ITEM RESERVED for Sam == Petrus Regout Maastricht two large antique Delft blue vases

Beautiful and impressive pair of Delft blue vases produced around 1900 by Petrus Regout in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The vases are identical, with small differences between them because the decoration has been applied by hand. The vases have on the front and backside four different cartouches with typical Dutch scenery (windmills and boats). These are surrounded by floral decorations in typical Dutch style. Also the scalloped rim (painted blue by hand) and the inside of the collar are decorated.

The bottom of the vases is marked with a raised diamond shaped mark that was only used between 1890 and 1910 by Petrus Regout, and several other smaller numbers and marks, of which the meaning is not known.

A beautiful pair of authentic and antique Delft blue styles vases, great for decoration, but also suitable to actually use for flower arrangements.

Made by: Petrus Regout & Co. (also known as "De Sphinx")

Place of manufacture: Maastricht, the Netherlands

Year of manufacture: between 1890 - 1910

Method of decoration: transfer print (underglaze), with handpainting around the rim

Size: Height: 33 cm, Diameter: 19 cm. Holds approximately 3 litres (3,5 litres filled to the rim).

Weight: 3,3 kg (1650 - 1700 g each)

Condition: very good, the vases have no damages and very little wear, the glaze is in an excellent condition. There is very little age related crazing, and the inside of the vases is very clean. On the sides of the vases a thin line can be seen where the two halves of the vases have been joined during the production process. This is not a defect, but a result of the production process of these kind of vases. The line is only visible upon close inspection.

Additional pictures can be provided if required.

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About Petrus Regout & Co.:

This factory was based in Maastricht, in the southernmost point of the Netherlands. It produced from 1836 to 1958 decorative ceramics and dinnerware in a variety of styles. Most often the decoration was applied by transfer print: a method whereby a monochrome print on paper (from an engraved copper or steel plate) was transferred by pressing it onto the ceramic piece. This transfer process was done by hand. Although transfer printed items lack the vibrancy of handpainted items, the process does allow for the production of beautiful, detailed and decorative items, which would be very expensive or impossible to produce by handpainting. The Delftware (blue and white Delft blue) produced by P. Regout and other Maastricht factories has a darker blue than the Delftware of other factories in the Netherlands. In 1958 P. Regout merged with Société Céramique (also from Maastricht) to form Royal Sphinx, which continued to produce Delftware until 1969.

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The vases will be very carefully packed and send by insured mail. If you buy more then one item from our shop, we will combine the shipping of these items. If the combined shipping costs are less than the shipping costs that you have already paid, we will give you a refund. So you will only pay the actual shipping costs.

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 full refund (return costs are however not covered).