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Delft and Faience For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Delft - 18th century Chinoiserie Plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft Chinoiserie plate depicting, in a Chinese landscape with a man in a boat, sailing past a house while bird in the air is overlooking the scene.
Beautiful chinoiserie trace...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
18th Century French Faience Plate from La Rochelle
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good 18th century French Faience from La Rochelle with Primitive hand painted decor. All in good condition with chips around the edges. No hairline and no restorations noted. Dimen...
Category
Late 18th Century French Provincial Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Delft Bowl
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A blue and white delft bowl. Lots of charm.
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Plate with Chinoiserie Decoration
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft plate.
Depicting a garden in the foreground & a main in a landscape scene in the background. Surrounded by stylized floral sprigs and a dots & cross hatch decorated rim.
Simply a wonderful antique Chinoiserie decorated Delft plate!
Date:
18th century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
There are two small chips to the plate's rim, wear and fritting to the entirety of the plate's rim and footrim, and some very light rubbing to the glaze in the bowl. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Marks:
There is an antique label...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Willem van der Kool, Delft polychrome plate - early 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft polychrome plate with lively polychrome decoration of a central vase on a stand filled with flowers flanked by two little insects. Very orn...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Late 18th C Delft Style Bacchus Serpent Handled Vase Blue & White
By Delft
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning Delft style vase, late eighteenth century and most likely French faience ware, possibly from the Saint-Omer factory. Beautifully modeled, featuring twin heads of the Roman...
Category
Late 18th Century French Classical Roman Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
Lambeth London - English Delftware Chinoiserie Plate, mid 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
English delft polychrome charger having a Chinese figure in Oriental landscape, painted in polychrome colors of yellow, red green and blue. Attributed to the Lambeth High Street pott...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience
17th Century Delft Blue & White Charger
Located in Dallas, TX
17th century delft blue & white charger is a timeless interpretation of the Japanese porcelains that were so popular in Europe, replicated by the master ceramicists in the Delft region of Holland, and most experts agree, equivalent in quality to the Oriental artworks...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
18th-century Dutch Delft Shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome Plaque
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome plaque,
Circa 1730-40
The shaped plaque has a raised molded border decorated with a series of alternating painted panels of flowers and Chinese auspicious objects. The central scene is painted with a slightly off-center table with a vase filled with flowers and a large parrot perched on the branches. Several flying bugs can be seen around the flowers. To the left is a gardener with two watering pots at his feet. The whole in a puce, yellow and green palette. The top is surmounted with a blue shell pierced with a suspension hole. The exterior rim of the plaque in blue.
Dimensions: 8 7/8 inches high x 9 3/4 inches x 1/2 inch depth.
Provenance: B.F. Edwards Collection...
Category
1730s Dutch Georgian Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Faience
Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Colors 18th Century Netherlands C-1780
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in the Netherlands circa 1780, this lovely Delft charger features a hand painted bouquet of beautiful flowers.
We see a large yellow tulip, yellow tulip buds, and bright blue le...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
17th-Century German Faience Blue & White Chinoiserie Trumpet-Neck Botttle Vase
Located in Downingtown, PA
17th century Frankfurt German Faience Blue & White chinoiserie Trumpet-neck Bottle Vase,
circa 1680-90.
The vase is decorated in underglaze blue and white with a chinoiserie landscape with a Chinese figure with banana plants...
Category
Late 17th Century German William and Mary Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Pair Blue and White Delft Tobacco Jars Netherlands 18th Century circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This outstanding pair of Dutch Delft blue and white tobacco jars were made circa 1770 to hold a type of tobacco named "DÜÎNKERKER."
Made in the city of Delft circa 1770, the cobalt blue decoration on the jars is outstanding.
Description: Framing the title of the jar is lovely floral decoration of leaves, small flowers, and scrolling vines.
At the top of the floral decoration, we see a vase bursting with leaves and flowers.
The covers are 20th century.
Dimensions: 8.75" tall (11"with covers) x 7.25" diameter at widest point
Condition: Excellent
Price: $2,400
Provenance: One of the pair has the mark of The Blompot on the underside. The Blompot factory operated from 1654 until 1841.
In addition, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has an almost identical tobacco jar made by a competing contemporary Dutch Delft factory. The museum notes the name on the jar, "DÜÎNKERKER," refers to a type of tobacco that was more commonly known as DÜÎNKERKEN, spelled with an "N" at the end. Duinkerken is a type of chewing tobacco.
(For more details from the Philadelphia Museum of Art listing, see ** below).
Background of Dutch Delft:
The technique of making Delft was first described in writing by Gerrit Paape in "The Delft Pottery Maker," written in 1794 and dedicated to Lambertus Sanderus, the owner of De Porceleyne Claeuw (The Porcelain Claw). Delft faience began in the 17th century. Much of the most beautiful Delft was produced in the Dutch city of Delft. The Delft potters began to coat their pots thoroughly in a white tin glaze. They then began to cover the white tin glaze with a clear glaze, giving depth to the fired surface and smoothness to cobalt blues. Over time they created a good resemblance to porcelain. By circa 1650, the technical skills of the potters and painters were much improved, and Delft began its golden age.
Background of 18th Century Tobacco Use in The Netherlands:
Tobacco use in 18th century Holland was widespread and socially acceptable. It was commonly consumed through smoking in pipes. Pipe smoking became popular among all social classes, from the working class to the wealthy elite.
Tobacco was not only enjoyed for its recreational purposes but also had a role in social rituals and gatherings. It was often smoked during social events, in coffeehouses, taverns, and at private gatherings.
The Dutch Republic was known for its extensive trade networks, and tobacco was significant in this trade. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was crucial in bringing tobacco from the colonies, such as Virginia in North America and Java in the East Indies. In addition, the VOC controlled much of the tobacco trade in Europe, contributing to the popularity and availability of tobacco in Holland.
**The Philadelphia Museum of Art
"Tobacco Jar and Cover
1764-1772
Made by De Porceleyne Schotel (The Porcelain Dish), Delft, Netherlands (1598–1791) Under Johannes van Duijn...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Blue and White Delft Chargers Theeboom Pattern made by "The Claw" circa 1770
By De Klaauw
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Dutch Delft chargers in the "Theeboom" pattern shows a tea plant with a fan-shaped bouquet of leaves and flowers.
The deep cobalt blue is fabulous!
This is one of the ...
Category
1770s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
German Faience Tankard
Located in Essex, MA
Cylindrical with pewter lid. Floral decoration and loop handle.
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Pewter
English Delft Charger
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good quality 18th C English blue and white Delft charger depicting cottages on a river.
Category
1760s English Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
Delft - Chinoiserie dish with floral basket, second half 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware platter with Daniel Marot style decoration of a shield amidst flowers and foliage scrolls within a dodecagoon.
Beautiful border decoration in rich bl...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
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...
Category
18th Century British Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Delft - Chinoiserie style Charger by De Claauw, mid 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware plate with chinoiserie decoration of a blosseming peonies and other flowers behind a fence amidst shrubbery. Qianlong st...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
18th c. Italian Blue and White Tin Glazed Apothecary Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century Italian apothecary jar with blue and white tin glazing and hand painted decoration depicting a hilltop village in a lush settin...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
Delft Plate or Dish Hand Painted Netherlands De Porceleyn Lampetkan Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This Dutch Delft plate is a wow visually!
Made in the factory of De Porceleyn Lampetkan (The Porcelain Ewer) in the city of Delft circa 1760, it was hand-painted in bold polychrome c...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Large Dutch Delft Charger with Chinoiserie Decor in Wanli Style, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
City: Delft
Workshop: Unknown
Date: Last quarter of the 17th century
A large blue and white plate in Wanli / Tianqi style
Decorated with a...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile in Chinese Wanli Style with bird
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1620 – 1640
A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Chinese garden with a bird on a rock. Influenced by the Chinese porcelain from the Wanli Period....
Category
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
18th Century French Blue and White Hand Painted Faience Delft Vase
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
This important antique vase was crafted in France, circa 1780. Octagonal in shape with gadrooned body style and a tall neck, the elegant potiche features a hand painted medallion dep...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Dutch Delft - Pair of plates
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Beautiful pair of early 18th century Dutch Delft plates, high quality of painting.
Geometrical design with foliate scrolls and cartouches.
Tinglazed earthenware (faience), early 18t...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch William and Mary Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Faience
18th Century Blue and White Delft Plate
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A small delft plate . In the Asian style.
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
French Gien Renaissance Hand Painted Porcelain or Faience Hanging Plate
By Gien
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Charming hanging plate from Gien with cobalt blue background for hand painted grotesque decorations inspired by fifteenth-century Italy.
The motifs in yellow, white and brown highlig...
Category
1970s French Renaissance Revival Vintage Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience, Porcelain
Dutch Delft Three Piece Garniture with Dog and Parrot, Vases Set, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A Dutch Delft garniture of two side and one middle vase, decorated with a dog and parrot.
Origin: Delft, The Netherlands
Date: 1763 - 1806
Workshop: De Porceleyne Clauw
Owner: Lambe...
Category
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Plate
By Delft, De Grieksche A
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dutch Delft plate.
Depicting a man and fence in the foreground and a background with a house, a tree, an island with a build...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: Rappee, 18th Century
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of snuff tobacco.
The brand name: Rappee, is painted in a...
Category
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: Stokvis, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop: De Porceleyne Bijl (The Porcelain Ax)
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco.
The jar is ins...
Category
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted at The Axe Holland Circa 1770
By The Axe
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white charger was hand painted at De Porcelene Bijl* "The Axe" circa 1770.
The center of the charger is filled with a lovely flowering plant.
We see flowers in full blo...
Category
1770s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Early 18th Century Blue and White Dutch Delft Clobbered Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A blue and white Dutch delft vase made circa 1700, with clobbered-style polychrome enamels added in the mid-18th century.
This brightly colored blue and white Dutch delft vase is a ...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Pottery
18th Century Delft Posset Pot with cover
By Delft
Located in Basildon, GB
An Early 18th Century Blue & White Delft Posset Pot with cover, likely to be English origin due to the bulbous body, painted with birds and flower scenes, a...
Category
Early 18th Century English Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft
18th Century Dutch Delft Charger
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th Century Dutch delft charger in blue and white having a diaper and squiggle lozenge border, the center with flowering urn surmounted with ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
Delft or Hanau- Wanli style dish, late 17th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare second half 17th century Blue Delftware platter with Chinese kraak style decoration of a garden with 3 Chinese persons. Border decoration in panels. Flower vines in four small p...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Colors 18th Century Holland C-1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique Dutch Delft charger is hand painted in a vibrant array of polychrome hues, including cobalt blue, green, yellow, iron red, ochre, and manganese purple.
We see a beautifu...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Fisherman Rappe, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delft
Circa 1740
Workshop: De Vergulde Bloempot (The Gilded Flowerpot)
A rare and very early blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of snuff tobacco with a brass lid.
The jar is...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
18th Century English Polychrome Delft Charger with Parakeet Decoration
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century English polychrome delft charger with a parakeet decoration.
Category
18th Century English Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of Lovers or Man with Bare Breasted Woman
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile.
With a chamber scene depicting a man and a woman with bare breasts together in a bedroom. Perhaps spouses or lovers.
Simply a wonderful antique Dutch Delft tile...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
18th Century Dutch Delft De Lampetkan Blue and White Cabinet Plate Tullips
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Large Dutch Delft cabinet plate - Delftware plate
Material: Delft, earthenware , pottery, tin glaze
Design: De Lampetkan
Producer: De Lampetkan also known as De Porceleyne Lampetk...
Category
18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery, Delft
Liverpool or Irish Delftware Massive Chinoiserie Blue & White Dish
By Dublin Delftware Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Delftware Blue & White Chinoiserie dish,
Irish (Dublin) or Liverpool,
1745-65
The rectangular British Delftware underglaze Blue Dish with canted corners and of large size is pai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Faience
Pair Dutch Delft Hand Painted Imari Dishes 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
These Dutch pancake plates are adorned with a beautiful hand-painted scene in bold Imari colors of cobalt blue and iron red, enhanced by forest green and bright yellow, which replace...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Two Dutch Delft Tobacco Jars with Original Lids: Varinas St. Omer, 18th Century
By The 3 Bells
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delft
1760 – 1790
Workshop: De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells)
A genuine set of two blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an original brass lids.
The jars are in...
Category
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Signed Antique 18th Century German Tin Glazed Fayence Pottery Shaving Bowl
By Wallendorf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German fayence (or faience) pottery shaving bowl.
Marked for Wallendorf.
In a white ground tin-glazed pottery richly decorated with blue, green, yellow and brown und...
Category
18th Century German Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience
Circa 1780 Yellow Rimmed Delft Chop Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 Delft blue & white chop plate. Central vase with flowers & fan of peacock feathers, surrounded by swirls & flowers. Yellow rim. Mark of "De Porceleyne Claeuw" factory. Fri...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Moustiers - 18th century Chinoiserie Plate
By Moustiers
Located in DELFT, NL
Moustiers faience Chinoiserie plate
Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the rim.
Category
Early 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Delft - Pair of floral plates by "The Claauw' - Late 18th century
By The Claw
Located in DELFT, NL
Pair 18th century Delftware plates with floral decoration.
Border adorned with foliage scrolls.
marked: Lambertus Sanderus, De Klaauw, 1763-1806.
Condition: some scratching and w...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Delft - 18th century set of 5 polychrome Chinoiserie Plates
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of five mid 18th century Delftware plates with chinoiserie decoration of a pagode.
Unmarked.
Condition: some chipping and wear to the rim
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Faience Floral Large Plate or Charger
By Delft
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely large 10" antique 18th-Century Dutch Delft faience hand painted floral plate in vibrant cobalt blue and white with a yellow gold rim. Maker's mark on reverse. It would look ...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Faience
Chinoiserie Dutch Delft Polychrome Faience Lobed Jar, 18th Century, Holland
By Delft
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Dutch Delft ginger jar of lobed form, with chinoiserie design in polychrome tin glazed enamels, 18th century, Holland.
The ginger jar (missing its lid), of globular fo...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware, Faience
Antique 18th Century Religious Manganese Dutch Delft Tile of Abraham
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile in manganese.
With a scene depicting the Binding of Isaac - the famous Biblical story from the book o...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
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...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pair of Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Plates with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of fine antique Dutch Delft plates.
Each depicting a woman in classical Chinese garb gesturing towards an extravagant potted plant atop a table.
The rim of each is decorated...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted English Delftware 18th Century C. 1765
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful blue and white Delftware charger features a vibrant garden scene that is hand-painted in just three shades of cobalt blue.
In the central space, flowers emerge from r...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: F Rappe, 18th Century
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of snuff tobacco.
The brand name: F Rappe, is painted in ...
Category
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
18th c. Dutch Delft Lobed Sweetmeat Dish
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early and rare 18th century Dutch Delft sweetmeat dish having eggyolk and soft gray-blue overall decorative design with a depiction of a lady sitting...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Dutch Delft Lidded Jar in Chinoiserie, Early 18th Century
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An Early Dutch Delftware lidded jar with chinoiserie decoration.
Origine: Delft, The Netherlands
Date: Early 18th century
Workshop: Unknown.
A genuine blue and white lidded j...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Antique Delft Pottery and Faience for Sale on 1stDibs
The unique graceful design and classic style of antique Delft pottery 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 Delft plates, Delft vases and other pieces of 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 Delft pottery and faience now on 1stDibs.