Zeldzaam De Porceleyne Fles Herinneringsbord 9e Olympische Spelen Amsterdam 1928

The rare tin glazed earthenware plate made for the 9th Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928. The center decorated in shades of blue with the crowned tower of the Wester Church & 1928 with the banners of the Olympic games and the Netherlands. The rim with rotating stylized flowering leaves and the slogan:

ALTIUS CITIUS FORTUS IX e OLYMPIADE. (Height, Speed, Power)
The plate is designed by Leon Senf.
Only 500 plates were produced.
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES  -  ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND  &  AX   =  1928
Two painters worked on this plate.
Painter:VP  =  Petrus Franciscus Vreeswijk
Employment dates:1885 – 1934

Painter AG  = Andreas Petrus Guerrain
Employment dates: June 6th 1887 - 1938
Literature:
Rick Erickson - Royal Delft. This item is shown on Page 133 Fig. 11 - 26.

Diam.: 25 cm. (9,9 inches.)           
Weight: 585 grams.