DELFT PIGGY VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS
The DELFT PIGGY VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS has been decided. The polished gold bat has been raised. The matte black porcelain pig vase sculpture remains entirely, defiantly intact. And so the moment hangs — suspended permanently in Royal Delft porcelain, produced with the same craft tradition that has shaped Delftware since 1653, sealed in black glaze, and offered for sale as the most expensive piggy bank that money absolutely cannot break.
The pig itself is rendered with genuine tenderness: a full, rounded matte black body supported on four stubby legs, a small curled tail at the rear, and the unmistakable coin slot along the spine confirming its nominal function. The ton-sur-ton floral and scrollwork decoration — visible only in the shift between matte and reflective glaze surfaces, appearing and vanishing as the light moves — gives the black body a complexity that only rewards prolonged looking. The polished gold bat emerges from the pig’s right flank with the theatrical certainty of a decision already made, angled upward and outward, its high-gloss finish a direct material confrontation with the absorbed darkness of the matte body. Gold crystal details cluster at the point of impact, gilding what ought to be a wound.
One of this art sculptures for sale is the piece in the DELFT PIGGY VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS that most directly addresses the collection’s central argument — the meeting of reverence and irreverence, centuries of craft and the decision to point a golden bat at it. The Black Edition strips away Delftware’s defining blue palette and forces form, texture, and conceptual wit to carry the full weight of meaning. In DELFT PIGGY VASE BY MARCEL WANDERS, that wit is the sharpest in the series: the object knows exactly what it is, knows exactly what is being threatened, and remains perfectly, magnificently unbroken.
Specifications:
- Width: 30 cm (11.8″)
- Height: 26 cm (10.2″)
- Depth: 21 cm (8.3″)
- Material: Porcelain
- Finish: Matte black body with ton-sur-ton floral reflection glaze; polished gold bat; gold crystal details
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Roxanne Bennett –
I didn’t expect to fall this hard for a ceramic pig but here we are! The matte black finish with those intricate tonal floral patterns is so moody and gorgeous. The gold baseball bat detail is hilarious and genius — it gives me edgy luxury vibes. It sits proudly on my bookshelf and sparks the most incredible conversations. Total statement piece!