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Hand painted large blue and white plate or charger

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Blue hand painting of river scene of fishing boats with windmill on shore in centre, surrounded by a floral boarder with 4 small scenes inside borders at quarters around the plate. Has blue painted mark on of initials HL joined together on back.

Vraag

Is it Delft and what age is it

Afmetingen
40cm
Collectie
publiekscollectie

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In my humble opinion, this is only partly hand-painted with a fake brand. Only the middle surface seems to have been painted and the edges repainted. . The colors do not match what the Period should be, the brand here would refer to Jacobus Harlees but poorly applied and the bottle is missing. It cannot be attributed to Dirk Harlees either, as he signed with DHL and again with the bottle. Furthermore, the figures in the edge seem to be identical, which in my opinion points to transfer technique. I also don't see any proenen (baking marks at the rear).

mvg Franky

Verdict:

  • Not Delftware

Analysis:

  • Not made in Delft The term Delftware is only used for earthenware actually produced in Delft. 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

I agree with Franky that this is a fake mark. The shape of the plate and its color are not characteristic of Delftware. However, I do believe it is hand-painted, but the images aren't sharp enough.