Group of Three Dutch Delft Blue and White Vases

Comprising three tin-glazed earthenware vases of related but distinct baluster forms, each with spreading square foot, bulbous midsection, and flared rim, finely painted in cobalt blue with dense floral ornament and stylised foliage in the so-called Hollandse Bloemen (Dutch flower) style. The surfaces show a rich layering of ornament — one with panels of exotic birds amid scrolling blossoms, another with trelliswork and stylised peony heads, and the third with baroque strapwork framing floral medallions — each characteristic of the most ambitious Delft production of the late seventeenth century.
The square foot and elongated neck forms derive from Chinese Transitional porcelain prototypes of the Wanli–Kangxi periods, translated by Delft potters into tin-glazed earthenware during the height of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) import trade. The confident decoration, painterly shading, and even cobalt tones suggest a leading workshop such as De Metaale Pot (The Metal Pot) or De Drie Posteleyne Astonne (The Three Porcelain Ash-Barrels), both known for their large garniture sets and figural vases.