DELFT BLUE GLOBE VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS

There are vases that hold flowers. And then there are objects that hold attention. The DELFT BLUE GLOBE VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS is unambiguously the latter. A full, high-gloss white spherical porcelain body — generous, grounded, and perfectly round — rises to a narrow neck banded with a cobalt blue Delft scroll-and-floral collar. From that collar ascends the piece’s defining element: a tall, elongated flame-shaped finial, its entire surface dense with hand-applied Delft Blue botanical motifs — roses in full bloom, trailing sprays, scrolling stems — tapering to a sharp point that pushes the total height past twenty inches.

One of this art sculptures for sale functions as a closed decorative vessel: the finial seals the form, and the form is complete in itself. No flowers required, no styling necessary. At 20.1 inches, it commands vertical space the way a sculpture does — on a floor, a pedestal, a large console — while the contrast between the plain white globe and the intricately decorated flame creates a visual tension that rewards sustained looking. The more time spent with the surface of the finial, the more the pattern reveals itself.

Produced by Royal Delft, the original manufacturer of Delft Blue ceramics since 1653, with Moooi’s characteristic refusal to let tradition dictate form. This is heritage applied to a silhouette that has no precedent.

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Specifications:

• Material: Porcelain
• Body Finish: High-gloss white glaze
• Collar Decoration: Cobalt blue Delft scroll-and-floral band at neck
• Finial Form: Flame / marquise — elongated, pointed at apex
• Finial Decoration: Full-coverage hand-applied cobalt blue Delft botanical and floral motifs
• Form Type: Closed decorative vessel
• Width: 11.8 in (30.0 cm)
• Height: 20.1 in (51.1 cm)
• Depth: 11.8 in (30.0 cm)
• Diameter: 11.8 in (30.0 cm)
• Use: Decorative sculptural object