Dutch Late 18th Century, Polychrome Delft Faience Pair of Gourd-Shaped Vases

A gorgeous pair of diminutive 19th-century Dutch Delft faience vases. Maker's mark on reverse. These fine vases have a lovely shape and hand painted floral design in vibrant colors.

A charming Dutch Delft ginger jar of lobed form, with chinoiserie design in polychrome tin glazed enamels, 18th century, Holland. The ginger jar (missing its lid), of globular fo...

This hand-painted Delft vase was produced in the Netherlands in the 1700’s. Delft is a city in the western part of the Netherlands that is world-renowned for ceramic pieces. As a home port of the Dutch East India Company, Delft was at the forefront of producing faience wares, which were influenced by imported Chinese porcelain. The prototypical Delftware has a white background with hand-painted cobalt blue imagery, though they can also be found in multi-colored or “polychrome” variations, such as ours. Our baluster form vase has a hand painted scene depicting a woman in a flowing dress walking across a field. The scene is surrounded by flowers, curled leaves, and a diapered background with flowering vine offshoots. On the opposite side of the baluster is a large flowering vine. The lid has a rural life cartouche that is painted with a scene depicting a farm overlooking a field or body of water . The handle of the lid has a similarly colored bird perched on a sinuous branch, while pecking at a berry. This particular design was seen on many delft baluster...

A superb pair of antique Dutch double gourd Delft faience vases, circa 1800. Maker's mark on reverse. These lovely very collectible vases are both hand molded and hand painted with f...

A 19th century delft faience polychrome painted vase with round body and narrow neck ending in an open bulb. Beautifully decorated in blue, orange, brown and green with large medalli...

Two delft vases late 18th-early 19th century produced in the Dutch region off delft in the Netherlands Minor old restorations on the top No cracks Marks on the bottom Beautiful and m...