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Black Vase

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Voorwerp
Merk

Plain black vase with a mark

Vraag

Is this fake?

Afmetingen
Approximately 25 cm
Collectie
publiekscollectie

Reacties 2

Verdict:

  • Delftware

Analysis:

  • Delftware, but made after 1850 After 1850, the earthenware production technique changed at the only remaining pottery in Delft. This technique goes beyond the scope of this website. 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
  • Mark of a Delft pottery/factory In the 19th century, a financial incentive arose to sell more new earthenware as antique Delftware, sometimes even bearing fake Delft factory marks. Read more

Your vase was produced by the Porceleyne Fles factory in Delft, probably in the second half of the 20th century. It does not have the usual date letters, so we cannot be certain. Maybe the factory themselves can help you further. 

In 1978 the Porceleyne Fles Factory celebrated their 325th birthday. To celebrate this a new type of black delftware with a painting of red, green, blue, yellow and white paints was designed. One of the available vases was exactly shaped like this one. It is only missing the decorations. After about 25 years the production ended, so I believe your piece can be dated between 1978 and 2009.