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Not Delftware
Bakje2 July 2023

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
  • Mark of a non-Delft pottery/factory The typical Delftware also inspires producers outside of Delft, but genuine Delftware has only been produced in Delft. Read more

Dit kommetje is gemaakt bij Tichelaar in Makkum en staat in de catalogus die is gevoerd tussen 1925-1970.

Not Delftware
Vaasje2 July 2023

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
  • Mark of a non-Delft pottery/factory The typical Delftware also inspires producers outside of Delft, but genuine Delftware has only been produced in Delft. Read more
Not Delftware
Hexgaon Tray Thing1 July 2023

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
  • Not hand-painted Due to historical research, we keep discovering more about the marks Delft potteries used. Would you like to learn more about these potteries? Read more
  • Mark of a non-Delft pottery/factory The typical Delftware also inspires producers outside of Delft, but genuine Delftware has only been produced in Delft. Read more

This object looks like a salt cellar. The mark is not from a Delft factory, but probably from another pottery in the Netherlands like Mosa. Why there are letters on the rim of the object is unknown.

Not Delftware
bord30 June 2023

Verdict:

  • Not Delftware

Analysis:

  • Not made in Delft The term Delftware is only used for earthenware actually produced in Delft. Read more
  • Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware with a glaze to which tin oxide has been added to make it opaque white. Delftware produced before 1850 is always covered with a tin glaze. 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
  • Unmarked An unmarked object does not necessarily mean that it is not Delftware. Only about 1/3 of all Delftware is marked. Read more

Als ik naar dit bord kijk, zou ik het stuk als majolica bestempelen. Dat betekent dat de achterzijde niet met het witte tinglazuur is gekleurd, maar met een doorzichtig of opaque loodglazuur. Eerlijk gezegd doet het stuk mij niet heel Nederlands aan, maar denk ik meer aan de regio rond de Middelandse zee als productieplaats. Je kunt dan denken aan landen zoals Spanje en Portugal. Wellicht dat andere specialisten op deze website daar een idee over hebben.

Not Delftware
6 pauwstaart schoteltjes29 June 2023

Verdict:

  • Not Delftware

Analysis:

  • Not made in Delft The term Delftware is only used for earthenware actually produced in Delft. Read more
  • Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware with a glaze to which tin oxide has been added to make it opaque white. Delftware produced before 1850 is always covered with a tin glaze. 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

Merk:

  • Klauw L.S.

Op deze pauwenbordjes zien we het merk van plateelbakkerij de Klauw. Echter, dit is een vals merk. Waarschijnlijk zijn de bordjes gemaakt in Frankrijk. Niet alleen het vreemd uitziende merk is een indicatie voor de vervalsing, maar bijvoorbeeld ook het dikke gecraqueleerde glazuur.

Not Delftware
Shelf clock29 June 2023

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
  • No mark visible No mark is visible in the photos. If it is present, please add some extra photos of the bottom or the back of the object.

Great to see this interesting piece, but I would like to comment that the photo's aren't very sharp, so it is impossible to see some details.

If a piece isn't marked, it is hard to say something about the maker. If a piece was made by the Porceleyne Fles in Delft, it would have been marked. So we can conclude that this piece might have been made in the Netherlands, but not in Delft. Did you try to remove the clock to see if there are any makers marks inside?

Not Delftware
Wit blouw potje met leeuwtje19 October 2022

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
  • Not hand-painted Due to historical research, we keep discovering more about the marks Delft potteries used. Would you like to learn more about these potteries? 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

Dag Roger Bouvrie,

Deze dekselvaas komt op mij over als industrieel aardewerk. Het gaat hier dus niet om Chinees porselein of Delfts aardewerk. Ondanks dat ik niet goed kan inzoomen op de foto, meen ik te zien dat de afbeelding is gedrukt op het aardewerk via een zogenaamde transferprint. Dat kun je zien aan de vlekjes en de plekken waar de afbeelding iets lichter is. Ik denk dat dit stuk in Groot-Brittannië is gemaakt, maar ik weet dat niet zeker. Het merk heb ik niet geïdentificeerd.

Not Delftware
Vaas23 August 2021

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

Het onderstreepte Delft doet denken aan het type blauw-wit aardewerk dat de firma MOSA in Maastricht hanteerde. Ik denk dat het stuk rond 1900 gemaakt is. 

Not Delftware
Echt Noord-Frans of stiekem toch Delfts?20 August 2021

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
Not Delftware
Vase20 August 2021

Verdict:

  • Not Delftware

Analysis:

  • Not made in Delft The term Delftware is only used for earthenware actually produced in Delft. Read more
  • Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware with a glaze to which tin oxide has been added to make it opaque white. Delftware produced before 1850 is always covered with a tin glaze. 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
  • Possibly false mark It is not always possible to confirm whether a mark is authentic, as ‘older’ marks were added to earthenware in the 19th century. Read more

Dear Pat G.,

One thing I'm sure about this is not Dutch delftware. Probably the fake mark AP for pottery De Twee Scheepjes was used on this object. It looks French to me, but I don't know the meaning of the other marks. If this is a French copy, this vase was probably made in the late 19th /around the 20th century.