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Delft and Faience For Sale
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18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Dutch Delft Blue and White ceramic Chinoiserie Plaque. 1740-1760
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie plaque. Delft, 1740-1760. The oval blue and white plaque has a molded rim with four raised, oval cartouches. At the to...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Blue and White Chinoiserie Wine Jug Delft, 1650-1670
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie wine jug Delft, 1650-1670 The ovoid-shaped wine jug stands on a waisted foot and has a slightly conical neck with a spo...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Delft, Large Blue and White Dish with Flower Vase, 1750, the Three Bells Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white dish with flower vase. Delft, 1740-1760 The Three Bells pottery. Mark: three bells Dish with a scalloped rim painted in blue showing a ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience, Ceramic

Antique 18th C English Delft Chinoiserie Plate with Willow Tree & Lotus Bush
By Delft, AK Dutch Delftware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English Delft plate. Depicting a willow tree and a lotus bush side-by-side. In the Chinoiserie style. Simply a wonderful plate! Date: Mid-18th century Overall condition I...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Polychrome Imari Cooler, Delft, 1713-1735, Mark: Ar for Adriaan Van Rijsselbergh
Located in Verviers, BE
Polychrome Imari cooler. Delft, 1713-1735 Mark: AR Painter: Adriaan van Rijsselbergh This oval ribbed cooler stands on three pyramid-shaped feet and is painted in a six-coloure...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Dutch Delft, ceramic Plaque with a Courteous Scene, circa 1760
Located in Verviers, BE
The octagonal plaque is painted in blue with a courteous scene. A young man offers a flower to a young lady accompanied by her chaperon, against a background of trees and shrubbery. ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Large Antique 18th Century Moustiers Style French Faience Soup Tureen
By Moustier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique Soupière et son Couvercle en Faience (French faience Tureen and Cover). Dating to the early 18th century, this very rare form is decorated in the Moustiers sty...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

Important 17th Century Delft Chinoiserie Three Piece Garniture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An important 17th century Delft chinoiserie three-piece garniture The Netherlands, Delft. Last quarter of the 17th century An important and rare Delft garniture of three pieces. The shape and decoration are inspired on the Chinese Transitional porcelain...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience, Ceramic

Delft, Blue and White Dragon Dish Mark AIK, Period J van der Kool '1722-1757'
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white dragon dish. Delft, 1722-1757 The Greek A pottery Mark: AIK, period J van der Kool (1722-1757) Dish with blue and white decoration of a dragon on a dense ground of...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Delft, Blue and White floral Chinoiserie Jar, 1650-1680
Located in Verviers, BE
The ovoid jar stands on a slightly spreading foot, has a short upright neck, and is painted in blue with a floral decor. Three large cartouches containing flower bouquets have been a...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles Oval Lobed Jugs with Handles, 1894
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles oval lobed jugs with handles, 1894 2 oval lobed jugs with handles. In leaf motif painted medallion a scene of seascape and a landscape with ships and ...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Set of Five Faience Knife Rests Desvres, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Set of five knife rests signed Desvres, circa 1890. Colorful with coat of arms and acanthus leaves.
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1890s French Country Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

Late 18th Century Blue And White Glazed Faience Charger, circa 1770, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A large Danish (or Northern German) faience charger from circa 1780 in blue and white flower decor. The decoration is inspired by, or actually exact copies of the contemporary Chine...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

19th Century Hand Painted English Delft Chinoiserie Decorated Charger
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century hand painted English delft chinoiserie decorated charger.
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19th Century English Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

French Faience Cache Pot, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A white glazed French Faience “Cache Pot” with handles, circa 1870.
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

"Crateri", wheeled open mouth bowl, reflex and matte purple, Gatti 1928 Faenza
Located in Faenza, IT
Ciotola centrotavola molto elegante e leggera in ceramica, ha una forma con bocca aperta interno a riflesso esterno colore indigo opaco. I Crateri compongono la collezione di ceram...
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2010s Italian Modern Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Delft, Blue and White Beer Mug with Peacock in Garden, circa 1680-1700
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white beer mug with peacock in garden. Delft, 1680-1700. The pear-shaped beer mug with pewter lid stands on a short foot and has an ear-shaped handle that ends in a rat t...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Delft Faience Apothecary Jar
Located in Winter Park, FL
A delft faience apothecary jar with blue hand painted decoration and label: Aconitum Dap. Unmarked. Remnants of green foil label near the ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Delft, Polychrome and Gilded Chinoiserie Plate the Greek A Pottery 1701-1722
Located in Verviers, BE
Polychrome and gilded chinoiserie plate. Delft, 1701-1722 The Greek A pottery. Mark: APK, period of Pieter Kocx (1701-1703) or his widow Johanna van der Heul (1703-1722) The plate is slightly curved and has a narrow border. The painting is executed over the entire surface in a polychrome Imari palette. The chinoiserie decoration consists of an Oriental woman and child dancing amongst flying birds. The woman – traditionally called Long Eliza...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

18th C French Luneville Faience Plates, Pair
Located in Carmel, CA
Pair of faience plates from Saint-Amand-les-Eaux factory, 1760-1770, in the north of France. The intense colors and floral decoration are similar to the faience of Strasbourg. The de...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

12 Dinner Plates Animals in Creil & Montereau Faience, Late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare set of 12 earthenware illustrated plates with ivory background decorated with pink fuchsia designed personified animals realizing various activities and a sepia orange file...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Midcentury Italian Hand Painted Fish and Fruit Tureen with Ladle & Under Platter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hand painted midcentury Italian earthenware tureen set, circa 1950s. The four piece service includes the lidded tureen, ladle, and a large und...
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1950s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Strasbourg Faience Floral Plate
Located in New York, NY
Strasbourg faience floral plate. Antique faience plate with large floral bouquets and lobed rims with further floral sprays and insects; with blue u...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

Meissen Mid-18th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White Blue and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: The fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

Delft Faience Apothecary Pitcher with Lid
Located in Winter Park, FL
A delft apothecary jug, or pitcher, in the style of the 17th century with striped handle, narrow spout and lid. Hand painted in vivid blue with birds ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Delft and Faience

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Faience

Polychrome Chinoiserie Wine Jug, Delft, circa 1680
Located in Verviers, BE
The polychrome wine jug has an ovoid body on a low spreading foot, a conical neck with spout and a handle with a scroll finish. The jug is painted in purple, yellow and green with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. A band with scroll ornaments and circles is applied to the shoulder just below the neck, the neck itself is decorated with two stylized flowers and scroll ornaments. The handle is decorated with stripes and scroll ornaments. Dimensions: height 19 cm / 7.48 in. Multi-coloured chinoiserie landscapes on Delftware were only made for a short period of time, roughly between about 1680 and 1690. Most of the decors have been applied on dishes, lobed dishes, butter pots...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles Jugs Vases, 1893
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles jugs, 1893 Two Delft Porceleyne Fles jugs with in medallion painted landscape scenes with a windmill and floral decoration. The vases are from the year O = 1893 and painted by G. van Heijnenoort (1891-1940) and P.C.M. de Fouw ( 1883-1931) and the other vase bny C. van Heukelom (1892-1905) and P.C.M. de Fouw ( 1883-1931) Also the impressed mark of Joost Thooft, owner since 1876 The antique jug...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Meissen Mid-19thCentury Golden Porcelain Covered Cup Multicolors Flower Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small Meissen masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

St. Clement French Faïence Cherry Fruit Plate, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An earthenware French faïence cherry motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring. Mar...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Delft, Purple and Yellow Chinoiserie Jug, circa 1680-1700
Located in Verviers, BE
Purple and yellow chinoiserie jug. Delft, circa 1680 - 1700 The ovoid jug stands on a lightly spreading foot and has a tapered neck with spout. The top of the handle is pierced for a metal mount. The jug is painted in purple and yellow with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with Chinese figures. Bands with rectangular ornaments between double circles are applied on the shoulder and just above the foot. The neck is painted with a double leaf motif. The handle is decorated with stripes and dots, alternately applied in purlple and yellow. Purple or multi-coloured Delftware with chinoiserie landscapes are relatively rare, though versions in blue and purple, blue and yellow, green and purple are known, as well as three colour combinations like purple, yellow and green. A butter pot in this last colour combination was excavated from a cesspit in the grounds of the former Porcelain Bottle pottery in Delft. Multi-coloured chinoiserie decorations are painted especially on lobed dishes and also on beer mugs, covered spiced wine bowls and small plates. A purple, yellow and green painted beer mug in the Princessehof Ceramics Museum in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, combines a chinoiserie landscape with a depiction of stadtholder prins Willem III...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Polychrome Chinoiserie Wine Jug with Turned Body, Delft, circa 1680
Located in Verviers, BE
Polychrome chinoiserie wine jug. Delft, circa 1680 The polychrome wine jug has an ovoid and turned body on a low spreading foot, a conical neck with spout and a handle with a scroll finish. The jug is painted in blue, purple and green with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. Bands with rectangular ornaments between double circles are applied on the shoulder and just above the foot. The neck is painted with a double leaf motif. The handle is decorated with stripes and scroll ornaments. Dimensions: height 23 cm / 9.05 in. Multi-coloured chinoiserie landscapes on Delftware were only made for a short period of time, roughly between about 1680 and 1690. Most of the decors have been applied on dishes, lobed dishes, butter pots...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Purple and Yellow Chinoiserie Wine Jug, Delft, circa 1680
Located in Verviers, BE
Purple and yellow chinoiserie wine jug. Delft, circa 1680 The ovoid wine jug stands on a low spreading foot, has a conical neck with spout and a pewter mount and cover. The ear-shaped handle has a rat tail finish. The jug is painted in purple and yellow with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. A band with scroll ornaments is applied to the shoulder just below the neck, the neck itself is decorated with two types of stylized leaves. Another band with block ornaments is painted above the foot. The handle is decorated with stripes, dots and scroll ornaments. Dimensions: height 22 cm / 8.66 in. Multi-coloured chinoiserie landscapes on Delftware were only made for a short period of time, roughly between about 1680 and 1690. Most of the decors have been applied on dishes, lobed dishes, butter pots...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Fine 18th C Dutch Polychrome Painted Delft Charger
Located in valatie, NY
A Fine 18th c Dutch polychrome painted Delft charger, decorated with vibrantly colored stylized tulips and flowers painted in manganese, green, yellow...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft, Cashmere Tea Pot, 1700 - 1710 LVE Mark The Metal Pot Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
Cashmere tea pot. Delft, circa 1700 - 1710 The Metal Pot pottery. Mark: LVE, period of Lambertus van Eenhoorn (1691-1721) The ribbed tea pot has a somewhat pear-shaped body on a...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Set of Five Purple Delft Dishes or Plates Hand Painted 18th Century
By Hugo Brouwer
Located in Katonah, NY
A set of five antique Dutch Delft dishes beautifully hand painted with manganese-based purple. The dishes show a peony plant in full bloom. The maker was Hugo Brouwer. Brouwer created the design, and each dish would have been hand-painted in his factory, The Dreye Porceleyne Flesschen, using a stencil of his design. Each dish is signed with Brouwer's H-B mark. Dimensions: diameter 9" Condition: Excellent Price: $700 for the 5 plates Background of Hugo Brouwer: Maker: Hugo Brouwer (active 1760–1788) at The Dreye Porceleyne Flesschen (The Thee Porcelain Bottles) factory. Ref: C.H. De Jonge...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft, Pair of Blue and White Chinoiserie Dishes, 1680 - 1700
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of blue and white chinoiserie dishes. Delft 1680-1700. [attributed to] The Three Porcelain Ash Barrels pottery Pair of blue and white dishes with a wide-spreading flange, t...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Antique Porquier Beau French Faience Pottery Cruet Set with Base, Ewers & Lids
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique French Porquier Beau faience cruet stand. Complete with the original base, ewers or small pitchers, and conforming lids. Decorated ...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft, Faience

18th Century Delft Charger
Located in Doylestown, PA
A boldly decorated delft charger mid-18th century probably Dutch depicting a hanging lantern or planter with flowers and a blue decorated border.
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Other Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft, Large Blue and White Armorial Charger, 1650-1680
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white armorial charger. Delft or Haarlem, 1650-1680 This large charger has a wide-spreading flange and is decorated in the center with a c...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

19th Century French Hand Painted Oval Faience Wall Platter from Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique ceramic dish was crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1880. The stylized ceramic plate has a scalloped edge and depicts a han...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

French Faïence Hand Painted Romantic Courtship Grisaille & Cirage Plates, S/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming set of six French faïence hand painted plates, circa 1880-1900 – a reissue of the original 18th century Sceaux mold. Marked on the verso, Sceaux 1777. Sceaux was a faië...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Keller & Guerin St Clément Luneville Trompe L’Oeil Art Nouveau Asparagus Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Aesthetic Movement French Faïence trompe l’oeil asparagus server, Keller & Guerin St. Clément, circa 1890-1900, in the Art Nouveau style. Molded to imitate a fringed and floral...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

18th C Spanish Talavera De La Reina Pitcher Jar Bucaro Botijo Centerpiece Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C Spanish Talavera De La Reina Pitcher Jar Bucaro Botijo Centerpiece Rustic. A large late 18th-early 19th century glazed ceramic pitcher jar ...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Paint, Faience

Delft, Chinoiserie Famille Rose Garniture, 1730-1740
Located in Verviers, BE
3 piece chinoiserie Famille rose garniture, Delft, 1730-1740 This petit feu garniture consists of a baluster vase with cover and two beaker vases. The cover has a bell-shaped knob...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Pottery Wall Plaque with Canal Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, signed, antique Dutch delft wall plaque with shaped edge in lozenge form. It depicts an early canal scene with bridge (and town in the bac...
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Pottery

18th Century German Pewter Mounted Faience Stein Initialed "WM"
Located in valatie, NY
An 18th century German Pewter Mounted Faience Stein Initialed "WM", circa 1790. The stein has a tin glazed finish over a white glaze and is painted with ...
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Late 18th Century Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

French 1750s Faience Oval Shaped Soup Tureen from Bordeaux with Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French faïence mid-18th century oval-shaped soup tureen from Bordeaux with floral decor. Created in Southwestern France during the reign of King Louis XV, this soup tureen features...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

Pair of Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Dishes Early 19th century Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this pair of antique Blue and White Dutch Delft dishes painted in the center with a garden scene featuring a bird atop a dark blue scholar's rock. Around the ...
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1810s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Ancient Maiolica Plates Pasquale Rubati, Milan Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Five oval maiolica dishes with pierced edge Manufacture of Pasquale Rubati Milan, 1770-1780 Three small oval dishes 10.23 in x 7.67 in (26 cm x 19.5 cm) Two large oval dishes 10.82 in x 8.85 in (27.5 x 22.5 cm) lb 3.5 (kg 1.8) State of conservation: intact The five dishes of different sizes have an oval shape, a mixtilinear edge and a molded polylobed shape with a surface enriched with a relief weave motif extending to the brim and forming a perforated basket...
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Maiolica

Vienna Mid-19th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White and Blue
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

Set of Three Late 19th Century Italian Majolica Plates
By M. Cupi
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three, late 19th century. Italian Majolica plates / chargers. Decorated with armorial crests of three different designs. Very good dra...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Majolica

Antique Lambeth 18th Century English Delft Pottery Plate with Chinese Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, antique English delft plate. Likely Lambeth with deep blue chinoiserie decoration and a sawtooth border. A fine early example with stro...
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18th Century British Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Lantern, Delftware, mid-18th Century, Dutch, Polychrome, Tryhoorn Collection
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This charming lantern decorated with typical Dutch estuary scenes is a rare survival. Although they must have been made in large quantities as evidenced in many Dutch Old Masters th...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Vienna Mid-19th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White Red Blue and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

Vienna Mid-19th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White and Blue
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

Large Blue and White Delft Charger 18th Century Made circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this Antique blue and white Delft charger with a well-painted landscape showing a house and trees. The decoration is crisp. The scene is framed by an attracti...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Pair Antique Blue and White Delft Chargers Made by "The Axe" circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this pair of Dutch Delft blue and white chargers decorated in the center with an image of a delicate vase filled with chrysanthemums and peonies. The design in the center of the charger is derived from Chinese decoration, where auspicious flowers were put in bamboo baskets as attractive interior decorative elements. The border of the charger is adorned with four floral panels, which alternate with four cobalt blue panels with fish-net patterns. The edge of each charger is painted with orange slip...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Antique and Vintage Delft and Faience

The unique graceful design and classic style of antique and vintage delft and faience make these pieces an exceptional addition to any dining room.

The popularity of the blue-and-white porcelain developed in 14th-century China inspired delft and faience pottery in Europe. The global expansion of trade through the Dutch East India Company led to the import of numerous examples of Chinese porcelain, resulting in the creation of Dutch delftware, which is the term generally used to describe the tin-glazed earthenware that Dutch potters used. There were other imitations of Chinese porcelain produced by ceramicists throughout Europe, but delftware was the most successful. This iconic tradition — the subject of a 2020 exhibition at the Kunstmuseum den Haag​ ​— resembled Chinese porcelain but was more affordable.

True blue delftware originates only from a single location: Delft in the Netherlands. These precious pieces pair well with French faience. Unlike delftware, French faience utilizes a lead-and-tin glaze. This earthenware has roots in late-16th-century France. French Provincial delft and faience tend to feature snow-white lacquered surfaces with colorful painted images or floral designs.

In terms of elegance and versatility, Baroque delft and faience always impress. The most extravagant and boldly hued pieces are Rococo delft and faience. Plates, tureens and other objects made in this style are frequently ornate and intricately decorated, making them ideal for display.

Modern Dutch design masters often incorporate vintage decor into their contemporary designs and delftware items are a popular choice. Browse antique and vintage delft and faience now on 1stDibs.

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