A DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL MARIt.mes PLAQUE, MID-18TH CENTURY |

painted with three sailing ships at sea with further ships in the distance, to the right a figure stands on a quayside, the raised moulded frame painted with flowering branches and diaper panels, pierced twice for hanging,

The front face with a form of bruise chip towards the top of the painted scene, with some minor glaze loss to moulded frame. Minor wear to glaze. The reverse side with a chip at the corners at 10 and 11 o'clock and some glaze chips at the other corners.
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The painters of marit.mes subjects in Dutch Delftware would use contemporary prints and engravings as their source, such as those produced by engraver Adolf van der Laan (1690-1745). As is somet.mes s the case in maiolica painting, elements from several print sources were often combined, making identification of vessels difficult. For further plaques and wares decorated with this theme see Robert D. Aronson and Birte Abraham, In the Eye of the Beholder, Perspectives on Dutch Delftware, Amsterdam, 2011, pp. 72-81, nos. 40-44.