Polychrome Delft
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Dutch Delft Hand Painted Plate Late 18th Century Circa 1780
$285.00The 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 more peonies.
The border is decorated with a band of iron red cross-hatching interspersed with green dashes.
The polychrome colors of the decoration are yellow, blue, iron red, green, and purple.
These colors were used on antique Delft because they could withstand the kiln heat required to fire Delft.Dimensions: 9″ diameter
Condition: Very good overall, with faint lines in the glaze
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Delft Plate Hand Painted Netherlands at De Porceleyn Lampetkan Circa 1760
$485.00This 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 colors of yellow, blue, iron red, green, and purple.
The center shows a vase with flowers painted in iron red and yellow, framing the flowers are green ferns spread out like a peacock’s tail.
Since the 17th century, this charming pattern has been known as the “Peacock” pattern.
The peacock’s tail motif symbolizes beauty and elegance.
The wide border has yellow and cobalt blue floral forms separated by iron red scrolling vines.
The rim’s deep blue brings out the beauty of the other colors.
On the charger’s underside is the mark “LPKam” in overglaze iron red for the De Porceleyn Lampetkan factory.
This mark was in use in the factory from 1756 to 1778.Dimensions: 9″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge chips invisibly restored
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Delft Plate Hand Painted Polychrome Colors Netherlands Circa 1800
$480.00This hand painted Dutch Delft plate features a lovely flower-filled vase painted with vibrant hues of lemon yellow, blue, iron red, and purple.
The bright yellow blossom captures your attention.
Stretching gracefully across the center are four delicate blue flowers, accompanied by a solitary iron red bloom, all elegantly framed by light green leaves on purple branches.
The effect is beautiful.
Circling the center is a band of yellow decorated with blue flowers and green leaves.
The border is decorated with dashes of purple set against a backdrop of lemon yellow.Dimensions: 9″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with minor edge frits invisibly restored
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Set of Five Dutch Delft Plates Hand Painted Circa 1800 Diameters 9″ and 12.25″
$2,420.00This 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 yellow.
Touches of orange, iron red, and manganese add to the visual interest of the five plates.
Each of the borders shows a repeating floral form.Dimensions: The 1 2.25″ Delft charger was made circa 1770. The Delft plates were made circa 1800.
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Colors 18th Century Netherlands C-1780
$860.00Made 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 leaves, all tied together with an iron red bow.
Encircling the bouquet of flowers is a wide band of geometric pattern painted in iron red, and yellow.
The border has a second band of geometric pattern, this one painted in two shades of blue.Dimensions: 13.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisible restored
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Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Colors 18th Century Holland C-1780
$860.00This 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 beautiful flower-filled garden featuring a willow tree with a purple trunk and ochre leaves, a single large flower with green and red leaves, a garden fence painted in purple with yellow posts outlined in red, and rockwork painted in a vibrant blue.
The palette of colors is harmonious.
The bright blue rockwork enhances all the other colors of the scene.
The effect is beautiful!Dimensions: 14.25″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge chips invisibly restored
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Delft Polychrome Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands Circa 1780
$1,080.00This 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 pop!
We see a beautiful songbird settled on a flowering tree branch.
The twisting branch is painted in manganese and works beautifully with the yellow, red, and green “flowers and leaves of the tree.
Three butterflies hover nearby.
The hand painted scene showcases the excellent craftsmanship of the 18th-century potteries in the city of Delft.
The border has six panels, each with a floral design. These are separated by smaller panels with iron red “diamonds.”
The overall effect is harmonious and lovely!Dimensions: 12″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Three Delft Chargers Polychrome Hand Painted Netherlands Circa 1780
$2,460.00This 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 of polychrome hues, including cobalt blue, green, yellow, iron red, ochre, and manganese purple.
The charger on the bottom of the main image shows a beautiful hand painted flower-filled garden.
We see a single large flower with green and iron red leaves, a willow tree with a purple trunk and ochre leaves, a garden fence painted in manganese with yellow posts outlined in iron red, and vibrant blue rockwork, which enhances all the other colors of the scene.
The charger at the upper left of the image shows a lovely sprig of flowers with a large yellow tulip, yellow tulip buds, and bright blue leaves, all tied with an iron red bow.
Around the center is a wide band with an iron red and yellow geometric pattern.
The border has green leaves and a geometric pattern in two shades of blue.
The third, slightly smaller charger (12″diameter) features a beautiful songbird settled on a flowering tree branch. Three butterflies are hovering nearby.
The border has six panels, each with a floral design separated by iron red “diamonds.”
The overall effect is harmonious and lovely!Diameters: 14″, 13.5″, and 12″
Condition: Each charger is in excellent condition with slight edge frits invisibly restored.
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Antique Dutch Delft Charger Made Circa 1780
$780.00This lovely Delft charger shows a hand-painted scene with a seated young lady holding a horn of plenty. Dressed in cobalt blue, she is surrounded by iron red flowers with forest green leaves. The image is a traditional joyous symbol of harvest and abundance. The polychrome colors work together perfectly to create a beautiful scene. The charger’s wide border is filled with similar flowers, leaves, and scrolling vines.
Dimensions:13.35″ in diameter x 2″ tall
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Antique Delft Charger 18th Century Polychrome Colors Netherlands Circa 1770
$800.00This antique Dutch Delft charger was hand painted in the 18th century, circa 1770. The center of this large Dutch Delft charger shows a lovely chinoiserie scene painted in vibrant polychrome colors, including blue, green, yellow, purple, and iron red. The scene depicts charming houses with exotic oriental-style roofs, picturesque mountains coming down to the waterside, a single majestic tree, and other foliage. The border of the charger is elegantly decorated with a pattern of iron red darts and delicate blue cross-hatching.
Dimensions: 13.75 in diameter x 1.75″ tall
Condition: Excellent
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Antique Dutch Delft Charger 18th Century Polychrome Colors Circa 1770
$630.00This Dutch Delft charger features a hand painted garden scene with large bright yellow flowers, green leaves, small iron red plum blossom flowers, and touches of cobalt blue. The decoration is simple and unsophisticated. The border with five yellow tulips and green leaves.
Dimensions: 12.25″ diameter x 1.75″ deep
Condition: Excellent
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Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Lambeth, London, England, circa 1750
$730.00This 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, founded by Henry Hodgson Jr in 1732 within the historic Hereford House. The building had once served as the London residence of the Bishops of Hereford, adding an extra layer of historical resonance to this charger. Dating back over 250 years to circa 1750, the charger depicts a garden scene with a unique design. The colorful palette features hues of purple, yellow, medium blue, green, and orange under a light blue glaze creating a harmonious effect. At the center, a blue lozenge-shaped hollow rock is shown sprouting flowers and leaves, with five mountains sketched into the background, adding depth and complexity to the image. The rim of the charger is adorned with four groups of flowers, each centered on a yellow sunflower, adding a touch of whimsy and charm to the overall design.
Dimensions:13.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches in height. Condition: Excellent with tiny edge frits invisibly restored to preserve its beauty.
Reference: See English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, by Frank Briton, pg 194, plates 12.39, where Briton states, ” In the centre a lozenge-shaped hollow rock sprouting flowers and leaves outlines in blue and shaded red. Round the rim, four groups of flowers centred on a sunflower face. The decoration in blue, red, green, and yellow on a pale blue glaze”.Probably (made) London.”
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Dutch Delft Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1770
$780.00This 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: 12.25 diameter x 1.75″ tall
Condition: Excellent with slight edge frits invisibly restored
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Dutch Delft Pancake Plate Lightning Pattern by De Paeuw ‘The Peacock’ Circa 1730
$930.00This extraordinary Dutch Delft pancake plate was made in the early 18th century. Beautifully hand-painted, it features bold zigzag lighting bolts, Bliksemborden, which seem to flash across the plate. Between the lightning bolts, we see clouds painted yellow with red decorations and flowering plants painted blue, green, yellow, and orange. This is one of the very best Dutch polychrome designs. Made by the De Paeuw (The Peacock) factory circa 1730, the decoration on this plate was inspired by Japanese Imari porcelains.
For an image and more information on this plate, see Delft Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum of Art by B Schaap pg. 52.
Dimensions: 9″ in diameter x 1″ tall
Condition: Excellent with tiny edge frits invisibly restored
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Pair of Hand-Painted Dutch Delft Imari Plates 18th Century Circa 1780
$1,230.00The lovely scene on this pair of Dutch pancake plates is hand-painted in bold Imari colors of cobalt blue and iron red, highlighted by forest green and bright yellow, which takes the place of gilding. A pair of long-tailed songbirds fly amid the flowers of an imaginary garden that rises above the garden fence. As is traditional with Dutch pancake plates, the scene covers the entire surface. There is no decorative border. The effect is marvelous!
This pair of plates was made in the Netherlands circa 1780.Dimensions: 8.85″ in diameter x 1″ deep
Condition: Excellent with very small edge frits invisibly restored
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Pair Delft Cows 18th Century Made De Porceleyne Lampetkan Netherlands Circa 1785
$3,400.00This beautiful pair of cows was made around 1785 in the city of Delft.
Since the late seventeenth century, Dutch Delft cows have adorned mantelpieces, furniture, and window sills. They were always produced in pairs, with their heads turned towards each other and their tongues lapping.
This pair of cows are hand-painted with lavish floral garlands draped around their necks and backs. The garlands are painted in polychrome colors: yellow, orange, blue, green, and purple. Their hooves are painted purple, their horns yellow. Their tails wrap around their bodies. They stand on rectangular “grassy” bases. Both cows are marked on the underside with LPK in underglaze iron-red.Dimensions: 6.5″ long x 3″ wide x 6″ tall
Condition: Some excellent invisible restoration
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Pair Dutch Delft Dishes Hand Painted 18th Century Celebrating the Dutch Republic
$720.00This 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 has a happy, friendly face. He is a symbol of the Netherlands. The words above him refer to the formation of the Dutch Republic. The seven arrows held together in the lion’s paw symbolize cooperation between the seven provinces of the Netherlands. Individually, the provinces were vulnerable, but together in the Dutch Republic, they became strong. The dish is painted in the polychrome colors of 18th-century Delft. The lion is painted in manganese. He rests on a moss-green grassy ground. The border is decorated with apples painted yellow and iron-red.
Dimensions: 9″ diameter x 1″tall
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Pair Large Delft Mantle Vases Painted in Polychrome Colors
$1,260.00Made in the Netherlands circa 1880, this pair of Dutch Delft mantle vases have a traditional double gourd shape. The vases were painted in traditional polychrome colors showing a waterside scene filled with flowers and songbirds. Panels show a waterside scene with long-tailed birds painted yellow, blue, green, and a rich shade of over the glaze iron-red. One bird flies above, and one bird rests among beautiful flowers. Between the panels are segments of bright floral decoration painted on deep cobalt blue ground.
Dimensions: 17″ tall x 6.75″ diameter at the widest point and 5″ across the octagonal base
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Dutch Delft Garniture Five Pieces Polychrome Made Circa 1880
$3,200.00This charming Dutch Delft garniture comprises two beaker vases and three baluster-form jars with their covers.
It is in excellent condition.
We see a romantic countryside scene with a shepherdess and sheep. Sitting comfortably in the shade of a large tree, she holds her staff and looks out onto a spacious grassy meadow.
In the background, we see a castle turret to her left and a church and steeple on her right.
The scene evokes the romantic feeling of the 18th century.
To create the scene, the painter used soft earth tone colors: two shades of blue, green, iron-red, yellow, and manganese.
The scene is bordered with a molded bright yellow and manganese cartouche with manganese flowers at the head and base. The reverse side of each vase has green leafy branches and red flowers. Each cover is painted with a yellow flower and surmounted by a traditional lion finial.Dimensions: The covered vases are 15″ tall x 7″ wide x 4.25″ deep at the base. The open vases are 10″ tall x 5.5″ wide x 3.75″ deep at the base.
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Large Red and Blue Dutch Delft Charger with Imari Colors Made Circa 1800
$740.00Provenance: 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 -
Antique Delft Dishes a Set of Five 18th Century with Purple/Manganese Coloring
$900.00A 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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