Antiek De Porceleyne Fles W.O.1 Oorlogsbord. IN AFWACHTING LEX - 1919

The tin glazed earthenware plate decorated in shades of blue with a balance, a sword and a lawbook with LEX.( LEX = Law ) & IN  AFWACHTING  1919. (In Expectation.) The rim with the orange coloured Patriotic Apples of Orange  (= Dutch Royal Family.) 

Designed by Leon Senf.

Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:

DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT

DELFT - HOLLAND    ANNO 1919

Painter’s initials: JF = Jacobus Fröhlich Sr.   

Employment dates:  1889 -1929

Literature:

This item is shown in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft  Page 137  - Fig. 11 - 46. 5800 plates were produced.       

Diam.:  18,5 cm.  7,3 inches.) 

Weight: 267 grams.