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Byl plates blue & white

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Set of plates, maybe from Bjil / Byl of Delft.

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Are these original or vintage /modern copies.
What info can be deduced from the axe mark, the sign at its right, and the tx that can be seen above? Thank You!

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25 cm diameter
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publiekscollectie
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Een bijl vals

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These are vintage/modern copies with a fake axe mark. The fake axe mark stands for the " Porseleine Bijl " factory , active from the end of the 17th century until the beginning of the 19th century.  In my opinion they were made in Holland in the XXth century.

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Verdict:

  • Not Delftware

Analysis:

  • Not made in Delft The term Delftware is only used for earthenware actually produced in Delft. Read more
  • More recent production technique After 1850, factories in and outside Holland developed more efficient and cheaper production techniques. This goes beyond the scope of this website. Read more
  • Hand-painted An important characteristic of authentic Delftware is that it is hand-painted. Printing techniques do not occur on this earthenware. Read more
  • Forged mark In the 19th century, a financial incentive arose to sell more new earthenware as antique Delftware, sometimes even bearing forged Delft factory marks. Read more

To add to the information provided by Mr. Maes, there is an additional mark of a little (mathematical) ‘x’. That mark stands for the Samson factory in Paris around 1900, known for bluntly faking a.o. Delftware. It is such an interesting factory that there are now even collectors for that.

Indeed "Samson " Paris. I've missed the X.