I received this amazing and curious set of dinnerware as a gift recently. I don't know anything about it...except I love it to death. The architectural feel and the sketched watchmen are an unusual combination. Has anyone got any ideas on where I might find info about this curiosity? When I google it brings up people who are dishing on the graphic novel Watchmen... : -/
Are these buildings English Tudor?
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Hi Angela,
Since one of these men is carrying a lantern, I would have thought they were night watchmen too, but perhaps they are guards at an important residence? I'll probably be able to tell you more about the set if you can tell me exactly what the backstamp says. I can make out "Lton" and "England", but I'm not sure what the other word is. Does it start with an "R" or an "F" and what does it say exactly? As soon as I know that, I'll be able to look up the info for you.
Angela,
It looks like your dinnerware set may have been made by Royal Doulton or one of their parent companies. Check out the two links below, they look very much like the characters on your set:
http://www.nightwatchman4doulton.com/
http://nightwatchman4doulton.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=night+watchman&osCsid=44bec9e4d0975b73129918c9033a4606&x=4&y=6
OMG I love that dinnerware!!!
Yep, it looks like your set was made by Royal Doulton, sometime during the 1920's (prior to 1927). There is more info in the description of this eBay listing if you scroll down on the page:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Royal-Doulton-Series-Ware-Night-Watchman-Bowl-Footed-Cup-Mug-1920s-Charles-Noke-/190631635526?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6287ea46
Here are some tankards with the same design:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROYAL-DOULTON-TANKARD-NIGHTWATCHMAN-/350526313385?pt=UK_PotteryPorcelain_Glass_PotteryPorcelain_China_SM&hash=item519cff13a9
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROYAL-DOULTON-SERIES-TANKARD-NIGHTWATCHMAN-D4746-/150585668022?pt=UK_PotteryPorcelain_Glass_PotteryPorcelain_China_SM&hash=item230f9af1b6
Although your backstamp is different and not a Royal Doulton one, your set was most likely made by a pottery which was a parent company of R.D.
Just one last comment Angela, as this link contains the most info on your set so far. Hope that answers any questions you might have:
http://nicholnack.com.au/turbo-lister-royal-doulton/royal-doulton-night-watchman-babies-plate-9.html
This is a gorgeous set of Royal Doulton, I can see why you're drawn to it!
I searched replacements.com and other than seeing the pattern name Night Watchmen have found no additional information about it.
Best of luck in you searching!
WOW...thanks for all the info. Mystical Lucie...you are the one that found my Teddy Bear set...and now I have all this info to research on my dinnerware...
Thanks all...
It's beautiful!
"Royal Doulton’s art director C. J. Noke designed this very early series.
It was first introduced in 1899 and extended until 1935. By 1945 it had been withdrawn from production. It has the maroon stamped under glaze maker’s mark that was in use from 1904 until 1932."
from this site:
http://nicholnack.com.au/other/homepage.html
Amazing!!! Mystical L, now, where is Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia Airhart and my TV remote.... "Mystical" is right.....
Someone obviously cares a lot for you Angela, these items are VERY expensive !! Lucky you x
You're most welcome Angela, research is a hobby of mine and one which I enjoy very much. I've helped people to locate lost friends & relatives in the past too and that's very heartwarming, although a bit more of a challenge. However, my speciality is antiques & collectibles, dinnerware and silverware in particular. Hahahaha at James! If only I could find those people ....
Angela,
I have come across two books which might give you more info on your dinnerware set, if you can find them at a local library:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Book-ROYAL-DOULTON-SERIES-WARE-VOLUME-4-NEW-MINT-/350520965506?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item519cad7982
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Royal-Doulton-Burslem-History-Ref-Book-1871-Up-/190632699836?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c629827bc
Apparently, Charles Noke was one of Royal Doulton's most talented & prolific artists. He designed a great deal of figurines & character jugs for them over the years. If you check out the link below, you'll be able to see a wide variety of his work, including some very interesting characters that he featured in his work.
http://www.ebay.com/dsc/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=2&LH_TitleDesc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A4%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5841&rt=nc&_nkw=charles%20noke&_dmd=1&_sop=12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1
Have fun with your research!
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Forget about the people, clear your mind and concentrate on my remote,ML.
I love colonial things. Those are perfect for colonial styled houses.
Wow! You got something there, Angela, absolutely beautiful !
I see I'm a bit late with my input on this. Being unfamiliar with the format of the blog, I missed that there were already several responses before I started looking into this today. For what it's worth, here's what I came up with on the topic.
The stamp perplexed me until I realized that the letter "u" in the word "Doulton" was either missing or faded.
The specific style of the stamp identifies the era as 1902 or later:
http://www.antique-marks.com/doulton-marks.html
The "D" series numbers (yours is D215) were first used in 1899:
http://www.antique-marks.com/doulton-marks.html
After scanning several patterns, I figured I was getting close when I found this image:
http://images.replacements.com/images/images5/china/R/royal_doulton_night_watchman_mug_P0000222752S0003T2.jpg
Closer still with this one, now the background was looking right:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68577946/royal-doulton-night-watchman-collectors
The info section for this listing says there were 27 different views in the series:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROYAL-DOULTON-WATCHMAN-BREDA-PITCHER-D3190-/220951776804?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3371c08e24#ht_500wt_922
The D159 series number of this tray suggests it precedes your set in the series:
http://nightwatchman4doulton.com/product_info.php?cPath=36&products_id=877
At this point, my search efforts turned up the actual responses to your Blog posting on this topic and realizing that the essence of your question had been answered, I stopped researching.
Hope something in this is of interest.
I loved it also!I really like the style of the drawing,it's very cute.
I just love the pictures in your blog,I'm really into vintage stuff,artistic things and art books...Thanks for keeping this blog!
Hugs
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