1 Vintage Delft KLM house, empty ceramic house/Herengracht 101/ceramic Danish

Description

1980's KLM Delft Ceramic house; #58 Herengracht 101. This miniature delft house still has it's original cap/lid, however it no longer contains any liquid. It is in excellent condition. These miniature houses were and are given out to business glass passengers who fly with KLM. They are very sought after. Of all the canals, the Herengracht was the most prestigious place to live. In 1631, a dream came true for cloth trader Cornelis Jansz Blaeuwenduijff. At auction, he bought a piece of land at number 101, to build a stately home 5.30 meters wide, with two floors and a storage loft. The lower register of the stepped-gable façade was made of wood. Above the entrance, the owner hung a sign with a picture of a bird and his name Blaeuwe Duijff (meaning Blue Pigeon). In the early 1950s, after centuries of being just an ordinary residential house, the historic building became a hotel. Hotel Post was named after the owner and it attracted a lot of American and Canadian soldiers, who were on leave in Amsterdam. In 1979, was split into several separate apartments.