Dutch Early-19th Century Polychrome Delft Faience Pair of Vases, circa 1810-1818

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...

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...

A superb large pair of antique 19th-century Dutch Delft faience knobble vases, circa 1800. Maker's mark on reverse. These gorgeous vases have a lovely ribbed body with fine hand pain...

A delft faience apothecary jar, or pharmacy pot, with domed lid, blue hand painted decoration and label: U Populeum. Unmarked. Chip to rim of jar.

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 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.