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Delft and Faience For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Rococo
18th Century Dutch Delft De Lampetkan Blue and White Cabinet Plate Tullips
By AK Dutch Delftware, Royal Delft, Delft
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...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Pottery

Delft - set of three plates, mid 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of three Blue Dutch Delftware plates with a rare chinoiserie decoration of a central geometrical decoration of flowers. Unmarked In good condition: only the usual wear to the rim.
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Faience

Polychrome Dutch Delft Dish Hand Painted with Country Scene Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This is an 18th-century Dutch Delft pancake plate hand painted circa 1780. The artist used the polychrome colors moss green, red, blue, and manganese brown to create a lovely paintin...
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1780s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

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...
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1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Set Eight Blue and White Delft Chargers Hand Painted Netherlands Ca. 1780-1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of eight blue and white Delft chargers was made at De Vergulde Bloempot and De Klaaw in the Netherlands between 1780 and 1820. They feature the gorgeous "Peacock" pattern, o...
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Early 1800s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
Painted in the center with a vase filled with a lush bouquet of flowers. The border is painted with six foliate scroll panels, each with a vase filled with fruits alternated by blue ...
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1770s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger
Located in Katonah, NY
This Delft charger was hand painted in the Netherlands in the 18th century, circa 1780. The decoration features a traditional Dutch Delft design of scrolling vines and tulips around ...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Hand Painted Blue and White Delft Charger Netherlands Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Delft charger was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1800. The center features a garden scene with beautiful flowering peonies. We see blossoming flowers, buds...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Dutch Delft Dish Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful blue and white delftware dish was hand painted in England around 1760. It features a lively garden scene with a butterfly hovering on one side and a songbird in flight...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

''De Grieksche A', Dextra - Polychrome Delft plate
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware plate with central decoration of a flower baskets, surrounded by 5 cartouches with similar decoration. Marked 'D' for Jan Teunis Dextra, owner of De...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Delft Peacock 'Pauwenstaart' dish - De Claauw
Located in DELFT, NL
Dutch Delft blue and white 'Peacock' plate, 18th century, with ochre rim, the center decorated in cobalt with a vase containing an arrangement of peacock feathers and flowers. The ri...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Faience

Fazackerley Delft Charger Hand Painted Liverpool Polychrome Mid 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
This gorgeous Delft charger was hand painted in Liverpool, England, in the mid-18th century, circa 1760. The style of decoration we call Fazackerley is probably the most beautiful in...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft Blue set of 'Tea Tree' plates - mid 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of Blue Delftware plates with chinoiserie decoration of a central depiction of a "tea tree" or a 'tree of life'. The rim with alternating foliate scrollwork. Unmarked
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Faience

Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted Mid 18th Century Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Dutch Delft charger was hand painted in the mid-18th century, circa 1760. The artist has created a lovely garden scene using two shades of cobalt blue. The simple...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted Mid 18th Century Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
With only a hovering songbird, a large peony, and a pair of butterflies, the artist has captured a moment in time. The exquisite garden scene fills the center of the charger and spil...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Dutch Delft Hand Painted Plate or Dish Late 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
The center of this hand painted Dutch Delft plate shows a lovely garden with a pine tree and a large peony. The scene continues onto the border, where we see three butterflies and mo...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Rococo Inspired Hand Painted Platter
Located in London, GB
Ideal for hanging on the wall to decorate a dining room or bathroom, this painstakingly hand painted in London, this richly decorative piece is inspired by Rococo dreamscapes. With e...
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2010s English Rococo Delft and Faience

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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...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

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...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Set of Five Dutch Delft Plates Hand Painted Circa 1800 Diameters 9" and 12.25"
Located in Katonah, NY
This group of five hand painted Dutch Delft polychrome plates makes a lovely set. Each plate features a flower-filled garden scene in the center with predominant blue, green, and yel...
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Early 1800s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Late 18th Century Dutch Delft Charger
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century Delft blue & white charger, Dutch. Large pomegranate flowering tree in central reserve with floral border. Rim frits typical for Delft. 13.75" dia. Whitehall Antiq...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft Polychrome Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th century Dutch Delft charger features a vibrant array of polychrome colors; yellow, green, blue manganese, and iron red. The intensity of the colors is exquisite. The colors...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

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...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Three Delft Chargers Polychrome Hand Painted Netherlands Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This collection of three antique Dutch Delft chargers showcases the craftsmanship of the 18th-century potteries in the city of Delft. Each charger is hand painted in a vibrant array ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Circa 1770 Delft Polychrome Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 Delft polychrome plate. Very well decorated with central shaped medallion of a basket of flowers surrounded by 5 shaped panels of flowers baskets. Maker's mark en verso. 4...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Circa 1770 Delft Polychrome Low Bowl or Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 Delft polychrome low bowl or plate. Very well decorated with central shaped medallion of a basket of flowers surrounded by 5 shaped panels of flowers baskets. Rim chips & ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Pair Blue and White Delft jars
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of large Delft jars has a traditional blue and white floral decoration painted on a white tin-glazed ground. The body of each jar features four large panels; two show a pea...
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1920s Belgian Rococo Vintage Delft and Faience

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Delft

Pair Blue and White Delft Dishes or Plates Hand Painted England Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This gorgeous pair of blue and white English Delft plates was made in Bristol, England, circa 1760. The lovely floral decoration is hand painted in shades of cobalt blue on a light cobalt blue ground. One flower on the vine stretches rim to rim from the border on one side into the well of the dish and then across the well and onto the border again. This is an exquisite design well painted! REFERENCE: for a very similar English delftware plate, see English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, by Frank Briton, pg 191, plates 12.29 and 12.30, where Briton states that the origin of the dish was probably in one of the factories in Bristol, England circa 1760 Dimensions: 9" diameter Condition: Excellent with small edge chips invisibly restored Price: $1,550 Background of English Delft: The art of making Delft began in England in the Mid-1500s. An English delftware jug has been found in East Malling, Kent, with a silver mount hallmarked 1550, which is presumed to be the earliest English delftware manufacture date. John Stow's Survey of London (1598) records the arrival in 1567 of two Antwerp potters, Jasper Andries and Jacob Jansen, in Norwich, where they made "Gally Paving Tiles...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Delft Blue and White Vase Hand Painted 18th Century circa 1780 Netherlands
Located in Katonah, NY
Made circa 1780, this 18th century Dutch Delft vase was hand painted with floral decoration of flowers and scrolling vines. A beautiful deep cobalt blue covers most of the surface....
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted at The Axe Holland Circa 1770
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...
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1770s Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Vase Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands, circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Delft jar was made in the Netherlands in the early 18th century, circa 1730. The jar is covered in a gorgeous light blue glaze traditional to much early 18th ce...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Pair Blue and White Delft Plates or Dishes Hand Painted Netherlands, circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of blue and white Delft plates were hand painted circa 1800 in the Netherlands. At the center of this lovely pair of dishes is a traditional Dutch Delft view of a garden i...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Five Blue and White Delft Plates or Dishes Hand Painted, Netherlands, Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
These five blue and white Delft plates were hand painted in the Netherlands, circa 1800. The lovely plate in the center shows a deer resting in the forest. The two pairs of plates ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands, circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful blue and white hand painted charger was made in The Netherlands in the last quarter of the 18th century, circa 1780. It is decorated with an eye-catching floral design...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Pair Blue and White Delft Mantle Jars Hand Painted Netherlands, Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Dutch Delft mantle jars show a delightful rococo scene hand-painted on blue and white Delft. We see a pair of cows resting in a fenced area with a flock of birds in the ...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Antique Delft Blue and White Jar Made by The Claw Netherlands Circa 1790
Located in Katonah, NY
This hand-painted jar and cover from circa 1790 boasts beautiful Dutch Delft floral artwork. The intricate design features a stunning array of blooms and vines in deep and medium cobalt blue. The shoulders of the jar are adorned with lappets filled with flower heads, and its octagonal form is topped with a simple, deep blue knop. Dimensions: 12.75" tall x 6" at widest point x 4.75" across base Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored Price: $1160 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...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

18th Century Delft Dutch Delftware Blue and White Cabinet Plate Collectors plate
By AK Dutch Delftware, Royal Delft, Delft
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
18th Century Dutch delftware cabinet or collectors plate. Marked The gilt Flower Pot factory Hand crafted tin glazed earthenware pottery Fully handpain...
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18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware, Delft

Antique Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted Netheralands, circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
Hand painted circa 1780, this eye-catching blue and white Delft charger is hand painted in shades of cobalt blue with black accents. ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Dutch Delftware Tobacco Jar with Brass Lid, 18th Century, Straatsburg
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A Dutch Delftware Tobacco jar with a brass lid. Origine: Delft, The Netherlands Date: Second half of the 18th century Workshop: Unknown A genuine blue and white tobacco jar...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Delft

Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Lambeth, London, England, circa 1750
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite delft charger offers a glimpse into the artistic and cultural history of mid-18th century London. It was carefully crafted by hand at the High Street Lambeth factory,...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

18th Century Dutch Delft Pottery Blue and White Neoclassical Antique Collectors
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Dutch Delft cabinet plate Material: Delft pottery, earthenware tin glazed Maker: The 3 Bells factory (1670- 1841), marked at the back Origin: The Netherlands, Delft 18...
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18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft, Pottery, Earthenware

Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique Dutch Delft charger was made in the 18th century, circa 1770. It features a beautiful flower-filled garden hand painted in beautiful polychrome colors. We see a single large, bright yellow peony, other flowers painted in shades of purple, flower buds painted red, green leaves, a pierced rock painted deep cobalt blue, and the garden fence painted red and yellow. The border of the charger is decorated with a ring of flower buds in purple and red with green leaves. The overall effect is lovely! Dimensions: Diameter 12.5" Dimensions: 12.25 diameter x 1.75" tall Condition: Excellent with slight edge frits invisibly restored Price: $780 Background of Delft: The origins of Delft are found in the Middle East. Tin ash was used in a glaze for pottery as early as the 9th century in Mesopotamia. Using white glaze over a dark or buff-colored pottery body created a "canvas" on which painters could show brilliant colors that did not appear well on the earlier pottery...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Pair Delft Cows 18th Century Made De Porceleyne Lampetkan Netherlands Circa 1785
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful pair of cows was made around 1785 in the city of Delft. Since the late seventeenth century, Dutch Delft cows have adorned mantelpiece...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

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...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Blue and White Dutch Delft Dish or Plate Hand Painted Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
The cobalt blue is exquisite! Provenance: An identical dish is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. For an image of this identical plate and a discussion of its origins, see: E B Schaap "Delft Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum of Art" pages 74 and 75. We are pleased to offer this Dutch Delft dish...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

Faience Blue and White Water Cistern, Rouen or Lille, French Work, 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Water cistern, table fountain on earthenware pedestal decorated with lambrequins and lions in blue camaieu. Lateral grip in the shape of a lion's head. Earthenware from Rouen or Lill...
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Late 17th Century French Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Blue and White Delft Dish Hand-Painted Netherlands, Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white hand-painted Dutch Delft dish was made in the Netherlands in the 18th century, circa 1780. The composition has excellent movement. The ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

18th Century, Dutch Tile Painting of a Cat with Mouse
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful Dutch 18th century tile painting of a cat with holding a mouse in it's mouth. Depicted right after the catch, with paw lifted showing expos...
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18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Meissen Charger with Decoration a Flower Bunches, Marcolini Period Ca. 1800
Located in CH
Meissen charger with decoration a flower Bunches, Marcolini period Ca. 1800 This large Meissen Charger is decorated with a stylized bouquets of flower...
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1790s German Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

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Porcelain

Dutch Delft Polychrome Vase with Flowers and Birds, Mid 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Fine Dutch Delft vase with decoration is flowers and birds. Origin: Delft, The Netherlands Date: 1724 - 1764 Workshop: De Porceleyne Schotel (The Porcelain Dish) By: Jan Pennis...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience, Ceramic, Delft

Blue and White Delft Dish Hand-Painted 18th Century, England, Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This Delft blue and white dish was hand-painted in England in the 18th century circa 1760. The painting is quite naive but eye-catching. In the center, we see a large blue ground before three homes, each with a chimney. To the left, we see a large peony, and to the right, a pine tree. The wide border shows six flower buds on the vine, and along the edge are scrolling vines. Dimensions: 9.25" diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $560 Background of English Delft: The art of making Delft began in England in the Mid-1500s. An English delftware jug has been found in East Malling, Kent, with a silver mount hallmarked 1550, which is presumed to be the earliest date of English delftware manufacture. John Stow's Survey of London (1598) records the arrival in 1567 of two Antwerp potters, Jasper Andries and Jacob Jansen...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Delft

18th Century Dutch Delft Earthenware Vases Pieter van den Briel’t Fortuyn
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Two 18th century delft earthenware vases signed VB (Pieter van den Briel 't Fortuyn, 1753-1759) In original condition, no restorations as you can see on the photo's. VB mark : Van ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

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

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

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

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

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

Antique Faience Cabbage Form Soup Tureen Hand-Painted in Brussels Circa 1765
Located in Katonah, NY
This faience soup tureen was made in the Philippe Mombaers factory in Brussels circa 1765. The cabbage tureen, its cover, and the stand are painted in ...
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Mid-18th Century Belgian Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

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Faience

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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