1, pp. Just like the print series, the two series of Delft plates enjoyed great popularity for many years.5 It is perhaps the popularity of the charming individual scenes that caused most series to have been dispersed over time, and attempts to reassemble them often have resulted in slightly mismatched sets. January for example shows skaters on a canal with the typical ‘koek-en-zopie’ tent, while in February it was too cold to go outside and a merry company is enjoying themselves in front of the fireplace. [6], The use of marl, a type of clay rich in calcium compounds, allowed the Dutch potters to refine their technique and to make finer items. Most of it is blue and white pottery, and the city of Delft in the Netherlands was the major centre of production, but the term covers wares with other colours, and made elsewhere. Great! Delft Blue pottery formed the basis of one of British Airways' ethnic tailfins. The most popular colour? It is often the case of the surviving Delftware plates. You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. Take a look! Besides the present set marked for De Porceleyne Byl (The Porcelain Axe) factory, from circa 1780, only two other complete sets are known. Both registration and sign in support using Google and Facebook accounts. November shows a man bleeding a pig and December showing a winter scene with a man chopping branches from a tree and skaters in the distance. On the third plate, a harpoon is thrown to the whale, and plate number four show the running of the whale, after which on the fifth plate the harpooners are ready to lance. Delft ointment pot c1700. Escape will close this window. Some regard Delftware from about 1750 onwards as artistically inferior. go to content. From teapots to vases to coffee mugs and plates, there is much to choose from. The start of the style was around 1600, and the most highly regarded period of production is about 1640–1740, but Delftware continues to be produced. Uh oh! Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. 4 This phenomen on the herring dishes is discussed by D.F. [7], From about 1615, the potters began to coat their pots completely in white tin glaze instead of covering only the painting surface and coating the rest with clear ceramic glaze. Caiger-Smith says that most of the later wares "were painted with clever, ephemeral decoration. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about delftware plates? FAST & FREE. Christie’s, London (1 December 2015) Estimate: Unavailable Realized Price: £10,000 . Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. [3] The manufacture of painted pottery spread from Antwerp to the northern Netherlands, in particular because of the sack of Antwerp by the Spanish troops in 1576 (the Spanish Fury). Etsy may send you communications; you may change your preferences in your account settings. The earliest tin-glazed pottery in the Netherlands was made in Antwerp where the Italian potter Guido da Savino settled in 1500,[2] and in the 16th century Italian maiolica was the main influence on decorative styles. Jan Teunis Dextra - De Grieksche A - Delftware plate - Fayence Netherlands - 1757-1765 Beautiful large plate with a diameter of 26 cm made in the factory de Grieksche A under the direction of the then owner Jan Teunis Dextra. Besides this plate I have an equivalent one, however, another painter and slightly different baking. Today, Delfts Blauw (Delft Blue) is the brand name hand painted on the bottom of ceramic pieces identifying them as authentic and collectible. "[14] By this time Delftware potters had lost their market to British porcelain and the new white earthenware. Series of Delft plates always keep to a maximum of twelve plates. Escape will close this window. These decorative objects were intended to be displayed on etageres, in glass cabinets or on walls.