An antique circa 1898 or 1899 semi porcelain floral vase with gorgeous shaped and details, which would have been part of a toilet set. Backstamp: Doulton Burslem England Gloire de Dijon Rd No 307815. Upper rim has an irregular leave like design. Blue and gold, a Rose flowers in an unusual pattern for this manufacturer. Mark with the Pinder, Bourne & Co. and Doulton marks including a Coronet and several other dry stamps, used from 1886 to mark the appointment of Doulton as potters to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. 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.