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An 18th Century Dutch Delft Bowl
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An 18th Century Dutch Delft Bowl

18th century
Description

A rare and interesting 18th century Delft bowl. The chinoiserie central decoration, lobbed scalloped edge to the dished central bowl.

Good overall condition. Some very minor fritting

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this 18th Century Delft Bowl to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 06600882
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 245-330 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Thick tin glaze with natural crazing: early low-fire kiln production.
Buff earthenware exposed at the unglazed foot rim: traditional soft-paste pottery.
Hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie figure: decoration brushed on by hand.
Minor fritting along the lobed rim: softness of historic tin enamel.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
16.5cm (6.50")
Width
16.5cm (6.50")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA800126
Description
A rare and interesting 18th century Delft bowl. The chinoiserie central decoration, lobbed scalloped edge to the dished central bowl.

Good overall condition. Some very minor fritting

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this 18th Century Delft Bowl to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 06600882
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 245-330 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Thick tin glaze with natural crazing: early low-fire kiln production.
Buff earthenware exposed at the unglazed foot rim: traditional soft-paste pottery.
Hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie figure: decoration brushed on by hand.
Minor fritting along the lobed rim: softness of historic tin enamel.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
16.5cm (6.50")
Width
16.5cm (6.50")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA800126
Timberhill Gallery
Timberhill Gallery
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2014
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An eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware lobed ceramic bowl featuring hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie imagery on a white tin-glazed background.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware lobed ceramic bowl featuring hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie imagery on a white tin-glazed background.

An 18th Century Dutch Delft Bowl

Archive II An eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware lobed ceramic bowl featuring hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie imagery on a white tin-glazed background. View II
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Timberhill Gallery

Timberhill Gallery
Telephone 07805 249 756
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Bungay
Suffolk
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Feb 2014
Items For Sale 83
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Timberhill Gallery
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An eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware lobed ceramic bowl featuring hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie imagery on a white tin-glazed background.
An 18th Century Dutch Delft Bowl
Ref: SA800126
An eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware lobed ceramic bowl featuring hand-painted cobalt blue chinoiserie imagery on a white tin-glazed background.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDecorative Bowls
  • Period18th century
  • StyleDutch Baroque
  • MaterialTin-Glazed Earthenware, Cobalt Oxide
  • ColourBlue and White
  • MotifsLobed rim, Chinoiserie figural scene, Cobalt blue brushwork, Fluted body
  • SizeH 16.5 cm (6 in) x W 16.5 cm (6 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

An eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware decorative bowl in the Dutch Baroque style, made from tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt oxide. The blue and white piece displays a white tin-glazed background, fine surface crazing throughout the glaze, and small chips of fritting along the scalloped rim. Hand-painted cobalt blue brushwork forms a central chinoiserie figural scene within a circular border, surrounded by a fluted body with lobed rim panels. It measures 16.5 cm high, 16.5 cm wide, and 5 cm deep. In a modern home interior, this bowl suits placement on a sideboard top to hold small items or act as a standalone decorative accent within an English Country House aesthetic. The domestic setting benefits from placing the object in a living area or dining space where the hand-painted blue motifs remain visible. The dish provides a practical display option for surfaces requiring period character without occupying excessive space.

FAQs

Delftware is tin-glazed earthenware produced primarily in and around Delft in the Netherlands from the seventeenth century onwards, created to emulate imported Chinese porcelain using cobalt blue decoration on a white glaze background.

These bowls were shaped from local clay, covered in an opaque white tin glaze, hand-painted with cobalt oxide pigments prior to firing, and coated in a clear lead glaze to produce a glossy surface.

Authentic historic Delftware displays a soft reddish or yellowish earthenware body where glaze is chipped, visible surface crazing, slight irregularities in hand-painted motifs, and small peg marks on the base from kiln firing.

Place the bowl on a sideboard, display dresser, or mantelpiece alongside brass objects or modern wood furniture to complement both contemporary and traditional interior palettes.

Dust the surface with a soft microfibre cloth and avoid soaking the ceramic in water, as moisture can permeate glaze cracks and weaken the underlying porous clay body.
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