A RARE ROYAL DOULTON EXPERIMENTAL FLAMBE BOTTLE VASE, circa 1905, with a tall cylindrical neck and everted rim, glazed in red, the bulbous base moulded with a band of stylised flowers picked out in deep purple, 17.9cm high, printed 'ROYAL DOULTON FLAMBE' in black FOOTNOTES: It is possible that this vase was designed for the St. Louis World's Fair exhibition in 1904, and never made it into mass production.