Netherlands
The Dutch were among the first to attempt to reproduce Chinese blue and white porcelain. As the first European traders in China, they brought the exquisite porcelains back to their country and developed their own pottery: delft.
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Pair of Large Dutch Delft Blue and White Jars
$2,760.00This pair of Dutch Delft blue and white jars are painted in a fabulous deep cobalt blue; showing a pair of quail under a wild profusion of flowers. The decoration is exquisite. The ribbed body rises from a traditional octagonal base, which is decorated with acanthus leaves in panels. The covers are decorated with flowers and topped with a traditional round knop.
Dimensions: 20″ tall x 10″ diameter at widest point
Condition: Excellent
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Blue and White Delft Jar Hand-Painted in The Netherlands Mid 20th Century
$1,630.00This blue and white jar is a hand-painted gem of mid 20th century Delft. What makes this jar so exceptional is the exquisite deep rich blue painting. Made by De Porceleyne Fles, this lovely jar is beautifully decorated with flowers, rockwork, and butterflies in a traditional Delft theme. The ribbed body sits on a traditional octagonal base. The ribbing adds life to the decoration as light plays over the curves.
Dimensions: 12″ tall x 6.75″ at widest point x 5.25″ across the base
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Large Blue and White Delft Jars Decorated with Flowers
$2,300.00This pair of large Delft jars have a traditional blue chinoiserie decoration of flowers painted on a white tin-glaze ground. Each jar has six panels showing beautiful flowers flowing from rockwork. The shoulders and cover are decorated with deep cobalt blue lappets. The jars were made by Boch Frères Keramis in La Louvière, Belgium. Belgium was part of The Netherlands until 1831, and many of the early workers at Boch Frères Keramis were hired away from Dutch Delft factories. Begun in 1844 Boch Frères Keramis won a gold medal at the exhibition of the Belgian industry In 1847. The underside of each vase is marked. From the marks, we date the vases to circa 1920-1930.
Dimensions: Height 16.5″ x diameter at the widest point 7.5″ x diameter at the base 5″
Condition: Excellent
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Four Blue and White Delft Dishes Made, Circa 1820
$1,870.00A set of four antique blue and white Dutch Delft dishes showing flowers, a vase, and a pieced rock. The deep cobalt blue is splendid on the bright white tin glaze background. The border is filled with four panels each with a floral design. Between the panels is a zig-zag design.
Dimensions: 9.35″ diameter
Condition: Very good. Tiny edge frits invisibly restored.
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Pair Blue and White Delft Dishes Hand-Painted, Circa 1780
$865.00A pair of blue and white Dutch Delft dishes hand-painted in the chinoiserie style. The center of each dish shows two flowering plants in full bloom. Look closely, and you will see that all the painting is done in lines as if by pen or pencil. This suggests that an experienced painter outlined the images, which an apprentice or less experienced painter then filled in. The delicate lobed edges are the final touch that makes these dishes especially wonderful.
Dimensions: 9″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored.
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Dutch Delft Hand-Painted Charger Painted Polychrome Colors 18th Century, c- 1760
$1,220.00A Dutch Delft charger hand-painted in colorful polychrome. Made in the mid 18th century, the charger shows a traditional Dutch Delft design of an overflowing flower basket in panels. The panels are separated by an exquisite medium blue decorated with scrolling vines. Soft green, manganese, orange, and iron red work together to create a beautiful design.
Dimensions: diameter 12″
Condition: Excellent
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Blue and White Delft Charger Hand-Painted, Netherlands, 18th Century, Circa 1760
$945.00The entire surface of this beautiful blue and white Dutch Delft charger is covered in deep cobalt blue coloring. The center of the charger is filled with hand-painted peonies; while the wide border is painted with a net-like pattern of peonies, leaves, and scrolling vines. This charger was made in the Netherlands in the mid-18th century, circa 1760.
Dimensions: 12″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Made, Circa 1780
$1,200.00Why we love it: The intense cobalt blue We are pleased to offer this sizeable Dutch Delft blue and white charger hand-painted in deep cobalt blue. This exquisite charger was made in the 18th century, circa 1780. It shows a vase filled with sunflowers and ferns. The design is reminiscent of a peacock displaying its feathers. That is why this pattern has been known since the 18th century as the “Peacock” pattern. The blue on the rim of the charger is painted in.
Dimensions: diameter 13.85 inches
Condition: Very good
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Hand-Painted in the 18th Century
$1,100.00This blue and white Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in cobalt blue. We see a peacock standing at the edge of a pond, and next to it is an oversized peony. But, it is the majestic bird that captures our eye.
Dimensions: 12.25″ diameter. Condition: Excellent. Price: $1,100
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Pair Dutch Delft Blue and White Vases Hand-Painted 18th Century, Circa 1780
$4,300.00We are pleased to offer this exquisite pair of blue and white Dutch Delft vases hand-painted in shades of cobalt blue with a scene of songbirds on a rocky outcropping surrounded by flowering trees, butterflies, and a garden fence. The design is lively, and the hand-painting is beautifully done.
Made circa 1780 the vases have the softly rounded octagonal shape which is traditional to the period.
The undersides are mostly unglazed which is also traditional to many of the 18th century Delft factories.Dimensions: height 16.25″ x diameter at widest point 7
Condition: Excellent
Place these blue and white vases in a room with other colors, and something magical happens: all the colors in the room come out more sharply. By putting the right items together, each enhances the other. I find that Blue and White in particular works in any setting, in a formal dining or living room, with yellow in a kitchen, and certainly with other Blue and White.
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Large Blue & White Delft Charger Hand-Painted w/ Cobalt Blue 18th Century c-1760
$1,630.00A huge blue and white Delft charger hand-painted in cobalt blue with peonies encircling a central flower.
Made in the Netherlands circa 1760, the charger is decorated all over with flowers arranged in a floral pattern (see image #2)
The reverse of the charger is decorated with nine panels in the style of early to mid 18th century Delft.Dimensions: diameter 15.5″
Condition: Excellent
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Dish Made, Circa 1760
$950.00Why we love it: 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 in the “Theeboom” pattern showing a tea plant with a fan-shaped bouquet of leaves and flowers. It was quite popular in the mid-18th century. The decoration fills the well of the charger. On the border are medallions and floral designs. The edges are delicately scalloped, which adds another beautiful dimension to the dish.Dimensions: 10 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
We also have a selection of 13″-14″ diameter chargers in this pattern in the shop.
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Large Red and Blue Dutch Delft Charger with Imari Colors Made Circa 1800
$840.00Provenance: A Duch collection
Made circa 1800, this lovely Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in the Imari colors of red and blue with details painted green. The decoration shows red tulips with small green leaves and red tulip buds with blue fern-like leaves. Every single flower or bud is enclosed in a blue-edged cartouche. The design is inspired by 17th and 18th century Imari porcelains from Japan and China. Dimensions: diameter 13.5″ Condition: Excellent with very small edge frits invisibly restored -
Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Hand-Painted, Circa 1770
$760.00We are pleased to offer this Dutch Delft blue and white charger showing a pair of songbirds and a vase overflowing with flowers. It is hand-painted in deep cobalt blue on a bright white ground. The charger was made in the last quarter of the 18th century circa 1770.
‘Dimensions: 10.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with tiny edge frits along the outer edge invisibly restored.
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Antique Delft Dishes a Set of Five 18th Century with Purple/Manganese Coloring
$2,300.00A set of five antique Dutch Delft dishes beautifully 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
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Set of Nine Blue and White Dishes Dutch Delft Hand-Painted 18th Century C-1770
$5,800.00This set of nine blue and white Dutch Delft dishes were made in the 18th century circa 1770. The hand-painted design features a tulip bulb in the center and tulips in a circle on the wide border. But, it is the exquisite deep cobalt blue and the beautiful pie crust border which make this set so appealing. The cobalt blue is the deepest I’ve ever seen on any piece of Delft. And the pie crust edge is a rare treat.
Dimensions: Diameter 6 smaller dishes measure 8.5″-9″ and the two larger 10″ and 10.5″
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Pair of Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Dishes Hand-Painted, Circa 1770
$980.00This pair of antique blue and white Dutch Delft hand-painted dishes were made circa 1770. They feature a garden scene showing oversized flowers and a border with flowering vines and a crisscross design on a blue ground.
Dimensions: 8.65″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Large Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Made Circa 1800
$960.00An antique blue and white Dutch Delft charger showing tulips and peonies. The bright cobalt blue is splendid on the bright white tin glaze background. The border is filled with a floral design. A zig-zag design appears just before the edge, which is painted with bright yellow slip. The yellow also brings out the color of the bright cobalt blue.
Dimensions: 12.5″ diameter x 2″ height
Condition: The charger is in excellent condition, with very tiny edge frits invisibly restored.
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Group of Large Dutch Delft Jars and Vases 18th-19th and 20th Centuries
$10,700.00A Group of Dutch Delft jars and open vases late 18th to 20th centuries. Please see below for a description of each of the pieces in this set.
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Set of Six Blue and White Dutch Delft Dishes Made by “The Axe”, circa 1800
$2,200.00We are pleased to offer this lovely set of six blue and white Delft dishes made in The Netherlands, circa 1800. The dishes are decorated in several shades of cobalt blue. The center of each dish shows a garden scene. We see an oversized peony, a taihu (pierced limestone) rock and behind it all a fence defining the edge of the garden. The borders of the dishes have a traditional cross-hatch design. Dimensions: 8.85″ diameter. Condition: Excellent. Price: $2,200
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Pair of Blue and White Dutch Delft Vases, 18th Century
$5,400.00This pair of antique blue and white Dutch Delft vases was made circa 1770. Each vase has four panels with traditional decorations showing garden scenes filled with flowers and songbirds. They have long octagonal necks decorated with scrolling vines and leaves which end in a tulip shape. The base of each vase is also octagonal, decorated with traditional leaf forms and lambrequins. The proportions and painting are exquisite.
Dimensions: 7″ diameter x 17.5″ height
Condition: Good. Small edge chips have been invisibly restored.
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Pair of Large Blue and White Delft Chargers Made, circa 1780
$3,400.00We are pleased to offer this pair of large blue and white Delft chargers made by and with the mark of “The Claw” factory in the Netherlands, in the 18th century, circa 1780. The design is exuberant – as though the artist wanted to fill the entire space with delightful motifs. In the center is a vase overflowing with curving branches of leaves and flowers, but beyond this are much more stylized elements repeated around the entire dish. We see rows of fruits or berries, leaves, daisies, flowerpots holding roses, and large fanciful blossoms around the rim. Everything is connected with stripes, spirals, circles and scrolls to make a harmonious whole, a feast for the eyes.
These chargers will work well in a traditional or contemporary home.
This pair is part of our large collection of blue and white Dutch Delft, which can be viewed here.
Dimensions: 14 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Dutch Delft Cows Painted in Polychrome Petit Feu Colors Made circa 1760
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Pair of Delft Blue and White Chargers in the Theeboom Pattern Made circa 1770
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Blue and White Delft Ginger Jars Made in Netherlands, circa 1860
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Pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Peacock Chargers Made 18th Century circa 1780
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Pair of Delft Blue and White Chargers Made circa 1785
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Pair Antique Blue and White Delft Vases
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Antique Blue and White Delft Charger
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Eleven Blue and White Delft Dishes Hand Painted 18th Century Antique
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Collection of Eleven Blue and White Delft Dishes
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Antique Blue and White Delft Chargers “The Axe”
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Pair of Blue and White Delft Chargers Showing a Flower Filled Vase
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Pair of Antique Blue and White Delft Plates
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17th Century Blue and White Delft Charger with Chinese Inspired Scene
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Pair of Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Dishes
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Three Blue and White Delft Dishes with Yellow Slip Decorated Edge
$1,700.00 -
Antique Blue and White Delft Dishes a Set of Six
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Antique Blue and White Delft Dishes a Set of Eight
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Pair of Blue and White Delft Plates with Dragons
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Blue and White Delft Chargers Theeboom Pattern Netherlands Circa 1770
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Antique Blue and White Delft Vases with Peacocks
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Pair of Blue and White Delft Dishes
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Small 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Dish
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Blue and White Delft Charger
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Antique Blue and White Delft Chargers
$3,400.00A pair of blue and white delft chargers with a naive garden scene. The oversize flowers and the pierced scholar’s rock are presented to the viewer in a row lined up in front of the garden fence. The blue border is decorated with flower heads painted with flat brush strokes and simple lines. The outer edge is painted with a traditional yellow slip.
Dimensions: H 1.5 in. x Dm 13 in.
Condition: Excellent. Small edge frits invisibly restored.
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Group of a Dozen Blue and White Delft Chargers
$17,400.00A set of 12 large Dutch Delft blue and white chargers hand-painted in deep cobalt blue. The rim of each charger is painted with yellow slip. The hand-painted design shows a vase filled with sunflowers and ferns. The design is reminiscent of a peacock displaying its feathers and has been known since the 18th century as the Peacock pattern.
Made in the last quarter of the 18th and first quarter of the 19th century, this group is part of our large collection of blue and white Dutch Delft.
Dimensions: H 2.5 in. x Dm 13.75 in.
Condition: Excellent. Small edge frits invisibly restored.
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Pair of Antique Delft Blue and White Vases
$10,800.00We found a great pair of large, early Dutch Delft vases from the beginning of the 18th century, made between 1700 and 1720. These outstanding vases are decorated with chinoiserie scenes of warriors and noblemen. The detail and quality of the painting is exceptional.
Looking at these vases the viewer is transported into the world portrayed on the vases. We see a warrior with bow and arrow on horseback, an armored horseman, and a nobleman with his retinue.
Dimensions: H 22 in. x 9.5 inches W across the widest point, 7.75 inches W at the base
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Blue and White Delft Chargers Made circa 1800
$2,600.00A pair of Dutch delft blue and white chargers made circa 1800. They show a flower filled garden with large peonies and a flowering plant. The border is decorated with scrolling vines and flowers. The contrast between the pure white ground and the deep cobalt blue gives this pair of chargers a crisp, clean look.
Dimensions: 13.5″ x 2.5″
Condition: Excellent
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