22 Responses to “Royal Doulton Tango”

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   Felicity Taylor said on 9 Aug 2007 at 03:18

  Dear Rick,

  I just wanted to congratulate you on the terrific job you’ve done putting together the tango catalogue. There doesn’t appear to be anything like it on the net and for all the tango collectors out there it will be a valuable resource.

  Kind regards,
  Felicity Taylor
• 2
   Andrew Taylor said on 25 May 2008 at 01:45

  Hi.

  Just wondering if you have ever come across any glassware for the vermillion tango?

  I can email you a picture if you would like?

  Regards
  Andrew
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   Rick said on 27 May 2008 at 11:25

  Hi Andrew, yes, I know about it but have only ever seen it in a museum. I would love some pictures. You can find my email by following the house at the bottom of the page. I presume you have seen (or are the seller) of the five on eBay.
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   Scott said on 23 Aug 2008 at 20:20

  Hi Rick, I have just acquired a Tango demi coffee jug and three demi cups and saucers. The jug is like your BT2 jug but in the H4271 color scheme- black with green and gold on white. Every piece is perfect except for the jug lid which has a hairline crack and a piece out of the inside rim. Is this lid pretty rare or could I find a replacement? Thanks for the info- I appreciate your work on the catalog!
  Regards, Scott
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   Rick said on 23 Aug 2008 at 22:49

  Hi Scott, that colour scheme is very rare indeed. I don’t even have a photo of it so if you could manage, I would much appreciate some. Also if you could let me have measurements and marks of all the pieces.

  As for the lid – they never seem to come up for sale so I’m afraid you are stuck with that – the chances of an odd one in a scrap bin are slight.
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   Andrew Taylor said on 9 Sep 2008 at 13:32

  Rick.

  Here is a link to a very unusual Tango colour scheme found on an African auction site.

  http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/8675349/Royal_Doulton_Tango_vegetable_dish.html

  It looks like it could be a fake? I don’t see a pattern number in the photos.

  What do you think?

  Regards
  Andrew Taylor (Australia)
• 7
   Rick said on 9 Sep 2008 at 19:13

  Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Andrew. I agree it is very unusual and I have never seen one before. There is a blue bone china colour scheme but this is a lot coarser so must be on the cream-ware base, even though it looks very white in the photos. I agree it also looks a bit rough but it is hard to tell if that is original or due to heavy wear. I wouldn’t have thought it worthwhile to copy them now, even with the high prices they fetch, but at the time (this one is dated 1937) it may have been a local enterprise but then I would have expected the bottom stamp to be cruder as well.

  I think this may be more evidence that certain ranges were only sold in some markets. I know that the green range, for instance, is a lot more common in Australia than it is here in the UK where we get more of the orange. Another possibility is that colour schemes were made to special order for dealers or even for individual customers.
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   Carole McIvor said on 14 Dec 2009 at 16:43

  I have a tango coffee set (1 cup missing) V1482 but coffee pot still has lid any idea of value in UK please. think it probably dates from 1950s but not sure.
  Thanks
• 9
   Catherine Dear said on 24 Aug 2010 at 12:29

  Just wondered if you would be interested in the following pieces in the Royal Doulton green tango dinner service. All items are in used/good condition.

  1 x covered veg dish – small chip to lid
  1 x oval plate 13 inches
  1 x oval plate 11 inches
  9 x dinner plate 10 inches, 2 with one chip both to underside
  7 x side plate 7 inches
  3 x plate 9 inches, 1 chipped
  1 x plate 8 inches

  We are based on Herts/Beds/Cambs border.
• 10
   Rick said on 26 Aug 2010 at 11:21

  No, my collection is all the Red/Vermilion style.
• 11
   Janine Hedley said on 26 Sep 2010 at 23:30

  Hi Rick,
  I have three pieces of the cream earthenware Tango D5503 (green and black), collected from around New Zealand. Two oval serving platters, large and medium, which you mention in your catalogue, but also a circular serving dish about 7cm deep and 20cm across. It could be something that once had a lid, I’m not sure. Are you interested in photos to add to your catalogue?
• 12
   fiona said on 16 Oct 2010 at 22:32

  Hi Rick,
  Great job on the catalouge,thank you.
  I have 3 rare pieces that you may like a picture of. I have a cream ware milk jug and a cream jug in the mythical blue and black.
  I also have a cream ware fruit bowl (?) in the orange and black.
  let me know if you want any piccies or info.
  cheers
  fiona.
• 13
   Rick said on 17 Oct 2010 at 08:55

  Hi Fiona – I would love to see pictures. Do you have any idea of their provenance? I am trying to discover if some colours only went to certain countries.
• 14
   fiona said on 17 Oct 2010 at 15:35

  Hi Rick,
  I have sent some pictures to [the email address on the home page] I hope this is correct.
  regards
  Fiona

  [edited to avoid spam]
• 15
   Sarah said on 30 Jun 2011 at 23:30

  Hi,
  I have set of 4 demi Cups, 6 saucers, 1 sugar bowl and a coffee Jug all in the Tango H4271 Pattern. Gold and Green on a black background. All the pieces are in great condition.
  I cant find much information on this pattern. Can you help in indentifying it advise if it should be insured?

  Regards,
  Sarah
• 16
   Rick said on 6 Jul 2011 at 13:58

  Hi Sarah – yes they are unusual but probably not rare enough to warrant mentioning as a special item on a policy. Just make sure you have a photograph and be prepared to wait a while if you lose them.
• 17
   Hazel said on 3 Sep 2011 at 16:28

  Hi Rick
  I have just been sorting out the cupboards and found my mother’s Royal Doulton tea set – Tango v1482. I put the details into a google search and came up with your website. I am going to sell the set, as it of no use to anyone stuck in a cupboard. Could you advise me if it is better to put it up for sale as a complete set, or as individual pieces. (I have 9 cups, 10 saucers, 12 tea plates, 2 serving plates, a sugar bowl and and cream jug). All are in pretty good condition. except two cups have hairline cracks, and there is some wear on the glaze on some cups and saucers. (I remember them being used as long ago as the 1950s as the family’s ‘Sunday china’).
  Is ebay the best place to sell them?

  Many thanks for your help
  Hazel
• 18
   Rhian said on 9 Jun 2012 at 19:35

  Hi
  Just come across your site.
  I have coffee set in black/green/orange. marked V1474

  This comprises
  coffee pot with lid
  creamer
  sugar bowl
  5 cups and 5 saucers
  All in very good condition.
  Is this rare/valuable?
• 19
   Rick said on 10 Jun 2012 at 08:17

  Hi Rhian, yes, it is pretty uncommon. I have not seen a set like yours before. I would love some photos if possible. Follow the little yellow house at the bottom left for an email address.
• 20
   Louise said on 21 Oct 2012 at 04:19

  Looking for Tango Green/Black/Cream pieces – can anyone help?

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