DELFT BLUE AMPHORA VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS

Ancient form. Entirely contemporary intent. The DELFT BLUE AMPHORA VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS opens with a recognizable silhouette — a white matte porcelain amphora body, broad-shouldered, with two generous loop handles arching either side in the classical Greek tradition. Then it diverges completely. Seated in the neck: a glossy, deep cobalt blue lobed crown — a clustered, cloud-like form that reads simultaneously as a pumpkin, a bouquet, and a jewel — dotted with small gold metallic ball clusters that catch the light at each lobe.

The result is a conversation between antiquity and now. The white amphora base carries centuries of ceramic memory — the handle form, the footed plinth, the proportioned belly — while the cobalt crown belongs to no historical period at all. It is sculptural provocation at the neck of a classical vessel, produced with the full material authority of Royal Delft, the original manufacturer of Delft Blue ceramics operating continuously since 1653.

At 16.1 inches tall, one of this art sculptures for sale is a statement piece — for a mantle, a console, a pedestal, or a floor. It works without anything inside it. It does not require flowers to justify its presence.

Specifications:

• Material: Porcelain
• Body Finish: White matte
• Crown Finish: Glossy deep cobalt blue
• Accent Details: Gold metallic ball clusters
• Body Style: Classical amphora with loop handles
• Crown Form: Lobed / cloud bubble
• Width: 14.2 in (36.1 cm)
• Height: 16.1 in (40.9 cm)
• Depth: 9.1 in (23.1 cm)
• Use: Decorative vase or sculptural object