Lot 236: Royal Delft Hand Painted Blue and White Baluster Vase 26cm Tall

A Dutch hand-painted earthenware baluster vase in the traditional Delft Blue style. The vessel is constructed with a lobed or fluted lower body tapering to a narrow neck and finishing with a flared, scalloped rim. The decoration is executed in cobalt blue over a white tin-glaze, featuring vertical panels of scrolled floral motifs on the neck and larger floral cartouches to the lobed sections of the body. The foot is finished with a solid blue band.

The base of the vase features multiple marks. A blue semi-circular printed label reads KONINKLIJKE PORCELEYNE FLES and ANNO 1653. Centrally, a hand-painted device depicts a stylized jar topped with the letters J and T above the word Delft. To the left are the hand-painted letters Ray and to the right is the painted code Ds. followed by a period. The base also carries the hand-painted numerals 8246. followed by a period.