LARGE! Rauenstein Thüringen Delft Spinster Spinning Wheel Figurine Delfts Blauw Beeldje Molen Windmill Fishing Boat Statue Statuette Figure

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DELFTSE BLAUW SPINSTER & SPINNING WHEEL FIGURINE!

WOW! This is not what I call "toursity" Delft trinkets you buy at the airport, this is German Porcelain!

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This size and skill, I'll call it Lladro-Delft, ha!

These types were made between 1893 and 1920.

So, I had to look up the origins of the word "spinster" to see if it correlated to "spinner," someone who spins thread, as I didn't think spinner was correct. Yep, "spinster" it is, ha!

She's hard at work, seated and bent over her spinning wheel. The detail of her holding the raw material in her left hand as she feeds it into the spinning wheel with her right hand has amazingly survived. Her apron is decorated with Dutch iconic scenery from windmills, farmhouses, a church spire/tower on the horizon on the left. Up above are the ever-present pesky seagulls. The right side of her apron displays fishing boats, another windmill on the horizon and more pesky seagulls. The side edge of her chair is incised with 6391, assumed model number. Photo 6 is her smaller sibling, link below.

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Would make a perfect gift for that special MOM's BIRTHDAY, a gracious housewarming gift or a fine addition to your collection!

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PHOTOS - integral to description, please use zoom feature to view details.

MARK(s) - Pic 2 > on the side of the chair seat > 6391 which I believe is the model #

SPECS - about 7.75"L x 4"W x 9.25"H

CONDITION - EXCELLENT!
- no hairlines, cracks, flakes or crazing
- kiln related flaws of missed glaze, grit and glaze pops

MY SUBJECTIVE GRADING GUIDE >

Outstanding - pristine, like new
Excellent - excellent as it's an antique (minor issues)
Good - moderate issues
Fair - more than moderate issues, okay for display, but not a prized piece
Poor - major issues = a bargain price deserving of continued existence

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🌺HÅFA ADAI from ISLA GUAHAN (Guam/USA)🌺

"In 1783 a porcelain manufactory had been founded in Rauenstein to provide the poor village with a source of income. The seat of the company Friedrich Christian Greiner & Söhne was chosen as the castle that had been vacant for decades, built by the lords of Schaumberg in 1687 and later sold to the dukes of Saxony-Meiningen. There was no shortage of raw materials and cheap labor in the area.

Soon the Rauenstein porcelain with its popular patterns such as onion, strawflower or blue bird decor was known far beyond the borders of Thuringia. After 1893, one also took over characteristic motifs of the Delftware and characterized the goods without further ado with the lettering of the original. The Dutch did not want to put up with plagiarism and went to court. With a resourceful excuse, the Rauensteiner won the trial. They declared that "Delft" was simply the abbreviation for "The donkey is constantly trotting."

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Delft Chargers were highly sought after display pieces as an alternative to framed oil paintings. Royalty, nobility, wealthy merchants and even rich farmers acquired these examples of hand painted art! Many of the depicted themes were actually copies of popular (now famous) original oil paintings of the Dutch artists and masters. The other themes primarily were Chinois patterns copied from the Ming imports. When rich farmers held a large celebration, they would clear out the barn and then hang Delft Chargers either on the horse stalls or the walls of the barn as part of the party decor for the rustic party venue!

“Old Delft” were expensive and mostly used to display their owner's status and wealth by displaying in their formal dining rooms and other public rooms of their estates. These Delft pieces were exported all over the Western world including the New World as found in Williamsburg and other colonial towns in both North and South America. Delft manufacturers were threatened by Chinese imports, but when China went through their times of troubles and the kilns destroyed and potters killed, the Delft makers capitalized on the sudden rarity of Chinese exports and imitated Ming and Wanli/Kraak patterns to supply the continually growing demand. Eventually Delft potters began using their own patterns and incorporating what has become “iconic” themes of Dutch Windmills, Canals, Nautical and Biblical renditions. When the Chinese Imperial government stabilized, kilns were rebuilt, but found they had lost most of their market share. To regain that share, they began copying the Dutch designs. The humor in all this, is that many of the Dutch designs were copies of Chinese patterns! With all these cross-copying of patterns, meaning was lost and “fanciful” unreal patterns resulted!

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July 4th Independence Day > USA
July 21st Liberation Day WWII > GUAM/USA
Sep 14th Liberation Day WWII > MAASTRICHT, NL

Just wanted to take the opportunity to share this regarding WWII and the people of Holland in regards to the people of the US >

Near Maastricht, in Margraten, is the Netherlands American Cemetery. It is the only American military cemetery in Holland and where 8,301 of our soldiers rest eternal. There are Tablets of the Missing that contain 1,722 names. It's a beautiful and fitting resting place. I mention this because, we visited in 2010 and it was early May just after Koninginnedag (Queen's Birthday) as we were meeting a Dutch aunt who's married to a German citizen and they live in Germany and Maastricht is the halfway point from where we were staying. We were surprised and amazed at the thousands of visitors and the fresh flowers on EVERY GRAVE! It turns out, that ever since the cemetery was first created, every US Soldier's grave had been adopted by a nearby local family (also Belgian and German families across the border) and is visited several times a year and flowers laid and the soldier honored and remembered on certain holidays! It brought us to tears that after all this time, that the Dutch continue to honor and remember our soldier's ultimate sacrifice in helping to liberate their country! Thank you to the anonymous Dutch, Belgian, and German families who remember and honor our fallen!

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I'm not an expert on Porcelain. The information above is based on my research as a collector. It's time to downsize and find an appreciative home for this exquisite piece!

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