18th c. Dutch Delft Lobed Sweetmeat Dish

18th Century Dutch delft charger in blue and white having a diaper and squiggle lozenge border, the center with flowering urn surmounted with ...

An exceptionally fine quality 18th century English, possibly Liverpool, polychrome decorated charger with landscape scene depicting cottage and trees on an island with two flocks of ...

A deep delft punch bowl with polychrome decoration in reds, yellows and blues on a white ground with extensive exterior coverage depicting flowers in overlapping rounded tiles with a...

Finely painted Delft charger depicting an imaginary Japanese landscape set with a weeping cherry tree and a tea house, with a lovely use of mustard, teal and red.

Good quality 18th C English blue and white Delft charger depicting cottages on a river.

An 18th century Italian apothecary jar with blue and white tin glazing and hand painted decoration depicting a hilltop village in a lush settin...

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...

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...

This pair of Delft dishes was hand-painted in the Netherlands in the 18th century, circa 1780. We see a lion and the motto Nu Rust ik Veilig, "Now I Rest Safe." The lion is a symbol...

Chinoiserie blue water in the foreground This Dutch Delft charger features a hand painted garden scene with large bright yellow flowers, green leaves, small iron red plum blossom f...

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...

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...