Royal Doulton extensively was inspired and used designs relating to children's nursery rhymes. The Nursery Rhyme series was introduced in 1903 and used artwork based on paintings by the artist Savage Cooper and the series was the prerunner to the well known Bunnykins range.
It is said that the first Royal Doulton Nursery Rhymes earthenware were ordered by Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII for their grand-children.
ROYAL DOULTON - Cereal Bowl
Cream base earthenware
Artwork is transferware
Story depicted (Two nursery rhymes gathered together)
Simple Simon
The story goes something like this ...
Simple Simon met a Pieman going to the fair.
Says Simple Simon to the Pieman "let me taste your ware"
Says the Pieman to Simple Simon: "shew me first your penny"
Says Simple Simon to the Pieman: "Indeed I have not any."
Peter Piper
To the left is Peter Piper, picking a peck of pickled peppers, ...remember the tongue twister
A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where's the peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked
(say it as fast as you can)
Measurements: 150mm diameter x 50mm high
Scalloped top edge
BACKSTAMP MARKINGS:
(Black Printed Royal Doulton Graphic, Lion on top of the crown etc)
MADE IN ENGLAND
12 (to the right of the main graphic)
ROYAL DOULTON
ENGLAND
D 5187
(Heavily pressed into the clay)
8 88
This printed backstamp was used from 1932 onwards and the D 5187 identifies the Nursery Rhyme series around 1937
The 12 also is an indication of the manufacture year, adding the standard 27 years to this and you end up with 1939 so I would prefer to say this bowl was created somewhere between 1932 ~ 1939
CONDITION:
Clean
NO cracks
NO chips
Light crazing to both the inside and outside of the bowl.
Some light wear is evident to the artwork due to previous use., there is also some light glaze "useage" marking to the inside base from previous use.
Nice example of classic "character" product from Royal Doulton
