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A Dutch Delft blue and white plate, painted with a pastoral scene depicting a gentleman playing a flute before a seated lady reading a letter. The subject belongs to the repertoire of Rococo genre scenes that became popular in Delft during the third quarter of the eighteenth century, reflecting contemporary taste for pastoral imagery derived from French prints and paintings. The broad rim is finished with a brown edge, a feature inspired by Chinese export porcelain. Brown-edged Delftware became particularly fashionable and favored in the mid-eighteenth century as Delft potteries responded to the continued popularity of Chinese porcelain among European consumers, adapting both decorative motifs and colour schemes to the Dutch tin-glazed tradition. The reverse bears the painted GVS mark of Geertruy Verstelle, proprietor of Het Oude Moriaenshooft between 1761 and 1773. Geertruy Verstelle occupies a distinctive place in the history of Delftware as one of the relatively few women to own and manage a Delft pottery in the eighteenth century. Following the death of her husband, Jacobus Halder, she assumed ownership of Het Oude Moriaenshooft in 1761, continuing the factory during a period of increasing competition from English creamware and imported porcelain. Like several widows active in the Delft ceramics trade, Verstelle directed both the commercial and artistic operations of the pottery. What distinguishes Verstelle from many of her contemporaries is that she marked her production with her own initials, GVS (Geertruy Verstelle), rather than continuing to use her late husband's mark or identifying herself simply as a widow (weduwe). This deliberate choice visibly asserted her own identity as proprietor and is an uncommon and significant feature in eighteenth-century Delftware. Pieces bearing her initials are therefore not only attributable to a well-defined period of production but also represent the independent leadership of one of the few documented female factory owners in Delft. Condition: Very good condition: Only slight wear consistent with age. Literature: C.H. de Jonge, Delfts Aardewerk (1965); J.D. van Dam, Delftse Porceleyne (2004)

Antique Delft Plate with Pastoral scene, by Geertruy Verstelle, (1761-1773)

€850.00

An 18th century Italian maiolica plate, attributed to the Antonibon manufactory in Nove di Bassano. The plate is shaped with a finely moulded. Painted with flowering plants issuing from rockwork and scattered sprays, blue-edged rim. This type of decoration is referred to as 'a blanser' in the factory inventory records and more recently by as 'tacchiolo' in some ceramics literature. Related Literature: G. Ericani et al., La ceramica degli Antonibon, exhibition catalogue, Milan 1990. Diameter: 28 cm. Condition: Very good condition; minor wear consistent with age.

Antique Nove faience dish, Antonibon factory, late 18th century, Bassano, Italy

€500.00

Delft - Rare 'Delft white' gadrooned dish (plooischotel), 18th century 32 cm

Delft – Rare ‘Delft white’ gadrooned dish (plooischotel), 18th century

€3,200.00

Pair of soft manganese Delftware plates. late 18th century

Delft pair of manganese plates with scalloped rim, mid 18th century

€500.00

Excellent pair of mid 18th century Delftware plates with fine decoration of birds and flowers. Border adorned with foliage scrolls. Marked IVL for Johannes and Margaretha van Lockhorst-van der Gucht, owners of De Klaauw, 1713-1740

Antique Delft 18th century plates – Van Lockhorst, De Klaauw, 1713-1740

€1,400.00

De Grieksche A, Pieter Kocx – Delft plate depicting floral basket and birds, early 18th century

€650.00

Delft – Charger with ‘mille fleurs’ decor, early 18th century

€850.00

Delft – Charger with chinoiserie decor, 18th century

€650.00

Delft – Chinoiserie’ Blue and White Delft Plate, 18th century

€275.00

A Barber Bowl in Blue and White Dutch Delftware

Dutch Delft – Barber’s bowl

€1,200.00

Delft – Dutch Delftware blue and yellow model of a slipper or shoe

€750.00

Delft – Floral chrysanthemum plate by “The Porceleyne Bijl’ – Late 18th century

€275.00

Delft - Blue and White Charger with Fortuna - mid 18th century

Delft – Blue and White Charger with Fortuna – mid 18th century

€950.00

Delft – Pair of fine Delftware plates, early 18th century

€1,250.00

Delft - octagonal kalbas shaped vase, late 17th century

Delft – octagonal kalbas shaped vase, late 17th century

Octagonal Delft kalbas shape vase (soliflore), 17th century

Delft – octagonal kalbas shaped vase, late 17th century

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