Rare Large Dutch Blue & White Royal Delft Hand Painted Candle Holder - 1978. SOLD

The rare tin glazed earthenware candleholder with domed base decorated in shades of blue with flowering plants. Signed on the bottom in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT  - HOLLAND &   CX = 1978
Painter’s initials: ALCO = Mrs  A.Blom
Employment dates: 1978 - 1989.
Literature:
This item is not shown in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft. Only in the Decor A model on page 258 - Fig.D.179

Height: 23 cm. (9,1 inches.)
Diam. base: 11,3 cm. (4,4 inches.)
Weight: 406 grams