1900 Antique Dutch Jenever Liqueur Bottle Hand Painted Blue Windmill Royal Delft

This rare find Porcelain liqueur bottle is a signed Royal Delft. On the front it is dated Ao 1575 and ELB which stands for Erven Lucas Bols Amsterdam. Established in 1575, Jenever is the oldest distilled brand in Amsterdam.

According to Royaldelft.com, on the bottom you will see the Delft Logo with the Beaker, below that is the Initials J T and the signed Delft for the city. Below and to the left the painter’s initials are painted and on the right a year code.

I used the year code list to find out that the V was the letter for 1900, the year your Delftware was produced. You can find an overview of the trademarks used since 1653. Since 1879 they kept a register of the painters that have worked at Royal Delft for a longer period. You can find there names there as well. I was not able to identify the painter of this particular piece.

There is also a stamped hallmark that I was not able to identify, But What A Treasure for a Royal Delft Collector!

This piece is in excellent condition f