Royal Doulton Character Mugs

Character Mugs were first introduced by Royal Doulton in the 1930s. They come in four standard sizes, ranging in height from 7 ½ inches to just 1 ¼ inches, which are referred to as the large, small, miniature and tiny sizes. We have a large inventory of new and retired Royal Doulton Character Mugs, including limited editions commissioned exclusively for our company. We also specialize in finding rare Royal Doulton Character Mugs for collectors so why not let us help you find the pieces on your wish list?

In old English, mug is slang for a face so the name Character Mug aptly describes the face models produced by Royal Doulton. During the last seventy years, this famous British china company has produced hundreds of fictional and real life personalities and they are now impressive porcelain collectables.

Hundreds of fictional and real life personalities have been portrayed as Character Jugs since they were launched in 1934 and they have become very collectible around the world. We have a huge selection of current and retired models for sale on line. We also commission limited edition Character Jugs exclusively for Pascoe and Company, notably our popular Christmas collection.

Royal Doulton Character Jugs, which are also known as mugs or tobies, were the brainwave of art director, Charles Noke. Inspired by traditional English toby jugs and even earlier cups modeled in the form of human beings, Noke devised a series of Character Jugs, featuring the head and shoulders of famous people. He also determined the standard sizes - large (5 ¼ -7 ½ inches), small (3 ¼ - 4 inches), miniature (2 ¼ - 2 ½ inches) and tinies (around 1 ¼ inches).

We specialize in locating rare Royal Doulton Character Jugs so contact our sales team to help you find that special piece.