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Reddish/rust colored decorated vase with small chip on top reveals non white clay beneath crackly glaze.
In my family for generations

Vraag

Is it antique Delft?
How old is it?
Is it an unusual piece?
(I can’t find anything like it on the internet)

Afmetingen
13cm wide
18cm tall
Collectie
publiekscollectie

Reacties 2

Your vase is made by the Porceleyne Fles in Delft and it looks a lot like the red crackle (rood Craquelé) range they made between 1947 and 1967. However your vase is unusual shiny, do you think the glaze is original or might someone have applied a layer of varnish afterwards? Have a google for "rood craquele porceleyne fles" and see what you think?

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

With thanks to PatrickW to his elaborate reply.