The tin glazed earthenware wall charger decorated in shades of blue with the 17th century Dutch warship DE ZEVEN PROVINCIËN of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter. Painted after the famous oil painting from Willem van de Velde de Oude.
De Raad van War on Board “De Zeven Provinciën. (120 x 180 cm. / 47,3 x 70,9 in.)
Het vlaggenschip van Michiel Adriaensz. de Ruyter on June 10th 1666. The rim decorated with floral motifs.
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & DT = 1999
D. GIESSENS
DE ZEVEN PROVINCIËN
NAAR W.V.D. VELDE ( De OUDE.)
Painter = J.L.P.M. Giessen. Employment dates 1962 - 2017
Literature:
This type of charges is shown in: Royal Delft a guide to the Porceleyne Fles by Rick Erickson on page 122 Fig.10-4 & page 124 Fig.10-52
Diameter: 41 ,5cm. (16,4 inches.)
Weight: 2.219 grams