Antique Vintage Fine Art Pottery Royal Delft Blue Cow Porcelain Hand Painted
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Royal Delft Blue Cow Figurine.This classic cow figurine is finely decorated and exquisitely detailed. As the Dutch are famous for their cheeses, the cow figurine is always a delftware favorite. This figurine would be cherished by the collectors.Royal Delft (De Porceleyne Fles).Royal Delft is the Netherlands' most famous factory in the city of Delft. Of the dozens of original 17th Century Dutch pottery makers, only the Porceleyne Fles, (also known as Royal Delft) remains in operation.Co...llectors know that delftware produced by De Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft). Each piece is coded with the factory mark, a date code and the artist's initials.The manufacturer makes two sizes of this cows. Small cow with approximately 4" height is cheaper than the large one which is about 6" height. This vintage cow is entirely hand painted in Holland in the same workshop in production since the 17th Century. Classic blue and white color palettes with blue flowers and leaf motifs. Royal Delft Factory has a museum that is open to public and you can buy a ticket to enter to the museum.Visit the Royal Delft Museum:Brushes carefully touch porous, white earthenware while elsewhere in the factory clay is poured into handmade molds. It is at Royal Delft that artisans have been creating iconic Delft Blue for almost 400 years. Royal Delft, founded in 1653, is the last original, remaining Delftware factory in Delft from 17 e century Delftware is still according to ancient traditions. Discover everything about the history, the craft and the innovation of this royal company during your visit.Measures: 8.250" W x 5" D x 6" H.
