Oud Delft Nijmegen set of three matching Delft style polychrome wall dishes (saucers)
Set of three small (16 cm) matching polychrome Delft style wall dishes (saucers) made between 1968 and 1996 by the Oud Delft factory located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The dishes are decorated in the colourful polychrome style characteristic of Oud Delft, using light and dark blue, green, yellow, red, purple and black colours. The middle dish shows a Delft style flower vase, while the (equal) left and right dishes show a flower garden. All three dishes have the same leaf and flower ornaments on their edge. The edge of the dishes is slightly scalloped. The decorations are transfer printed, with some added handpainted details and colours (you can compare the left and right dishes, they are very similar, but do have some slight differences). Each dish has two small holes in their footring with a metal and plastic wire to hang them on a wall.
The backside of the dishes is signed with a printed "OUD Delft mark" (used after 1968), the classification "Made in Holland" and a model number (516B for the left and right dishes, 516BM for the middle dish).
A nice set of dishes in a colourful Delft style. Nice for on the wall, but also nice for on the table or upright in a small plate stand!
Made by: Oud Delft
Place of manufacture: Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Year of manufacture: between 1968 and 1996 (most likely during the 1980s)
Method of decoration: transfer printed (underglaze), with some handpainted details
Size: diameter: 16,0 cm, depth: 2,4 cm
Weight: total weight: 520 g (approximately 175 g each)
Condition: very good to excellent, there are no damages and very little wear. The middle dish shows some light crazing of the glaze, which is not very noticable. The left and right plate have no crazing. Apart from this, the dishes are in an excellent condition, as new, with a nice gloss and strong colours.
Additional pictures of the object can be provided if required.
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About Oud Delft:
Oud Delft (meaning "Old Delft") produced decorative Delftware between 1921 and 1996 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. From 1921 to 1968 Oud Delft produced only handpainted blue and white and polychrome Delftware. From 1968 onwards, printing techniques started to replace the handpainting, with in the early years a mix between the two and in the later years only fully printed items. The handpainted items of Oud Delft were of good quality, and especially their polychrome items were easily recognisable by their distinctive palette of colours that differed from other producers. Unlike other producers, Oud Delft used an extra layer of white glaze as a background to their decorations, similar to the white tin-glaze layer once used on antique (19th century and earlier) Delftware. Most other producers of Delftware in the 20th century (with the notable exception of Tichelaar) just used the white biscuit of the stoneware used in modern Delftware as their background.
In 1996 Oud Delft was incorporated into Aardewerkfabriek 't Delftsche Huys in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands. They still produce (only fully printed, no handpainting) many of the models and designs of Oud Delft today.
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How do you pack your items, will my item arrive safely?
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We have lots of experience of shipping ceramics, and we have seen what works and what does not work to protect ceramics during transit. If we ship multiple items in one package, each item is carefully wrapped and kept well seperated from the other items. We use large boxes, with plenty of buffer all around the items, so the packages can withstand a lot of abuse. All our packages should be able to cope with a 1,5 m drop without the items getting damaged.
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How should I take care of my Dutch ceramics?
First of all, don't let them fall! Always handle them in a mindful way and put them in spots where they cannot be accidentally bumped over when cleaning or vacuuming. Some people put some (clean) sand in vases to make them more stable.
Second, don't clean them too often! Underglaze painted Gouda and Delftware can be perfectly cleaned with water if necessary, but often just dusting them off or polishing them up a bit with a soft dry cloth is enough. Overglaze painted items should not be cleaned too often.
The colours of ceramics do not fade in sunlight, so you can put them in bright spots where they look good. But do avoid large temperature differences, which will cause increased crazing in many Delftware and also Gouda type pieces.
Reviews (1)
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Apr 9, 2019
My order came well packaged and arrived as expected. Would purchase again from seller.
Alex