Vintage Royal Doulton Orient Line Ceramic Ashtray Good Used Condition
This vintage porcelain ashtray was made by Royal Doulton for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, a British shipping company with roots going back to the late 18th century. From the 20th century onwards, an association began with P&O, which became 51% shareholder in 1919 and culminated in the Orient Line being totally absorbed into that company in 1966. The heavy ashtray is ribbed around the outside and has a raised centre pillar featuring the “O” and “L” around a