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Decanter with cork lid

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Decanter with handle and corked lid

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Does anyone recognize the makers mark and the marks under the makers mark? I wonder who made it and when

Afmetingen
About 14 inches tall and about 6 inches round
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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
  • 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 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

The bottle was made at De Porceleyne Fles factory, now known as ‘Royal Delft’ and the only remaining factory in the city of Delft. This is from after 1876 when Joost Thooft purchased the factory and revived production. Usually they would date their objects with a lettercode, but not in this case. Although the factory had hundreds of painters over the years and they might actually be able to help you further, the VL mark resemble the mark of Keramiekfabriek Velsen (Velsen, Sassenheim), which may mean a joint production and it would explain the lack of a date.