Dutch Delft Blue and White Covered Jars Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1770
$2,600.00
This pair of Dutch Delft blue and white covered jars was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1770.
The front of each jar presents an elegant chinoiserie landscape with a standing figure in a garden setting and a boy observing from a terrace, all framed within formal lambrequins and scrolling devices.
Unlike many Delft jars that favor a single primary viewing side, these are fully composed from every angle (see images).
The reverse is decorated with large flowering branches and animated long-tailed birds that bring balance and movement to the overall design.
The cobalt is handled with confidence, shifting from soft atmospheric washes to richer, saturated passages that create depth and visual richness across the surface.
Subtle pooling along the brush edges and gentle tonal variation give the decoration dimension and vitality against the warm, creamy tin-glazed ground.
The white surface retains its characteristic 18th-century light and even speckling.
The bodies are softly faceted, enhancing the liveliness of the blue decoration and giving the jars a stronger presence than flat cylindrical examples.
The octagonal covers are crowned with wonderful Delft leopard finials, crisply modeled and expressive, their spotted cobalt surfaces adding energy to the jars.
The survival of both original covers with closely matched finials significantly strengthens the rarity and integrity of the pair.
At twelve and a half inches high, and thirteen inches with their custom wood stands, the jars have a balanced and substantial presence.
Well preserved 18th-century Delft of this scale, painterly quality, and preservation is increasingly difficult to source.
Dimensions: 13 inches high with stand; jars 12.5 inches high by 6 inches wide by 4.5 inches deep
Condition: Excellent with tiny edge frits invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted blue and white chinoiserie scenes with floral and lambrequin motifs
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: Crafted in the traditional 17th and 18th century Delft style
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770
Notable Details:
• Fully composed decoration on both front and reverse
• Confident cobalt painting with subtle tonal variation
• Softly faceted bodies that animate the surface
• Original octagonal covers with crisply modeled leopard finials
• Custom-fitted wood display stands
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Background of Delft
The technique of making Delft was first described in writing by Gerrit Paape in “The Delft Pottery Maker,” written in 1794 and dedicated to Lambertus Sanderus, the owner of De Porceleyne Claeuw (The Porcelain Claw). Delft faience began in the 17th century. Much of the most beautiful Delft was produced in the Dutch city of Delft. The Delft potters began to coat their pots thoroughly in a white tin glaze. They then covered the white tin-glaze with a clear glaze, giving depth to the fired surface and smoothness to cobalt blues. Over time they created a good resemblance to porcelain. By circa 1650, the technical skills of the potters and painters were much improved, and Delft began its golden age.
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