Pair of 18th century Delft blue and white vases

Good pair of Dutch Delft baluster shaped vases with tops of particularly elegant design, ribbed,the all round blue and white decoration consisting of stylised flowers and foliage . In good condition .
Height 14” or 36 cm
Maximum width 8” or 20 cm

Delftware is a tin glaze pottery mostly produced in Delft in the Netherlands as a cheaper alternative to Chinese porcelain.
During the Dutch Golden Age the Dutch East India Company imported millions of pieces of Chinese porcelain which only the wealthiest could afford.
Eventually the Dutch potters invented a white tin glaze which imitated porcelain which in turn was decorated with a cobalt oxide ,producing a wonderful fresh blue.
It was as hugely popular then as it is today.