Rare Delft Designs

Ships

C 8 SH C 10.5 SH C 13 SH C 34 SH C 40 SH OL 7.5x14 SH OL 10x15 SH OL 10x20 SH OL 24x44 SH OP 7.5x14 SH OP 10x15 SH RL 9x14.5 SH 42 pcs 24 pcs 6 pcs 225 pcs 229 pcs 82 pcs 24 pcs 68 pcs 161 pcs 28 pcs 12 pcs 24 pcs 1956 1953 1953 1955 1955 1953 1953,56 1953-56 1955 1953 1953 1953 C stands for Circular, O is for Oval, R for Rectangle, and TD for Teardrop. L is for Landscape orientation, and P for Portrait. SH is for Ships. The remainder of the code has been derived from the original trade names. It indicates the rounded size in millimetres. The insert shows OL 24x44 SH. Of all non-windmill designs on Verwoerd medallions, ships are the most traditional. The production numbers are nevertheless small, both in relative and absolute terms. C10 sailing boat medallions have been produced as early as 1949, but not in large numbers. Ship decorations may also have been used with models C17, C18, and C20.

Palm tree I

C 8 P1 C 10.5 P1 C 12.5 P1 C 13 P1 C 17 P1 C 17.5 P1 C 20 P1 C 25 P1 C 28 P1 C 30 P1 C 34 P1 C 40 P1 OL 7.5x14 P1 OL 10x15 P1 OL 10x20 P1 24 pcs 824 pcs 214 pcs 149 pcs 12 pcs 195 pcs 115 pcs 82 pcs 3 pcs 4 pcs 24 pcs 9 pcs 37 pcs 30 pcs 216 pcs 1954 1953-60 1954-59 1953-54 1953 1953-57 1953-60 1953-59 1953 1963 1954,59 1959 1954 1953-54 1953-59 OL 14x26 P1 OL 17x32 P1 OL 19x25 P1 OL 20x30 P1 OL 20x38 P1 OL 22x34 P1 OL 24x34 P1 OP 7.5x14 P1 OP 10x15 P1 OP 10x20 P1 RL 9x14.5 P1 RP 9x14.5 P1 TD 11x21 P1 TD 11x26 P1 TD 13x26 P1 37 pcs 13 pcs 47 pcs 24 pcs 48 pcs 3 pcs 28 pcs 56 pcs 17 pcs 102 pcs 207 pcs 12 pcs 82 pcs 29 pcs 51 pcs 1955-60 1958-59 1953-59 1953-59 1954-60 1953 1958-60 1953-59 1958-59 1953-54 1953-59 1954 1953-55 1953-54 1953-57   The Palm tree I design depicts a palm tree beach scene. Also known as "Trinidad", or as "Barbados". Some are signed B.W.I. (British West Indies)

Palm tree II

C 7.5 P2 C 8 P2 C 10 P2 C 10.5 P2 C 12.5 P2 C 17 P2 C 17.5 P2 C 20 P2 C 25 P2 C 28 P2 C 34 P2 C 40 P2 OL 7.5x14 P2 71 pcs 15 pcs 36 pcs 508 pcs 187 pcs 8 pcs 39 pcs 71 pcs 36 pcs 3 pcs 8 pcs 3 pcs 30 pcs 1955-56 1958 1958 1955-58 1955-58 1953,55 1955-58 1955-58 1955-58 1956 1956 1956 1955 OL 10x15 P2 OL 10x20 P2 OL 14x26 P2 OL 17x32 P2 OL 19x25 P2 OL 20x38 P2 OL 24x44 P2 OP 10x15 P2 OP 10x20 P2 RL 9x14.5 P2 RL 9x14.5 P2 TD 11x21 P2 TD 13x26 P2 20 pcs 76 pcs 41 pcs 25 pcs 12 pcs 21 pcs 9 pcs 25 pcs 31 pcs 72 pcs 12 pcs 33 pcs 23 pcs 1955-58 1955,56 1955-56 1955-58 1955-56 1955-56 1956,58 1955-56 1955-56 1955-56 1955-56 1955,58 1958   P2, the rarest of the Palm tree designs is also known as "Fiji", and is supposed to show a Fijian Bure (straw cabin).

Sugar Mill

C 8 SM C 8.3 SM C 10 SM C 10.5 SM C 12.5 SM C 13 SM C 17 SM C 17.5 SM C 20 SM C 25 SM C 34 SM OL 10x15 SM OL 10x20 SM 56 pcs 24 pcs 124 pcs 1167 pcs 629 pcs 15 pcs 12 pcs 81 pcs 51 pcs 67 pcs 49 pcs 13 pcs 191 pcs 1956-60 1958-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1957-59 1956-61 OL 14x26 SM OL 17x32 SM OL 20x38 SM OL 24x44 SM OP 7.5x14 SM OP 10x15 SM OP 10x20 SM RL 10x15 SM RL 9x14.5 SM RP 9x14.5 SM RP 10x15 SM RP 11x21 SM TD 13x26 SM 25 pcs 46 pcs 64 pcs samples 234 pcs 74 pcs 196 pcs 17 pcs 374 pcs 148 pcs 22 pcs 70 pcs 76 pcs 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-61 1956-60 1956-61 1956-61 1956-60 1956-61   This design was originally dubbed Palm tree III, but got the current title from its depiction of a Sugar Mill ruins in St.Croix, US Virgin Islands. Verwoerd never saw the Sugar Mill with his own eyes. All he received from his customer was a primitive pencil drawing carrying the note "This is the design we want". As a consequence the scene remained simple, but very recognizable, and became the most demanded Delft medallion from the Palm tree series.

Tulip

C 10 TU C 12 TU C 14 TU HT 12 TU OP 10x14 TU 1100 pcs 1100 pcs 1100 pcs 1100 pcs 1100 pcs 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 A traditional design, very similar to the scattered flowers seen on late hand painted Delft. One production batch in 1970 only. HT is for Heart.

Maple Leaf

C 8 ML C 10.5 ML C 13 ML OL 10x20 ML OL 22x34 ML RL 9x14.5 ML 200 pcs 89 pcs 78 pcs 5 pcs 50 pcs 60 pcs 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 Although maple leafs come in many different shapes, this uncustomary design doesn't really resemble the familiar stylized form of the national symbol of Canada, the country it was meant for.

Gibraltar

C 10.5 GI C 12.5 GI C 17.5 GI OL 10x20 GI OL 19x25 GI RL 9x14.5 GI samples samples samples samples samples 17 pcs 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 A view of the Western face of The Rock of Gibraltar. The illustration shows models C17.5 and OL19x25. Both were made as samples only. All models are extremely rare.

Curaçao

C 20 CU OL 19x25 CU OL 20x30 CU RL 10x15 CU samples samples 24 pcs samples 1952 1952 1952 1952 The Queen Emma Bridge, a long pontoon bridge that connects two parts of Willemstad, Curaçao. The illustration shows model OL20x30. Early and extremely rare.

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