JVV 0636
Delft, 1660-1680
The baluster-shaped pot has six light, vertical grooves, a short, straight neck and stands on a flat foot.
The round and curved lid has a flat, hexagonal rim and a flattened, spherical knob. The pot is painted in blue with a floral decoration divided into six vertical panels, separated by the grooves. The panels are alternately filled with flowers and leaf branches, and with fruits and leaf branches. The grooves feature a accolade-shaped motif, circles and brackets. The neck is decorated with flowers and scroll ornaments. The lid is divided into four panels, each filled with a fruit and leaf branch sprouting from a rock. The panels are separated by a striped ornament.
Dimensions: height 35,5 cm / 13.97 in.
Similar examples
A bottle vase with a trumpet-shaped mouth and the same panel decoration was in the collection of
Dr. Günther Grethe (Aronson, p. 16, lot 11).
Explanatory note
Floral decorations are a common feature on pots and vases from this period. The decorations often
cover the entire circumference of the pot or vase. Combinations with oriental landscapes or western
scenes are also common. These are arranged in circles, ovals or trapezoidal sections. The vertical
panel layout of the decoration on this pot is a free interpretation of similar decorations on vases and
pots made of Chinese kraakporcelain from the first half of the seventeenth century.
Literature
D. and R. Aronson, Dutch Delftware. The Dr. Günther Grethe Collection and other recent acquisitions,
Amsterdam 2004
