The tin glazed earthenware jar decorated in red, blue and gold in the “Adriaan van Pijnacker” Delft Doré tradition, with flowering peonies on rockwork between stylized decorations. The domed cover with finial decorated en suite. Signed on the bottom in underglaze blue and red for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & BZ = 1955
Painter’s initials: AST = A.M. Staakman.
Employment years: 1952 - 1959.
N.B. Minor chip inside rim cover.
Height.: 20,2 cm. (8 inches.)
Weight: 506 grams.