Antique Dutch Blue & White Royal Delft Hand Painted Winter Tile Picture - 1902. SOLD

The tile picture shows a winter landscape with ice skaters and sailing vessels on De Oude Schans in Amsterdam with the Montelbaans Tower and canal houses and on the left the tower of the Zuider Church.
Signed under left in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES   -   ROYAL DELFT
         DELFT  HOLLAND   &  X    =   1902
Under right: Naar J.C. Greive (After) and the
Painter’s initials: HB = Hendrik Christiaan Bottelier
Employment dates:  1880 - Feb. 5th 1924.
Tile picture with six tiles in the original oak frame.

Height: 47,5 / 60,3 cm.  (18,7 / 23,7 inches.)
Width:  31,5 / 44,5 cm. (12,4 / 17,5 inches.)
Format 1 tile = 15,7 x 15,7 cm.  (6,2 inches.)

Weight: 7 Kilograms.

Johan Conrad Greive  
(Amsterdam, April 2th 1837 -   May 14th 1891) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and graphic artist. He made mostly landscapes, river views and cityscapes in a realistic style