HUGE! Royal Delft 1917 Charger Large Old Delfts Blauw Schotel ''Tronie of a Man with a Feathered Beret" Rembrandt Plate Dish Porceleyne Fles

HUGE DELFTS BLAUW CHARGER of "TRONIE OF A MAN WITH A FEATHERED BERET" Hand Painted by DE PORCELEYNE FLES Delft, Netherlands!

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The charger depicts an oil on panel painting by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69)

Please consider that this "reproduction" is a work of art in itself hand painted by a Fles Master Painter. Delft Chargers were at their inception, an alternative to the even more costly oil paintings and even then, only the wealthiest could afford.

While any large charger by Fles is an investment in the appreciation of art, the larger the piece, the more valued it is. In this case, there's an argument that because it's not only a portraiture, but the skill required to paint such layers of blue enamels onto a bisque piece only increases its value!

Artist: Rembrandt
Year: c. 1635-40
Oil on Oak wood
Dimensions: Height: 62.5 cm (24.6 in); Width: 47 cm (18.5 in)
Location: Mauritshuis, Den Hague, NL

Signed "naar Rembrandt f." at about 8 o'clock just inside the border = "After Rembrandt."

"A man twists his head to the right and looks at us over his shoulder. He is strikingly dressed in a feathered beret and a cloak with gold embroidery. The light is falling brightly on his face and casting a beautiful sheen on his metal gorget.

The painting is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’, or character sketch. In this case, it is of a soldier, who is dressed in an old-fashioned style. Rembrandt did not sign the painting RHL (Rembrandt Harmenszoon Leydensis), as he had done for a long time before that, but with his first name alone."

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MARK - in underglaze blue
- marked with appropriate standard mark with a jug/stylized JT and Delft
- HD = senior painter's initials > attributed to Horst J.B.J. v.d. active 1883-1918
- PD = junior painter's initials > attributed to Dijkman P.L. active 1882-1922
- AM = date code > 1917
- 125 = internal control code
- in between the pierced holes in the footring, just inside, is something I've never seen before >
- a H inside a box, but there's no known painter's initials, so I have no idea what this means?
- incised D
- incised WZ
- incised N

SPECS- about 16"D x 2.25"H

CONDITION - EXCELLENT!
- no hairlines, cracks, chips or flakes
- very little crazing in front because most the glaze is dark delft blue, only white areas so crazing in the form of long lines unstained
- fine to medium unstained crazing on the rear, expected of Fles items with any age
- minute scratches here and there to the clear glaze,nothing distracting
- footring as many rub marks in evenly spaced intervals, hmm?

MY SUBJECTIVE GRADING GUIDE >

Outstanding - pristine, like new
Excellent - excellent as it's antique/vintage (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!

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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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