DELFT FIVE VASE SET BY MARCEL WANDERS
Five white porcelain stems rise from a single cobalt blue floral base in this DELFT FIVE VASE SET BY MARCEL WANDERS — a statement piece from Royal Delft that works as sculpture, as a working flower arrangement, or as both at once. The contrast between the plain white vases and the hand-painted blue tray is the piece’s defining tension, and the reason it earns its place in any interior.
Five Vases, One Heritage Base
Each of the five individual vases carries a gentle hourglass silhouette: a slender body that curves softly outward before tapering into a flared rim, set on a small round foot. Finished in a clean white glaze with no surface decoration, the vases are deliberately restrained — their elegance comes from form and collective rhythm, not from ornament.
The shared base changes the picture entirely. A low rectangular tray produced in Royal Delft’s signature style, it is covered edge-to-edge in a dense, all-over floral composition: small blooms, trailing stems, and botanical motifs hand-painted in underglaze cobalt blue on white porcelain. Royal Delft has been producing this style of ceramic at its workshop in the Netherlands since 1653, and the tray’s meticulous surface reflects that unbroken tradition. Each finished piece bears the authentic Delft mark — a guarantee of origin.
Specifications
- Set Width: 20.9 in / approx. 53 cm
- Height: 11.8 in / approx. 30 cm
- Depth: 5.1 in / approx. 13 cm
- Material: Porcelain
- Manufacturer: Royal Delft (Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles), est. 1653
- Vases: Five individual white-glazed porcelain vases
- Tray: Hand-painted underglaze cobalt blue all-over floral pattern
- Care: Wipe with a damp cloth; not dishwasher safe
How to Style This Piece
The horizontal format — 20.9 inches wide, 11.8 inches tall — makes this set ideal for surfaces that call for width over height: a console table, a dining table centrepiece, a wide mantelpiece, or a low shelf. Arranged on their shared tray, the five vases read as a single sculptural object. Individually, each separates into a bud vase in its own right, giving the set of art sculptures for sale flexibility across different rooms and occasions.
Fill one, three, or all five openings with fresh or dried flower stems for a graduated floral arrangement, or display the set empty. The interplay of plain white porcelain vase sculpture against the intricate hand-painted Delft Blue tray is strong enough to carry the piece without flowers — arguably stronger. The Delft Blue base grounds the set in Dutch ceramic heritage without making it feel heavy; it reads as considered and contemporary.
Samantha Davis –
I am absolutely smitten with this porcelain tulipiere vase! The contrast of the five clean white spouts sitting on that intricate blue-and-white floral base is so elegant. It makes arranging individual flower stems ridiculously easy while looking like a high-end designer art piece. The ceramic is substantial, beautifully glazed, and adds an instant touch of luxury to my dining room table. Truly worth every penny—I adore it!
Josephine Allen –
This five-vase set on a Delft blue floral tray is stunning beyond words. Each white frosted glass vase is identical and elegant, but together as a collection they become something truly extraordinary. The contrast between the delicate white glass and the bold cobalt blue Delft base is perfection. I fill them with individual stems and display them as a centerpiece. Showstopping!