Royal Doulton Titanian plate - Cecil Aldin, Dog smoking a pipe c.1920s

I love the glaze on this Royal Doulton Titanian plate and the quirky illustration of the dog smoking a pipe. It is part of their “Dogs of Character” series and was designed by Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) who was a very popular book illustrator and travel poster designer in the early twentieth century. This rare and desirable plate is in very good vintage condition with only minor surface crazing and perhaps the evidence of a knife used on the surface at some point in its long life. The unique Titanian glaze uses a titanium oxide which results in a bluey colour and pieces of Titanian ware can vary from white to dark blue glazes. The glaze was introduced in 1915 and production ceased around 1930. 

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