Antique ROYAL DOULTON D3995 Art Nouveau POPPIES B Bell Large Bowl VERY RARE
Item History & Price
A superb Royal Doulton Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts 'Poppies B'centerpiece bowl with belled side. Large and impressive, it's decorated inside andout with pink/red/yellow poppies and seed heads. Trimmed in dark green. Anearly shape in excellent condition. No chips, cracks or restoration. Somecrazing can be seen in bright light. Light wear to the design, and a few tinynicks on the foot – very minor and unseen unless the bowl is turned over. An extremely rare item that displays b...eautifully. Perfectas a centerpiece or fruit bowl.
Black backstamp Royal Doulton with pattern number D3995and the number 3 beneath it. In 1901, the company introduced this mark with thelion, crown and ‘intersecting D motif’, and the name "RoyalDoulton" (rather than the previously used "Doulton") was added to celebrate the grant of the Royal Warrant toDoulton by King Edward VII in 1901.
From 1901 to 1922 the standard mark appeared with the words ‘Royal Doulton’ and ‘England’. Starting in 1928, this mark wassupplemented by a date number related to the year of production. A prominent‘1’ signifies 1928 and the numbering continued to ‘30’ in 1957. The simple rule is that adding 1927 to thenumber give the year of production. That dates this bowl to 1929-1930. Diameter 9.75 in. (25 cm) x height 4.5 in. (11.5 cm)
This item will be carefully packed and double boxed, and shipped insured for full value.
Black backstamp Royal Doulton with pattern number D3995and the number 3 beneath it. In 1901, the company introduced this mark with thelion, crown and ‘intersecting D motif’, and the name "RoyalDoulton" (rather than the previously used "Doulton") was added to celebrate the grant of the Royal Warrant toDoulton by King Edward VII in 1901.
From 1901 to 1922 the standard mark appeared with the words ‘Royal Doulton’ and ‘England’. Starting in 1928, this mark wassupplemented by a date number related to the year of production. A prominent‘1’ signifies 1928 and the numbering continued to ‘30’ in 1957. The simple rule is that adding 1927 to thenumber give the year of production. That dates this bowl to 1929-1930. Diameter 9.75 in. (25 cm) x height 4.5 in. (11.5 cm)
This item will be carefully packed and double boxed, and shipped insured for full value.
