An antique circa 1900s semi porcelain vase with bulbous shape and narrow neck. Blue and gold lily flowers. Serial C3238, Signed by artist E. Norris from Lambeth. Marked with a Crown and a Lion as well as several other dry and ink numerals and symbols. In 1901, the company introduced a new Doulton mark with the lion, crown and ‘intersecting D motif’. The new mark and use of the name Royal Doulton as opposed to Doulton celebrate the grant of the Royal Warrant to Doulton by King Edward VII in 1901. This mark was used in various forms into the 1990s. The Doulton factory was established in 1815 in Lambeth, South London by John Doulton, 1793 to 1873, who had previously been employed at the nearby Fulham Pottery. He initially had two partners, Martha Jones and John Watts, the former of who left the company in 1820, and the latter in 1854. John's son Henry (1820 - 1897) joined the company in 1835 and the production of stoneware items was expanded to include laboratory articles, sanitary ware and drainpipes, which were sold worldwide. Many glazes and decorative effects were developed after the 1850s including faience, impasto, silicon, carrara, marqueterie, chine, and rouge flambe. When Henry Doulton died in 1897, Henry's son Henry Lewis Doulton took over control of the company. The company continued to hire talented artists including the next art director Charles Noke, Harry Tittensor, Joseph Hancock, and many others. The company was granted the Royal Warrant by Edward VII in 1901.