Antique De Porceleyne Bijl Chinese Garden Chinoiserie Dutch Delft Pottery Plate

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A fine antique Dutch Delft pottery plate.

By the De Porceleyne Bijl (The Porcelain Axe) factory.

With a broad flat … Read more A fine antique Dutch Delft pottery plate.

By the De Porceleyne Bijl (The Porcelain Axe) factory.

With a broad flat rim and a shallow well.

The well decorated in underglaze blue with a Chinese garden scene including a fence, tree, stylized ferns, and a large chrysanthemum flower.

The rim decorated with flowers and scrollwork and a yellow painted line to the rim.

Marked to the reverse with a stylized blue axe mark to the reverse.

Simply a wonderful antique Delft plate!

Date:
Mid-18th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition.

Condition Details:
There are typical chips, losses, flakes and spots of glaze fritting around the circumference of the rim. There is some rubbing to spots of the glaze. There are two marks from kiln stands to the underside, as well as a firing flaw. Otherwise, there is some light edge wear, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Maker:
De Porceleyne Bijl

Pattern Name:
Chinese Garden (Chinoserie)

Marks:
Blue underglaze axe mark.

Measurements:
Diameter: ca. 9 in.
Height: ca. 1 in.

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