Royal Doulton Toilet Set Shapes

Royal Doulton Mafair Sponge Bowl 

Royal Doulton produced at least thirteen different styles of toilet set. These are:-

Aldwych, Arcadia, Argosy, Aubrey, Duke, Flagon, Lagoon,

Lowther, Mayfair, Pomona, Octagon, Semour & Sunstar

 

Toilet sets are difficult to come by; from time to time when such items do come available they are generally in quite poor condition. I cannot be absolutely sure why, but I would hazard as a guess that it is because they where far from glamorous. I cannot be sure when toilet sets went out of fashion, but I would expect there would have been very little call for them by the early 1930’s. 

Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Potty 

Even in there hay day these Toilet Sets would have only been purchased by the wealthy or those who where upwardly mobile. Of course once such people where hooked up to modern plumbing they would have been quick to discard the toilet sets no matter how beautiful they where. The only use the larger items could have had was as elaborate under trays for pot plants. The rarest of the toilet set items is of course the slops bucket, these where large cumbersome and hard to store – I would go so far as to say that Slops buckets are now positively rare. 

 

Mayfair Toilet Set 

We have identified seven different items which go into a complete Mayfair Toilet set, we believe we have them all, but we are open to debate on this point.

Mayfair Toilet Set Slops Bucket 

Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Sets Slops Bucket

Dickens Ware; D.2973; production era 1907 to 1932 at the very latest

34 cm (13.5") across handles and 25 cm (10") tall

Note the cane handle, this is original

 

Mayfair Toilet Set Potty

Royale Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Potty

Dickens Ware; D.2973; production era 1907 to 1932 at the very latest

27 cm (10.75") across including handle & 14.5 cm (5.75") tall

 

 

Mayfair Toilet set Wash Bowl

Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Wash Bowl

Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Wash Bowl

Dickens Ware; D.2973; production era 1907 to 1932 at the very latest

39 cm (15.5") diameter & 13 cm (5.5") tall

 

 

Mayfair Toilet Set Pitcher

 Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Pitcher
Dickens Ware; D.2973; production era 1907 to 1932 at the very latest 

32 cm tall (12.5") & 20 cm (8") across the top 

 

 Mayfair Toilet Set Soap Dish


Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Soap Dish with Lid & insert

Royal Doulton Mayfair Soap Dish with Lid & insert

Dickens Ware; D.2973; production era 1907 to 1932  

 11 cm (4.35") tall - diameter of under bowl 12.5 cm (5")

 

Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Soap Dish Base With Insert

This example of a Mayfair Soap Dish has a different style of insert to the one above, note this example has lost its lid

 

Mayfair Toilet Set Beaker

Royal Doulton Mayfair Toilet Set Beaker

 Dickens Ware; D.2973; production era 1907 to 1932 at the very latest 

 8.5 cm (3.25") diameter & 12 cm (4.75") tall

 

 Mayfair Toilet Set Spong Bowl & Underdish

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Mayfair Sponge Bowl

Royal Doulton Mayfair Sponge Bowl

 Dickens Ware; D2973; era 1908 to 1931

20 cm (8") diameter 7 7.5 cm (3") tall

 

 

Flagon Toilet Set

 

Flagon Wash Bowl

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Flagon Wash Bowl

Royal Doulton Flagon Wash Bowl

 Dickens Ware; D2973; era 1908 to 1931

 37 cm (14.5") diameter & 11 cm (4.4") tall

 

 

Shaving Mug 

Royal Doulton Gaffers Shaving Mug

Royal Doulton Gaffers Shaving Mug

11.5 cm (4.5") tall

Image compliments of Tam Stevenson

 

 

Cuspidor / Spittoon

Royal Doulton Canterbury Pilgrims Cuspidor

Royal Doulton Spittoon

Royal Doulton Cantebury Pilgrims Cuspidoor; D318 ; production era 1909 to 1931

18 cm (7.1") tall & 19.5 cm (7.7") diameter