Doulton Lambeth Blue Urn Shaped Vase by Alice Longhurst, 1884

A blue Doulton Lambeth urn-shaped stone ware vase with two applied bands, the larger around the body with shells and leaves in ochre. The bottom bears the impress marks for Doulton Lambeth and the maker Alice Longhurst as well as the date 1884. MR is scratched into the surface.

The vase is in excellent condition with no issues.

Doulton was the first factory in England to establish an art pottery studio. Founded in 1815, Doulton & Co. started making ceramic sewage pipes and sanitary ware in 1846 but moved to artistic wares in the 1860s. In 1871, Henry Doulton launched a studio at the Lambeth pottery and offered work to designers and artists from the nearby Lambeth School of Art, who produced one-off pieces. King Edward VII awarded the Burslem factory the Royal Warrant in 1901, allowing the company to call itself Royal Doulton.