives’ have been commanding strong prices at auction, indicating that the market is buoyant as ever.

Sold for £560

Whilst most Royal Doulton figures can be bought at auction at relatively low prices due to their vast numbers of production, large collections and individual rare pieces or groups are still very desirable with collectors. For the rarest of pieces even damage can be of little deterrent.

Sold for £400

marketplace@dawsons recently achieved strong results with a single owner collection of Royal Doulton figures. The collection featured a variety of pieces of differing age, condition, and rarity, reaching a total hammer price of over £7,500 at auction. Notable pieces included early ‘HN’ reference figures, modern limited editions and rare figures of royalty among others.

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