Georgian Delft and Faience

French Faïence Oblong Octagonal Chinoiserie Letter or Document Tray, Circa 1730-1740, Most likely Rouen, possibly Sinceny or Moulins, blue P mark. The Chinoiserie tray is painted i...

Blue & White Rococo: The London Delftware Sauce Boat, Chinoiserie Chic: English Delftware, Circa 1790 This elegant English delftware sauce boat is a fine example of late 18th-centur...

Dutch Delft Polychrome Shaped Plaques, A Pair, Mid-18th century The shaped Dutch Delft plaques each depict an exuberant display of flowers in a...

18th Century Dutch Delft Manganese Tiles Pictures of Rearing Horses, Rotterdam, Circa 1780 The pair of framed manganese six-tile pictures each depict a...

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...

A fine pair of antique 18th century English or Irish Delft pottery plates. With Chinoiserie decoration in blue underglaze decoration throughout including ...

Marseille Faïence Chinoiserie Footed Tray (Bannette), Attributed to the Leroy Workshop, Circa 1730 The center with two vignettes of courting couples separated by a central flowering...

Fine quality English late 18th century faience planter or pot, with accompanying small porcelain stand. The hand painted image depicts a young couple handsomely dressed in bright col...

Fine quality English late 18th century faience planter or pot, with accompanying small porcelain stand. The hand painted image depicts a young couple handsomely dressed in bright col...

A good 18th Century English Delft Polychrome plate with great colors. Typical wear for this type of plates. Chips on the rim . No hairline n...

A fine antique English Delft plate. With a broad flat rim and a shallow well. Decorated to the well with a flower basket including Chrysanthemums, fern fronds and leaves. The rim decorated with florals sprays and clusters of auspicious symbols. Simply a wonderful antique Delft plate...

Delightful, charming chinoiserie dish conveying the European interpretation of and fascination with exotic Chinese plants and landscape. Decorated with a large willow tree and st...

A good Dutch Delft blue and white pottery apothecary jar marked P.AVICEMA and dating from around 1750. The jar, of cylindrical form stands on a rounded pedestal foot with a pinched t...

Rustic Elegance: A French Faience Blue and White Jug, Circa 1900 This beautiful French faience jug, dating to circa 1900, is a testament to the enduring ...

Italian Creamware Tromp L'oeil Tureens in the form of Ducks, Nove di Bassano, circa 1800 The fine earthenware soup tureens are from Nove di Bassano. They are tromp L'oeil in th...

Dutch Delft Polychrome Chinoiserie Wall Plaque Circa 1730-1740 This vibrant wall plaque is a superb example of Dutch Delftware, capturing the charm and technical skill of the Delft potters during the high period of the Rococo. Description and Design This beautifully modeled and painted plaque features an ornate, raised border composed of alternating cartouches, each filled with either floral sprays or Chinese auspicious objects. The central scene is a charming and whimsical Chinoiserie fantasy. It depicts a gardener standing in a landscape next to a large vase of flowers, from which a large, colorful parrot perches on a branch. The composition is alive with details, including flying insects and the gardener's watering cans at his feet. The scene is painted in a distinctive and sophisticated palette of puce, yellow, and green, with blue accents. The plaque is surmounted by a molded blue shell, pierced with a hole for hanging. Historical Background & Context 🧐 Dutch Delft and the China Trade: Delftware is the famous tin-glazed earthenware produced in the city of Delft from the 17th century onwards. Dutch potters, inspired by the beautiful and wildly expensive blue and white porcelain imported from China by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), developed this tin-glaze technique to create their own affordable versions. The Move to Color: While Delft is famous for its blue and white wares, by the early 18th century (circa 1730-40), the potters began to introduce polychrome palettes to compete with the colorful Chinese famille verte and famille rose porcelain, as well as with rival European factories. This plaque, with its distinctive color scheme, is a perfect example of this fashionable shift. Chinoiserie: This plaque is a wonderful expression of Chinoiserie, the imaginative and often fanciful European interpretation of Chinese life and art. The scene is not an accurate depiction of China but rather a charming pastiche of exotic elements—the gardener, the auspicious symbols—combined with familiar European motifs like the parrot, all designed to delight the eye and bring a touch of the exotic to a wealthy Dutch interior. Condition, Provenance & Details Condition: Excellent, original condition with no restoration. There is some minor, typical flaking to the glaze on the rim ("fritting"), which is characteristic of soft tin-glazed earthenware of this age. Provenance: Formerly in the B.F. Edwards Collection...

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...

A rare, large English pearlware or Staffordshire pottery cradle. Decorated with an overall basketweave pattern and blue highlights, circa 1800. Measures: Length ca. 5 5/8 in...

Proskau Faience Tompe L'oeil Jug in the form of a Parrot, Circa 1770. The European tin-glazed earthenware tromp l'oeil jug is in the form of a parrot with a removable head forming...

English Delftware blue & white sweetmeat dish, London, Possibly Lambeth High Street, William Griffith's pottery. Circa 1750-60 The rare undergl...

Flemish scenes of activity on the river with sailing barges, fishermen and cranes. Within flowerhead borders, second half of the 18th century. In a modern giltwood frame with the rem...