De Porceleyne Fles Delft medium to large sized lidded vase with Dutch landscape

Medium to large sized (30,7 cm high) handpainted lidded vase made in 1943 by De Porceleyne Fles in Delft. The name given to this vase model by De Porceleyne Fles is "pompoen", or "pumpkin" in English, which refers to its pumpkin like shape with broad round ribs. The vase is painted underglaze in classic Delft blue style and features on the front side a large cartouche with a typical Dutch landscape painting of two windmills and a farm with a haystack near a lake. The cartouche is surrounded by Delft style leaf and flower ornaments that continue over the sides towards the back of the vase. The painting is well done, in the high quality that De Porceleyne Fles is known for.

The vase is signed at the bottom with a handpainted Porceleyne Fles Delft mark, a factory batch number (655), a year code (B.M. = 1943) and a painter's signature (a monogram of the letters J and A, which is the signature of Mr J. den Adel, who according to the books worked only from 1950 till 1951 at De Porceleyne Fles, but who apparently was also employed earlier, in the middle of WWII). There is also an "A" painted above the marks, which is an indication that this vase model and decoration were part of the so called "Décor A" range, which was introduced during the 1920s as a standard, affordable range of Delft blue designs. Pieces were marked with an "A" up till the 1940s, so this is an example of a late item still carrying an "A" mark.

The lid also has the signature of Mr J. den Adel (see detail picture), which means it is the original lid that came with the vase.

Condition: very good: the vase has no damages, cracks or hairlines or repairs. There is very little wear to the glaze, which has a beautiful gloss. The glaze has a light and even crazing, which is normal for items of De Porceleyne Fles of this age and in our opinion only adds charm to the vase.

A beautiful and charming vase which will fit well with a variety of interiors, from classic to modern.

Made by: De Porceleyne Fles

Place of manufacture: Delft, the Netherlands

Year of manufacture: 1943

Method of decoration: handpainted (underglaze)

Size: height: 30,7 cm, diameter: 17 cm (capacity: 2,75 litres)

Weight: 1,28 kg

Current catalogue price: This model is not produced anymore by De Porceleyne Fles, but you can find the current price of other handpainted Delft blue vases here on the website of De Porceleyne Fles: https://royaldelft.com/en/shop/?wpf_filtered=1&wpf_filter_craftmanship=hand-painted&wpf_filter_cat_1=2784&orderby=price&wpf_filter_colour=delft-blue

Additional pictures of the object can be provided if required.

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About De Porceleyne Fles:

De Porceleyne Fles (also known as Royal Delft) is the most renowned Delftware factory in the Netherlands that still produces handpainted Delftware today. It is the only remaining factory of the 32 earthenware factories that were established in Delft during the 17th century. Founded in 1653, it has been active without interruption for over 365 years.

The quality of the painting of De Porceleyne Fles (PF) Delftware is very high, with painters receiving many years of training before they can start painting the designs. It takes no less than ten years of training / experience to become a 'master painter', who paint the more complicated designs and landscapes / sceneries.

De Porceleyne Fles produces Delftware in a variety of styles, which include beside the well-known blue and white (Delft Blue) style amongst others a polychrome style, an imari style (Pijnacker), a green style (Delvert) and a 'famille Noire' style (Black Delft).

A characteristic of the glaze used by PF is that it tends to craze with age a bit more than compared with other Delftware producers. So older items of PF are virtually always crazed to some extent, which does add charm to the object and should not be considered a defect.

Besides the traditional (and expensive) handpainted Delftware PF nowadays also produces more modern and affordable lines of Delftware whereby the decoration is put onto the product by hand by means of a screenprinted transfer. These products are then called "handmade" instead of "handpainted".

More information can be found on the website of Royal Delft: https://royaldelft.com/en/.

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This beautiful piece will be carefully packed and send by tracked and insured mail.

If you buy multiple items from our shop in one purchase, we will try to combine the items into one parcel. Any excess shipping costs will be refunded.

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may contact us within 14 days from the delivery date to return the item. If the item is returned in its original condition, we will issue a refund for the total purchase price of the item (return shipping costs are however not covered).