1909 Royal Delft Plate #3 WWII Provenance Old Delfts Blauw Schotel Sloop Church Tower Dish De Porceleyne Fles Netherlands *Free S&H

HAND PAINTED 1909 OLD DELFTS BLAUW PLATE by DE PORCELEYNE FLES, NETHERLANDS!

WWII provenance - The seller I purchased this from back pre-2003, said he was a young U.S. soldier during WWII and traded sugar for these 3 plates from a Dutch family. How kewl is that?!!!

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An attractive cream background on a slightly scalloped plate contrasting with the characteristic delft blue palettes of Fles. The medallion theme depicts the iconic Sailboats, Sea, (no windmill as compared to plate #1 as far as I can "see") and a Church Tower of Holland. The clouds are neutral, not blustery nor stormy. The border is simple.

WWII provenance - The seller I purchased this from back pre-2003, said he was a young U.S. soldier during WWII and traded sugar for these 3 plates from a Dutch family. How kewl is that?!!!

I have listed the other two plates separately. Only one artist initial which is somewhat unusual for one painter to do both the border pattern and the central theme unless he/she was very senior. The artist is the same for all 3 plates. This plate and another with the same pattern, were painted in 1909, whilst the 3rd plate was painted in 1908. It's one thing to make a set of the same pattern, but different years by the same painter? Coincidence? Hmm?

Here's the two links for its sibling plates >

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/234849477/1909-royal-delft-plate-1-wwii-provenance

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/234877836/1908-royal-delft-plate-2-wwii-provenance

A 1922 Scalloped Vase by the SAME PAINTER >

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/461232124/1922-royal-delft-vase-delfts-blauw-vaas

PIC 5 is a separate listing for a rare historical, museum quality huge Delft Plaque, please take a look see :-)

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/229308470/huge-historical-1609-1909-royal-delft

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PHOTOS - integral to description, please use zoom feature for detailed views.

MARK -
The back is marked with the mark in use since 1879;
- A Jar
- The initials JT superimposed over each other
- Delft
- Date Code > AE = 1909
- Artist Initials > superimposed stylistic, please use zoom feature on Pic 3
- 388.
In addition,
- Incised Mark > i can't really make out the incised text & # (no idea what that stands for, modern pieces are usually not incised)

DE PORCELEYNE FLES info –1653
De Porceleyne Fles "the porcelain bottle" has been in continuous existence since 1653 and is considered crème de la crème of Delft production. One reason for their continued success is their wares are hand painted. Joost Thooft and partner Labouchere bought the firm in 1876. Fles is the oldest "Delft" manufacturer still in the town of Delft! Fles pieces are sought after collectables and the larger the item, the more detailed, the more expensive! Modern production of large pieces and tile tableaus are priced in the thousands of dollars!

SPECS: about 8.5”D x .75”H

CONDITION: Excellent!
FRONT
- Please use the zoom feature on Pic 3 to view the issues
- There is a moderate level of crazing to be expected in older Delft specimens. The crazing is more crackle-like in the well of the plate and on the lip is more like separate lines
- held at an angle, there are tiny scratched to the glaze
BACK
- Please use the zoom feature on Pic 4a & b
- at 3 o'clock is a tight hairline of about 1/2" that is not visible in front
- crazing is moderate
- the foot ring is not pierced for hanging
- Upon request, I’m happy to furnish additional photos for your inspection

MY SUBJECTIVE GRADING GUIDE >

Outstanding - pristine, like new
Excellent - excellent considering 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 deserving of continued existence

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De Porceleyne Fles has been in continuous existence since 1653 and is considered crème de la crème of Delft production. One reason for their continued success is their wares are hand painted. Joost Thooft and partner Labouchere bought the firm in 1876. (this plaque is incised with their names in a circular mark as opposed to the printed "modern" mark of a stylized JT and vase/jug) Fles pieces are sought after collectibles and the larger the item, the more detailed, the more expensive! Modern production of large pieces and tile tableaus are priced in the thousands of dollars! The only Dutch Masters themed charger currently in production goes for over 2,000 Euros on their online store!

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 flaunt 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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