A Doulton Burslem vase painted by Louis Bilton with the Waratah design. Mallet shape with two handles issuing from the neck to shoulder, painted in enamels with blooms of the N.S.W. State flower, highlighted with a raised gilt on a pale blue ground, decorated overall with gilt foliate designs and the neck decorated with a profusion of blossoms. Factory mark c.1892-1902, impressed no. 6085 and inscribed Telopea Speciosissima, and initialled L.B. c.1892. Height 26 cm