Pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Covered Jars, Hand Painted, Circa 1770
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Pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Covered Jars, Hand Painted, Circa 1770

$2,600.00

This pair of Dutch Delft blue and white covered jars was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1770.

Unlike jars designed to be seen only from the front, these are decorated on both the front and reverse.
The front of each jar presents a detailed chinoiserie garden scene with figures, framed by formal lambrequins and scrolling ornament.
The reverse has a more open composition centered on a long-tailed bird surrounded by flowering branches.

The cobalt blue ranges from soft atmospheric washes to deeper saturated passages, giving dimension to the figures, landscapes, and floral decoration. The blue remains clear and lively against the warm, creamy tin-glazed ground.

The softly faceted bodies divide the decoration into gently angled planes and give the jars a more structured form. Original octagonal covers crowned by crisply modeled leopard finials complete the jars.

At thirteen inches high on their custom-fitted wood stands, the jars are large enough to display prominently on a mantel, console, or cabinet. They will introduce the character and elegance of 18th-century Dutch Delft into a room.

Dimensions: 13 inches high with stands; jars 12.5 inches high x 6 inches wide x 4.5 inches deep
Condition: Excellent with tiny edge frits invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted blue and white chinoiserie scenes with figures, flowering branches, long-tailed birds, lambrequins, and scrolling ornament
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: 18th-century Dutch Delft chinoiserie
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770

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Notable Details:
• Hand-painted decoration on both the front and reverse
• Clear, modulated cobalt with atmospheric washes and deeper blue passages
• Softly faceted bodies
• Original octagonal covers with crisply modeled leopard finials
• Custom-fitted wood display stands
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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