A Mid Century Royal Delft Imari Pijnacker Vase Lamp

$1,250
H390 mm

A rare hand painted Table Lamp converted from a vintage Royal Delft Imari Pijnacker Vase (De Porceleyne Fles) in Imari or “Pijnacker” (red, blue & gold decoration). The vase pattern would have been painted by a master Delft painter, and it depicts an exotic Japanese garden scene with peony blossoms. The vase has been paired with an orange velvet lampshade with a gold inner lining but it is in vintage condition and likely needs replacing. Depends on how much of a purist you are The lamp has been rewired to NZ standards.

In the second half of the 17th century, traders first brought Japanese Kakiemon and Imari porcelain to Holland. Inspired by its beautiful colours and patterns, it was copied by a few of the Delft factories beginning in the early 18th century. Some historians attributed the earliest Delftware in Imari colors to Adriaan Pijnacker, thus giving it is colloquial name. De Porceleyne Fles started producing it in 1902. It is a style that was very expensive to produce, since the red and gold paints could not be fired at high temperatures. So, while the blue paint was painted as an underglaze and fired at a high temperature, the red and gold needed to be painted as an overglaze after the first glaze firing and the piece then needed to be fired a second time at a lower temperature. This second glaze firing, along with the gold paint that was used, which was made from pure ground 24 karat gold, made it 60-80% more expensive to produce than the normal Delfts Blue models. Because of the high costs, De Porceleyne Fles had to stop making pieces in the Pijnacker style in 2009.

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  • Category
    Table Lamps
Specifications

H to top of vase is 390mm and to the top of the shade is 740mm. Di of vase is 150mm. Shade Di is 430mm.

SKU: 26EA197
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