This beautiful group of three large Dutch Delft chargers was hand-painted circa 1800 in the celebrated Peacock’s Feathers pattern, one of the most admired designs in traditional Dutch Delftware.
The decoration is particularly striking. At the center of each charger, an elegant vase filled with stylized flowers supports a magnificent fan-shaped arrangement of radiating peacock feathers.
The feathers spread dramatically across the white ground, creating a rich and beautifully balanced composition in deep cobalt blue.
Surrounding the central design are elaborate borders filled with bold floral cartouches, scrolling ornament, and intricate hand-painted details. The deep cobalt decoration contrasts beautifully with the white tin glaze, while a narrow yellow-painted rim provides a lively finishing touch.
The three chargers are closely coordinated, although each has subtle differences in its hand-painted decoration.
Displayed together, their generous size, rich blue-and-white coloring, and elaborate Peacock’s Feathers pattern create an impressive decorative arrangement, particularly when hung as a group on a wall.
Two chargers bear marks attributed to De Vergulde Bloempot (The Gilded Flowerpot), and the third bears a mark attributed to De Klaauw (The Claw), two established Delft pottery factories associated with the production of traditional Dutch tin-glazed earthenware.
Dimensions: Two chargers measure 13.5 inches in diameter; the third measures 14.25 inches in diameter.
Condition: Excellent, with minor edge frits to the yellow-painted rims invisibly restored.
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1800
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Decoration: Hand-painted Peacock’s Feathers pattern in cobalt blue with yellow-painted rims