Dutch Delft Style Lidded Ginger Jar, Hand Painted Cobalt Floral, Made in Holland

A vintage Dutch hand-decorated ginger jar in the Delft blue-and-white tradition, marked on the base with a crown over Delfts, Hand Decorated, Made in Holland. The baluster body and domed pointed-finial lid are painted in cobalt with bold peony-form blooms, foliate scrolls, and trailing leaves on a warm white earthenware ground, the brushwork free and shaded, consistent with hand-painting, not transfer. One note: this crown-and-Delfts export mark is the generic mid-century Dutch mark used by many producers, not Royal Delft or a named pottery such as Royal Sphinx, so it reads as decorative export ware in the Delft style. At 12.5 inches with its lid intact and excellent surface, a handsome decorator piece.