Art Pottery

Delft Windmill

3″ Delft Blue Holland Ashtray Shoe Clog Windmill Dutch Mini Hand Painted, EUC $2.99

Delft Blauw 10″ Windmill w/Girl Wall Hanging Plate – Holland $15.00

Delft Pyramid Holland Crown Mark windmill Pottery Vase $39.99

Vintage Delft Hand Painted and Signed PAIR Framed Tiles Windmills, Boats ,Church $29.99

Delfts Blauw hand painted windmill Plate Made in Holland $5.97

Delft Tile 6 1/4″ SQUARE SHIP, WINDMILL, Floral Design MADE IN BELGIUM- HOLLAND $7.95

Handpainted Delft BLUE Shoe Windmill Ashtray $4.99

7″ Delft Hand PAINTED WINDMILL AND CANAL PLATE $14.99

4″ DELFT HAND PAINTED WINDMILL SPOON RACK AND TWO SPOONS $22.99

DBL Delft Blue Ceramic Trinket with Windmill Design $4.99

SET 2 ~Delft Deco Bowl Blue and White Holland Windmill Hand Painted Pottery $9.99

Beautiful Vintage V.K. Delfts Holland WINDMILL HAND PAINTED HANGING PLATE $2.99

Blue Delfts Plate Dutch Holland Windmill Handwerk 7 $2.99

VINTAGE Delft Blue Windmills vase, approx. 4″, from Holland $9.99

Delft Blue Ornament Holland Ball Windmill $9.95

Lot 2 Vintage Handpainted DELFT BLAUW Blue Windmill Ship Sailboat Tile Trivet $14.99

DELFT BLUE – Handpainted – #478 Blue Windmill Scene – STEIN or MUG – 11B $16.00

Delft Holland WINDMILL SHOE ASHTRAY 4 1/2″ LONG $1.99

Delft Windmill Pair of China Clogs $29.50

3 Vintage Delft Egg Cups / Windmill Design $14.99

Mccoy Pitcher and Bowl-Delft Blue with Windmill $19.99

DELFT BLUE TRINKET BOWL HAS WINDMILL AND HEARTS $2.99

Delft Bottle w Handle and Stopper Windmill Design 11″ tall $7.99

Vintage Hand-Painted Blue WINDMILL DELFT Apothecary Jar $17.99

DELFT Blue Holland Crown Mug Windmill Cobalt Hand Painted $3.99

Delft Blue Handpainted Wall Plate Dutch Holland Windmill Zomer Summer Season $17.95

Delft Blue Windmill Decorated China Egg Cup $9.99

DELFT ship windmill design Mug $14.99

DELFT Blue Porcelain SHOES – HOLLAND WINDMILL – PAIR $7.99

Antique Delftware Blue & White Pottery – WINDMILL ON THE RIVER Delft $59.99

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Holland – so Much More Than Windmills, Tulips and Cheese!

There’s more to Holland than windmills, tulips, canals and cheese. The country has many lesser-known attractions such as North Sea beaches, wild heathland, dense forests…and even hills and caves. Vast landscapes, where a huge sky hangs over flat farmland, stretches far into the distance. Here are 10 aspects of a holiday in Holland to help start your holiday planning and further research.

Cities: Amsterdam is small enough to explore on foot, taking time out from must-see attractions such as the Anne Frank House to wander among the maze of canals and charming side streets. Other cities such as The Hague, Delft and Utrecht are also rich in history.

Flowers: The countryside around Amsterdam is a vibrant patchwork of colourful bulb fields in spring. Visit the gardens at Keukenhof, near Leiden, for spectacular displays of tulips, narcissi, hyacinths and other flowers.

Cycling: Saddle up and join the Dutch in their favourite means of transport. Bikes can be hired throughout the country. The flat-as-a-pancake countryside and well-marked bike lanes make cycling in Holland easy and fun.

Water: The Dutch landscape is governed by water, from dams holding back the North Sea to dykes protecting the low-lying countryside. Enjoy the scenery with a boat trip on Amsterdam’s canals or a sailing holiday on the giant Ijsselmeer.

Art: Some of the greatest works by Dutch masters can be seen at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Mauritshuis in The Hague. Amsterdam also boasts the Van Gogh Museum and the home of Rembrandt, while Vermeer lived in Delft.

Shopping: Dutch cities offer plenty of retail therapy, from large malls and department stores to quirky shops specialising in everything from toothbrushes to comics. Typical souvenirs include Delft Pottery, Edam cheese, bulbs and wooden clogs.

Beaches: Enjoy traditional seaside fun at North Sea resorts such as Scheveningen, with miles of sandy beach. For somewhere quieter, catch a ferry to the tranquil West Frisian Islands.

Nightlife: Entertainment in Holland can be as lively or low-key as you want it to be. Rotterdam has a vibrant club scene, while Amsterdam offers everything from cosy canal-side bars and cafes to the more dubious delights of the Red Light District.

Food and drink: Holland’s colonial history means Indonesian food is as much a part of Dutch cuisine as herrings, cheese and butter. Dutch beer and gin are best sampled in traditional pubs known as brown cafes. Touring: Getting around during your holiday in Holland is easy by road, rail or cycle path. Explore lesser-known towns and cities such as Leeuwarden and Dordrecht, visit the royal palace of Het Loo at Apeldoorn, or head south to Maastricht and the hills and caves around Valkenburg.

Continuous availability of bargain flights to Holland – plus rail too – is another good reason to explore this great country.

No matter whether the bulb fields are in full bloom or an icy wind is blowing in off the North Sea, it’s eerily beautiful at any time of year.

Holland also has the most picturesque towns and cities imaginable, with narrow gabled houses standing guard over pretty canals.

About the Author

Jimi St. Pierre, in collaboration with travel correspondent Penny Church, writes for the map-based holiday destination and flight finder Travelwhere. On the Travelwhere website you can find cheap flights to Holland along with a wealth of additional information – including the package holiday brochures of specialist tour operators to Holland.

Royal Delft Blue and Delft Blue?

I have some pieces of Royal Delft Blue. Mine is the flower instead of windmills. I like the best flowers. Is the Royal Delft Blue is better or is there some other brands that are good? It is difficult, because I want more, but some are marked Delft Blue Holland in the background and I know it's true. What should I look? Mine actually has a date at the bottom, but not the majority, I think.

I collect pottery Delft. (I am American, but my family is from the Netherlands) I've visited 2 reales Delft factories in the city of Delft. I've visited from candles and Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles. The 2 seater Delft create real, genuine hand-painted ceramics. You will find at the bottom of the pieces of any of those places that denote a special symbol which made the piece (each plant has its own symbol), the initials of the artist, the code indicating the year it was made, and a number article. The website quoted below is in Dutch. However, if you put it through a translator, it verifies what I said about what lies at the bottom of a piece.