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Porceleyne Fles Tealight holder, Delft Handwerk Height, 8.5 cm Diameter, 12.5 cm Marks on the bottom
De Porceleyne Fles (since 1919 De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles), internationally known as Royal Delft, is a pottery factory, founded in 1653 in Delft and can now also be visited as a museum. Delft Blue pottery is produced. In 1876, engineer Joost Thooft from Delft bought the factory with the aim of producing Delft Blue pottery and increasing its quality. Abel Labouchere worked there from 1881; he became Thooft's business partner in 1884. With their staff they developed high-quality Delft Blue ceramics that quickly became world famous. After Thooft's death, Labouchere continued the factory alone. The factory was given the Royal designation in 1919.