RARE SET OF TWELVE DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE CALENDAR PLATES CIRCA 1764-88

Each inscribed with the name of a month of the year, axe mark in underglaze-blue for De Porceleyne Bijl.

Mark and Marjorie Allen Antiques, Amherst, New Hampshire.

Some typical abrasions and chipping to the rim edges, 'June' with a 1/2-inch rim chip; 'April' with a 1/4-inch rim chip; 'July' and 'August', each with haircracks running across the center of the plate. 'December' has overall restoration; the restoration is very-well done, possibly covering a break; it is very difficult to determine the exact nature of the damage.
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Another similar set of twelve calendar plates is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, accession numbers 27.143.-1-12 and another in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, accession numbers 1982-3-31-40 and 1982-3-89-90. A similar set of twelve plates was sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, December 5, 1978, lot 113.