Ceramic Delftware has never been more popular or collectible. This important new book documents the world's most famous and oldest surviving Dutch Delftware factory, De Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft), which dates back to 1653. Publication of this volume coincides with the 350th Jubilee celebrations of the factory in 2003. Beautiful plates, vases, covered pots, candlesticks, clocks, tableware, tiles, and watering cans are all here, from inexpensive pieces to breathtaking artwork worth tens of thousands. More than 650 color photographs show the distinctive quality and over 100 archival black and white photos are largely drawn from factory sales catalogs. Rick Erickson provides a wealth of detail to attract and teach the novice enthusiast while also inspiring the knowledgeable veteran collector. This important reference includes guides to original and current prices, rarity, factory marks, year codes, and painter's signatures.
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This book, "Royal Delft, A Guide to De Porceleyne Fles", is beautifully designed and printed. The porceleyne factory in Delft, The Netherlands, to which it refers, was 350 years old in 2003. If you love Delft plates, known by the little pot insignia on the back, and most Dutch people do, then this is a great book to have, although at $69.95, it is not cheap. However it will save you money, as it tells you how rare the plates that are offered on sites such as EBay actually are, how many were originally made, their original selling price, and their value in recent years. When I was growing up in a Dutch emigrant household in Canada, we had a little WW1 plate hanging on our wall at home. This book was able to tell me the history of the WW1 plates Delft offered, with pictures of the entire series, and the original price and current value. It also listed the designer of the war plates, as well as the painters who worked on them and their identifier initials. I am now well on my way to collecting the series. This is a specialty book which i personally will long treasure and pass on to my own daughter.
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I found this book to be extremely helpful in more fully understanding the history and evolution of the De Porceleyne Fles Delft.
Great detailed pictures, year codes, painters, and designer information. A beautiful book also!
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Royal Delft: A Guide to De Porceleyne Fles (Schiffer Book for Collectors)An excellent book for anyone interested in collecting ortiginal delft plates, etc.
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