Windmill - E.Roly

Name: E. Roly  " Windmill"
 
Type: Dutch-Style Handpainted Miniature Plate
 
Year: None
 
Set: No
 
Mark: E.Roly - E. Roly (likely a regional Delft-style workshop or decorator)
 
History: This is a small hand painted decorative plate in the traditional Dutch Delftware style, featuring a stylised windmill scene at the centre, flanked by water, buildings, and birds. The floral border in brown, green, and cobalt blue is consistent with folkloric Dutch ceramic motifs.
 
 
The base is signed “E. ROLY” in cobalt blue glaze, a mark likely used by a smaller or regional pottery decorator rather than a major Delft manufacturer. The extensive crazing suggests it is mid-20th century earthenware rather than true tin-glazed Delft faience, and the decorative style supports this dating.
 
 
While charming, these items were often made as tourist souvenirs or giftware and are common on the secondary market.
 
Flaws: No