This large five-piece Dutch Delft garniture was hand painted in Delft circa 1770.
It comprises the traditional arrangement of three covered baluster-form jars and two flaring beaker vases.
The blue interlaced HB mark is a documented historic Delft mark of Hugo Brouwer, owner of De Drie Porceleyne Flessies (The Three Porcelain Bottles). Brouwer owned the factory from 1761 until it closed in 1777, supporting a date of circa 1770 for this garniture.
Each piece is painted with a colorful pastoral landscape framed by a molded rococo cartouche in bright yellow and manganese.
A shepherd sits beneath a large leafy tree holding his staff, while sheep graze in the meadow.
Beyond him are another figure, a yellow tower, a distant church and steeple, and blue water beneath a softly painted sky.
The palette is especially appealing.
Two shades of blue, green, yellow, iron red, and manganese stand out against the soft white tin-glazed ground.
The manganese scrollwork and bright yellow borders give the decoration considerable vitality and make the five pieces particularly effective when displayed together.
The reverse of each vase is painted more simply with green leafy branches and iron-red flowers. Each cover is decorated with floral motifs and surmounted by a traditional molded animal finial painted in manganese.
Maker: Hugo Brouwer, De Drie Porceleyne Flessies
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware, Delft
Decoration: Hand painted
Dimensions: Covered jars 15″ tall × 7″ wide × 4.25″ deep at base; beaker vases 10″ tall × 5.5″ wide × 3.75″ deep at base
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Small edge frits have been invisibly restored.