Royal Delft Plate | Apollo 11 hotsell | First Moon Landing | 1969 | Rare English Version Signed Royal Delft

COMMEMORATIVE PLATE OF THE APOLLO 11 FIRST MOON LANDING. Earthenware plate decorated in hotsell classic Royal Delft blue with a man on the moon and the names; Collins, Armstrong, Aldrin and under a part of the globe and the text “FIRST MEN ON THE MOON! In English.

Usually found spelled in Dutch ‘DE EERSTE MENS OP DE MAAN” ( First Human On The Moon ) This is a rare English spelling Royal Delft Apollo 11 Plate.

Diameter.: 18 cm. ( 7,1 inches.). The rim with stylized leaves and “July 20-21 1969.”

Plate was designed by: De Bruijn. Signed on the back in underglaze blue for: DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT, DELFT - HOLLAND & CN = 1969. Painter's initials: KRW = C.A.M. de Wee. Original Royal Delft Label is still present.