Doulton Lambeth Faience Floral Bird Vase by Josephine Durtnall (c.1875) - 10.5

Maker: Doulton Lambeth Artist: Josephine Durtnall Period: Circa 1875 Style: Faience with hand-painted decorationHeight: 10.5 inches Condition: [Your assessment] Markings: Doulton Lambeth marks with artist signature

A Signed Victorian Masterpiece

This exceptional Doulton Lambeth faience vase showcases the artistic excellence of Josephine Durtnall, a talented junior assistant to the renowned Florence Lewis. Standing just over 10.5 inches tall, this beautiful piece exemplifies the hand-painted artistry that made the Lambeth studio world-famous during the Victorian era.

Artist Provenance: Josephine Durtnall worked under Florence Lewis, one of Doulton Lambeth's most celebrated artists. Training under Lewis ensured Durtnall learned the highest standards of decorative pottery painting. Her signature on this piece adds significant historical and collectible value.

Circa 1875 Significance: Dating to approximately 1875 places this vase during the height of Doulton Lambeth's artistic innovation and the Victorian aesthetic movement. This period saw Doulton artists creating some of their most beautiful and collectible work.

Design Excellence: The hand-painted floral and bird motifs reflect the Victorian fascination with natural beauty and the Japanese-inspired design influences that transformed English pottery during this period. Each brushstroke demonstrates the artist's skill and the studio's commitment to quality.

Lambeth Legacy: The Doulton Lambeth studio revolutionized art pottery by elevating decorative ceramics to fine art status. Their faience ware, with its colorful hand-painted decoration on tin-glazed earthenware, represents some of the finest Victorian decorative pottery ever produced.

Artist Signature Value: Signed pieces by identified Doulton Lambeth artists command premium prices. Josephine Durtnall's connection to Florence Lewis adds historical significance and collectible appeal.

Investment Appeal: Doulton Lambeth art pottery is increasingly recognized as museum-quality Victorian decorative art. Signed pieces by identified artists show particularly strong appreciation, with collector demand consistently growing.

Current Value: $400-750 CAD depending on condition and decoration quality

Perfect For: Victorian pottery collectors, Doulton Lambeth specialists, signed art pottery enthusiasts, museum-quality decorative arts collectors, or investors in 19th-century English ceramics.

Authenticated by William Cross, whose family's Charlton Standard Catalogue expertise extends to all Royal Doulton productions including the prestigious Lambeth art pottery studio.

Great Condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.