Vintage Hand-Painted Polychrome Delft Double Gourd Vase from Velsen, 1950s-1960s

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This vintage Dutch Delft double gourd vase exemplifies the exuberant artistry of mid-century ceramic design. Hand-painted in the Netherlands in … Read more This vintage Dutch Delft double gourd vase exemplifies the exuberant artistry of mid-century ceramic design. Hand-painted in the Netherlands in the 1950s, it features a monumental silhouette that swells dramatically at the shoulder and foot, cinched gently at the waist—an expressive variation on the classic double-gourd form. The shape reads as both historic and strikingly modern, bridging tradition and 20th-century reinvention.

The surface bursts with painterly polychrome decoration: floral sprays, fruiting vines, and perched birds rendered in a saturated palette of cobalt blue, wine red, burnt orange, lilac, sage, ochre, and black. These bold hues reference 18th-century Delftware—heavily inspired by Chinese famille verte and Japanese Imari—but interpreted here with a freer, more flamboyant hand characteristic of Velsen’s peak production period.

This piece is not a reproduction, but a modern, expressive evolution of that ceramic legacy.

Ideal as a commanding centerpiece, console accent, or sculptural umbrella stand, this vase offers bold color, generous scale, and dynamic form—well suited to traditional, maximalist, or eclectic interiors. Fully signed on the underside with the Velsen mark, painter’s initials, and model number.
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