A set of twelve Dutch Delft blue and white months plates late 18th/early 19th century

painted with figures in landscapes showing month-specific occupations under the blue title

All plates with typical scratches and rubbing to the glaze, glaze pits, (glaze) chips and abrasion to the rims; January: in overall good condition, some minor rubbing and scratching to the glaze, usual glaze chips to the rim, one minor glaze imperfection to to manufacturing at 4 o'clock; February: Two larger glaze pits at 12 and 6 o'clock, three rim chips at 3, 4 and 9 o'clock; March: broken in several places, restored and overpainted; April: restored chip at 10 o'clock, related fine hairlines to reverse; May and June: glaze losses and chips to rim; July: small glaze chip to reverse at 12 o'clock; August: two small firing flaw at 9 and 10 o'clock, two larger glaze chips to the rim at 5 o'clock; September: rim chip at 2 o'clock; October: glaze abrasion and minor glaze chips to rim; November: scratch to the glaze at 7 o'clock, one shallow chip to reverse at 7 o'clock; December: shallow glaze chip at 2 and 8 o'clock.
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