Updated on september 10 2020.
Delft ceramics marks.
You can findthe different royal delft trade marks here.
In 1840 there was only one delftsware company left de porceleyne fles.
Then select circle or oval in mark shape.
2 the boat de boot.
Find out more about their marks here.
Name of a city delft equally important are other markings.
Delftware or delft pottery also known as delft blue dutch.
Guide to pottery and porcelain marks.
Early delft pottery held a mark that was scribed in a text closely resembling times new roman print.
This might be a.
Belgium china denmark holland germany great britain ireland scotland holland italy japan.
In 1585 potters fleeing from antwerp settled in delft.
Old delftware was made as early as the 16th century.
Below the mark on the left are painter s initials and on the right is a year of production code.
The porcelain bottle was revived in 1876 by thooft labouchere.
Our marks information is organized by shape and letter.
If you see a circle mark on a piece of pottery select pottery porcelain marks.
It is also used for similar pottery that it influenced made.
If you have more information such as a name in the mark you can then put it in the filter and it will narrow the options even more.
Using the list year codes you can find out yourself in which year your delftware was produced.
The design is a large blue v with an o on the left upper arm of the v and a c on the right upper arm of the v.
Delft pottery marks and history and information.
Delfts blauw is a general term now used for dutch tin glazed earthenware a form of faience most of it is blue and white pottery and the city of delft in the netherlands was the major centre of production but the term covers wares with other colours and made elsewhere.
Since 1879 each hand painted article produced by royal delft has been marked with a letter code.
1 the axe de dessel.
Identify delft pottery by looking at the markings.
In 17th and 18th century delft was a capital of european ceramics production.
Look for a crown above the writing handpainted delft blue made in holland.
Each product has been marked at the bottom or at the back with a trade mark.
In 1710 in german meissen began history of european porcelain which also started to be produced in netherlands.
This is the ubiquitous maker of delft blue and the reason many people refer to delftware generally as royal delft regardless of brand.
Delftware was made as early as the 16th century.
Full list of year codes is in the table.
The majority of delft marks are potters signatures and initials.
It was originally a low fired earthenware that was coated with a very thin opaque tin glaze and then a painted blue or polychrome design was applied.
