Ultra Rare Delfts Blauw Holland Herring Fisheries Association The Hague Holland Ashtray

Ultra Rare Delfts Blauw Holland Herring Fisheries Association The Hague Holland Ashtray

"The Fishing Dutchman"

No chips or cracks. Has crazing from original firing process.

Most likely a one of a kind piece specially made for the Holland Herring Fisheries Association.

This maritime ash tray is a piece of Dutch Nautical history. The only other Delfts Holland Herring Fisheries Association piece to surface online is now in a Museum Vlaardingen in the Netherlands.

Dated between 1948-1973 most likely at the upper end of this range as the other piece is a plate commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Holland Herring Fisheries Association.

Diameter: Approx. 7 1/2"

Source of the other piece: http://www.maritiemdigitaal.nl/index.cfm?event=search.getdetail&id=106007917

http://www.museumvlaardingen.nl/