What is delft blue earthenware?

Delft blue earthenware is pottery covered in an opaque tin glaze and painted with cobalt blue pigment. The tradition developed primarily in the Netherlands and England during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Potters shaped these ceramics into domestic vessels, large display chargers, and apothecary jars. The style often emulates imported Chinese porcelain through blue and white decorative schemes.

How were apothecary jars used?

Apothecary jars and bottles held dried herbs, liquid medicines, and pharmaceutical preparations in dispensaries. Their tin-glazed surfaces resisted chemical absorption and bore painted labels to identify the contents. Chemists and merchants displayed these vessels on wooden shelves within shops. Today, collectors value them for their historical inscriptions and medicinal forms.

How do I care for tin glaze?

Tin glaze is softer than modern porcelain and benefits from gentle handling away from abrasive surfaces. Dusting with a dry, soft cloth preserves the delicate edges and painted tin glaze. Keep these earthenware pieces out of damp environments and avoid liquid immersion to protect the porous clay body beneath the glaze.

What distinguishes Kraak style delft?

Kraak style delft borrows its panelled decorative layout from late Ming dynasty Chinese porcelain exported to Europe. The surface is divided into segmented borders surrounding a central motif of landscapes or flowers. Painters used cobalt pigment to fill these compartments with stylized floral sprays and auspicious symbols. This aesthetic appears predominantly on seventeenth-century dishes and bowls.

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Delft blue earthenware brings together tin-glazed surfaces and cobalt pigment across chargers, vases, and apothecary jars from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.

18th century

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An 18th Century English Delft Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£200

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17th century

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A Large 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£380

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Superb 18thc Dutch Polychrome Delft Kneeling Bishop Candlestick Holder Figurine

18th century

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Superb 18thc Dutch Polychrome Delft Kneeling Bishop Candlestick Holder Figurine

From Artsonline

£455

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Large Superb 19thc Dutch Style French Faience Delft Manganese Blue & White Vase

19th century

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Large Superb 19thc Dutch Style French Faience Delft Manganese Blue & White Vase

From Artsonline

£369

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18th century

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A Large 18th Century English Delft Charger.

From Youngs Antiques

£280

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17th century

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A 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£380

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18th century

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18th Century Delft Jar and Lid

From Treaders Collectables

£450

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Superb 17thc Dutch Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Vase Birds & Flowers

17th century

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Superb 17thc Dutch Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Vase Birds & Flowers

From Artsonline

£775

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A Blue Painted Delftware Plate, Dutch C.1780

18th century

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A Blue Painted Delftware Plate, Dutch C.1780

From Mark J West

£155

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19th century

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Delft Charger

From David Robinson Antiques

£280

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Listings span the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, utilising tin-glazed earthenware, ceramic, and cobalt pigment across vases, chargers, and apothecary jars.

18th century

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Early 18th Century Delft Plate

From Rue des Fontenelles

£360

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19th century

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Dutch Delft Charger

From David Robinson Antiques

£280

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19th century

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Delft Clock with Lid

From Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd

£895

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Large Pair Antique Chinoiserie Blue and White Dutch Delft Ribbed Beaker Vases

1920 - 1940

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Large Pair Antique Chinoiserie Blue and White Dutch Delft Ribbed Beaker Vases

From Artsonline

£399

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18th century

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Pair of Large 18th C Delft Jars

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£1,375

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18th century

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Decorative Plate

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£250

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Delft Blue Earthenware

An 18th Century English Delft Plate.

A Large 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

Superb 18thc Dutch Polychrome Delft Kneeling Bishop Candlestick Holder Figurine

Large Superb 19thc Dutch Style French Faience Delft Manganese Blue & White Vase

A Large 18th Century English Delft Charger.

A 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

18th Century Delft Jar and Lid

Superb 17thc Dutch Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Vase Birds & Flowers

A Blue Painted Delftware Plate, Dutch C.1780

Delft Charger

Early 18th Century Delft Plate

Dutch Delft Charger

Delft Clock with Lid

Large Pair Antique Chinoiserie Blue and White Dutch Delft Ribbed Beaker Vases

Pair of Large 18th C Delft Jars

Decorative Plate

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