Large Tin-Glazed Bowl in the Style of Old Dutch Delftware

Tin-glazed plaque in the style of old Dutch Delftware, quatrefoil shape with raised rim, painted in blue with a chinoiserie decor of a pavilion in an oriental garden. Two figures are...

Blue and white chinoiserie plaque. Delft, 1740-1760. This octagonal plaque has a thin, straight, upright rim with indented accolade-shaped corner...

Biblical plaque with Moses and the bronze snake in blue and white and yellow. Delft, 1740-1760. The lozenge-shaped plaque has a molded and raised rim made up of scalloped ribbons alternating with shells. The plaque is painted with the biblical theme of Moses and the bronze snake. The painting is executed in blue, with only the bronze snake on the pole and three poisonous snakes on the ground accentuated in yellow. In the foreground the Numbers bible book reference ‘Num. 21 Vs 9’ is reserved in a small cartouche. The biblical story is at both sides bordered on either side by floral ornamentation and shells. The scalloped ribbons are painted with foliate scrolls. Two holes for suspension are pierced just below the upper shell. The reverse is glazed. In the story of the Old Testament, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt...

Purple and white plaque with figures in a landscape. Utrecht, circa 1760. Mark: Le J Lozenge-shaped purple and white plaque with a conversing couple in a landscape. In the foreground a man and a women with a bare bosom sit on a river bank, behind them stands a tree leaning to the left. A church tower and some houses are depicted on the other bank and a boat sails on the water. The molded and raised rim is painted with a continuous branch of leaves, the back is glazed white. The woman with bare bosom shows that a pastoral scene is depicted. The man and woman are possibly shepherds, although their characteristic staff and sheep are lacking. Pastoral literature enjoyed considerable popularity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and themes from it were frequently used for paintings, drawings and prints. The painter must have taken such a print as a model. The Le J signature is probably of the tile painter and has not yet been identified. Besides the mass production of tiles, the tile factories in Utrecht in the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries also manufactured other items on a small scale such as plaques, tobacco boxes, tea-stoves and shoes. Plaques form the largest part of this incidental production, and can clearly be distinguished stylistically and technically from Delft examples. Stylistically they are related more to tiles from Utrecht. The layered structure of the foreground with rocks and low shrubbery is derived from tiles with landscape, shepherd and biblical decors. The same also applies to the (leaning) tree, a typical Utrecht feature. The spiral cloud motifs are painted on Utrecht tiles as well. There are also important differences in production techniques. Delft plaques...

Pair of blue and white plates with flower vases. Delft, dated 1760. Mark: LV . A pair of blue and white plates with a wide flange, pai...

Blue and white armorial plate with the coat of arms of Johan van der Does and Elisabeth van der Dussen. Delft, 1686-1701. The Greek A pottery. Mark: AK, period of Adrianus Kocx (16...

Dutch Royal Delft Polychrome Delft vases A pair Delftware beaker vases The vases are hand crafted and hand painted in enchanting colors Floral decoration Chinoiserie with birds an...

Dutch delftware pear. Delft, 1750-1780 The pear with stem is modelled on a base of leaves and is painted in realistic colours. Dimensions: heigh...

Dutch Delftware apple Delft, 1750-1780 The apple with stem is modelled on a base of leaves and is painted in realistic colours. Dimensions: height...

Dutch delftware Pear. Delft, 1750-1780 The pear with stem is modelled on a base of leaves and is painted in realistic colours. Dimensions: heigh...

Blue and white DUYNKERKER tobacco jar Delft, 1760-1780 The ovoid tobacco jar with copper lid has a groove on the shoulder at the top and a protruding rim. The jar is painted in blue...

Dutch delftware A sitting dog. Delft, 1725-1775 The moulded dog is sitting on a rectangular plinth with rounded back and has its head raised and its...