Nelson touch propels Doulton character jug to £5400
The attractions of variations from run-of-the-mill ceramics extends to all factories, and the recent sale of a Royal Doulton 'Nelson' jug showed how the presence of a rare backstamp mark can increase the value of an item 100 times over.
With a production run from 1952 to 1969, the first of Royal Doulton's Nelson character jugs is not h…