Petrus Regout (Royal Sphinx) Maastricht large red Delft covered vase
Beautiful large (37,5 x 20,5 cm) Delft style covered vase in a rare burgundy red colour instead of the usual blue. The vase was made between 1960 and 1969 by Royal Sphinx (formerly Petrus Regout) in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The underglaze decorations were applied by hand by means of transfer prints, with some additional handpainting on the foo dog on top of the vase. The vase is ribbed, which adds extra sheen to the vases.
The front and backside of the vase are identically decorated with a large cartouche filled with a flower ornament, surrounded by Delft style leaf and flower ornaments. The left and right side of the vase have a similar cartouche, but filled with a bit less elaborate flower ornament. The large lid of the vase is crowned with a handpainted 'foo dog' (which actually is a Chinese guardian lion) and four smaller cartouches, again filled with two different flower ornaments.
The base of the vase is marked with a round printed Royal Sphinx / P. Regout Maastricht mark which was used between 1960 and 1969 by Royal Sphinx.
A beautiful and impressive Delft style vase, in an unusual colour which combines very well with blue Delft style vases!
Made by: Petrus Regout / Royal Sphinx
Place of manufacture: Maastricht, the Netherlands
Year of manufacture: between 1960 and 1969
Method of decoration: transfer print (underglaze), with some handpainting on the foo dog
Size: height 37,5 cm, diameter 20,5 cm (capacity: 4,2 litres)
Weight: 2,00 kg
Condition: the foo dog finial on the lid has been repaired, leaving a visible crack (see pictures). The defect is not very noticeable, but has been taken into account in the price. Aside from this defect the vase is in a good condition, without any other damages. The glaze has no visible wear, a nice sheen and shows a light crazing, which in our opinion adds charm to the piece. The inside of the vase also has a light crazing, which on the bottom of the vase has become dark. The inside of the vase is fully glazed, so the vase can be used as a flower vase.
Additional pictures can be provided if required.
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About Petrus Regout & Co. / Royal Sphinx:
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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How do you pack your items, will my item arrive safely?
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We have lots of experience of shipping ceramics, and we have seen what works and what does not work to protect ceramics during transit. If we ship multiple items in one package, each item is carefully wrapped and kept well seperated from the other items. We use large boxes, with plenty of buffer all around the items, so the packages can withstand a lot of abuse. All our packages should be able to cope with a 1,5 m drop without the items getting damaged.
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How should I take care of my Dutch ceramics?
First of all, don't let them fall! Always handle them in a mindful way and put them in spots where they cannot be accidentally bumped over when cleaning or vacuuming. Some people put some (clean) sand in vases to make them more stable.
Second, don't clean them too often! Underglaze painted Gouda and Delftware can be perfectly cleaned with water if necessary, but often just dusting them off or polishing them up a bit with a soft dry cloth is enough. Overglaze painted items should not be cleaned too often.
The colours of ceramics do not fade in sunlight, so you can put them in bright spots where they look good. But do avoid large temperature differences, which will cause increased crazing in many Delftware and also Gouda type pieces.
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Mar 12, 2020
Fast shipping, excellent communication, lovely seller , I am a repeat customer
sam