This plate was produced by De Porceleyne Klauw (The Porcelain Claw) which was established in Delft, Holland in 1662. From the mark on the plate, it is believed that this plate was produced sometime between 1764 and 1830.

The plate depicts two men standing under a tree on the bank of a river across from a typical Dutch village and in the distance there is also a windmill.

This handpainted circa 1900 plate was produced by the Boch Feres Keramis factory in La Louviere, Belgium.

Boch Feres Keramis was founded in 1841 and, around the turn of the century, made many kinds of ceramics, including art pottery and handpainted tin-glazed delftware in both blue and white and polychrome. By 1920, Boch had stopped producing handpainted delftware and, for many years, was out of the delftware business.

This rare plate is 23 cm (approximately 9 3/8 inches) in diameter. The picture painted on the plate depicts a windmill with a fisherman in the foreground and a sailboat in the background.

This handpainted circa 1936 plate was produced by the genuine Royal Delft factory (De Porceleyne Fles) in Delft, Holland. This unique floral and bird plate is 19 cm (7 1/2 inches) in diameter. Note the edges of the plate are scalloped.

The artist associated with the mark (VB) on the back of the plate is a mystery. This same mark was used by William H. van Baarsel who was employed by Fles from 1893-1918. From 1918-1945, another artist used these marks but company records are insufficient to identify this individual.

According to Dutch references, this expertly screenprinted ginger jar was produced in Maastricht, Holland circa 1920. The mark on the base of this item has been associated with the Royal Mosa factory.
With its lid, the jar stands 32 cm (12 5/8") high and 14 cm (5 1/2") at its widest point. Without the lid, the jar is 24 cm (9 1/2") tall.

Mosa, a porcelain and tile factory, was founded in 1883 by Louis Regout and produced good quality screenprinted blue and white Delftware prior to World War II.

This handpainted circa 1931 plate was produced by the genuine Royal Delft factory (De Porcelyne Fles) in Delft, Holland. This rare piece is 18 cm (approximately 7 1/8 inches) in diameter.

The plate commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the 10 Day Campaign which resulted in Belgium's independence from The Netherlands in 1831. During this campaign, a Dutch naval vessel went adrift on the river Scheldt, was cast upon the Belgian shore, and was about to be captured by the Belgian rebels. Jan van Speijk, the commander of the ship, faithful to King William I (who started the campaign as punishment against the Belgian rebels), and defender of the Dutch flag, wanted to prevent this disgrace and threw his cigar into the powder room. In the explosion that followed, he and about 30 sailors died as well as an unknown number of Belgian rebels.

Attributed to van Speijk and his bravery is the Dutch saying DAN LIEVER DE LUCHT IN, or, translated, Surrender? Never! We'd rather go up in air!

The artists associated with the marks on the back of the plate are Andreas Petrus Guerain and Johannes van Lijnschouten employed with Fles from 1887-1938 and 1889-1935, respectively.

This handpainted circa 1960 plate was produced by the Oud Delft factory founded by Roelof Elshout in 1920. The factory was in Nijmegen in the Gelderland province of Netherlands until 1996 when the company was incorporated into Aardewerkfabriek 't Delftsche Huys B.V. in Waddinxveen.

Oud Delft combines aspects of both modern and antique Delftware by using a pseudo-tin-glaze, an opaque white glaze without any lead or tin oxide, on the white biscuit of modern Delftware. In 1968, Oud Delft began decaling its Delftware with handpainted accents. Marks after 1968 were printed and no longer contained an artists mark.

This polychrome floral plate is 16 cm (approximately 6 1/4 inches) in diameter and the edges of the plate are scalloped.