Antique Royal Doulton Ashtray E Violet Hayward c 1910 Heart Motif

This is a Royal Doulton ashtray made of a stoneware type of pottery. The ashtray is decorated around its upper body with a repeating raised heart motif in a light blue colour while the rest of the piece is decorated with a blended glaze in colours of light green and dark green with touches of brown. The piece is stamped with the numbers 669 and 7623 on the underside, hd, which is the identification for the artist E Violet Hayward (1897-1942), CA, possibly for senior assistant artist Christine Abbot and with the Royal Doulton backstamp used between 1901 and 1922. It measures 5 1/4 in diameter, 2 1/2 in height and is heavy for its size, weighing 1 lb and 12 oz, a substantial piece. It is in very good condition with no noted chips, cracks or wear - this piece displays very well!
Great addition to a Royal Doulton collection, or just a lovely display piece, almost too nice to use as an ashtray - this is a nice early example of Royal Doulton, displaying design aspects of Doulton Lambeth!