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Wall plate with tulips

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oval wall flat wall hanging. Dark blue background with yellow, orange and mauve/yellow tulips with green stems and green/yellow leaves. Back is white with a Delft handpainted stamp

Vraag

Need help determining age, authenticity and value

Afmetingen
Oval 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches
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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
  • Unidentified mark Not all marks found on earthenware have been identified. It could be a ‘new’ Delft mark! But it could also be a mark that was not used in Delft. Read more

I hope my colleagues can help regarding the mark as I don’t know this one, but it certainly is not a known Delft factory. The word ‘Delft’ was never protected and we see Delft being produced all over the country, but also in Germany or even China. It is 20th century and although we do not give values here, I would not book a world trip just yet. ;-)

Thank you for your quick response and efforts! I was so hoping that I had uncovered a previously undiscovered work by one of the Dutch Masters but alas not to be! :(  Just as well though. I can't go on a world trip anyway as I am a US citizen and I understand that not too many countries are welcoming us in these days.