A garniture is a number or collection of any matching decorative objects intended to be displayed together. Frequently made of metal, ormolu, often with gilded wood stands, porcelain (both European and Asian), garnitures became popular during the latter half of the 17th century and remained in vogue throughout the 19th century. A very common placement is on the mantelpiece over a fireplace, but garnitures were very often placed on various pieces of furniture, and on ledges or niches around the walls of a room, especially over doors or above fireplaces. Garnitures may contain pieces made together with a view to being used as a set, or may be "assembled" by the decorator from pieces of different origin.
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This garniture was made in the city of Delft in the Netherlands in ca. 1705. The garniture contains:
Vase (Pictures 4 to 8)
This vase belongs to a group of impressive Delft show pieces on stands made shortly after the period that the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange and his wife Princess Mary Stuart were co-sovereigns of the United Kingdom. The vase with a circular cross-section and a body expanding at the top is covered by a lid, crowned by a handle in the form of a sphere. The Emerald Green ornaments in the form of diverse motifs featuring floral patterns, contrast the white background well. The vase features a oval field with an idyllic landscape depicting sailing boats and windmills in the background.
Ewer (Pictures 9 to 13)
This ewer also belongs to a group of impressive Delft show pieces on stands made shortly after the period that the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange and his wife Princess Mary Stuart were co-sovereigns of the United Kingdom. The Emerald Green ornaments in the form of diverse motifs featuring floral patterns, contrast the white background well . The vase features two oval field with an idyllic landscapes. depicting men fishing by the stream and village and windmill in the background.
Decorative porcelain Egg (Pictures 14 to 16)
This egg also belongs to a group of impressive Delft show pieces on stands made shortly after the period that the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange and his wife Princess Mary Stuart were co-sovereigns of the United Kingdom. The Emerald Green ornaments in the form of diverse motifs featuring floral patterns, contrast the white background well. In the middle there is gilded decorative trim, so the egg can be open to allow for some precious object to be placed inside (similar to Fabergé eggs).
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Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue, is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, a form of faience. Most of it is blue and white pottery, and the city of Delft in the Netherlands was the major centre of production, but the term covers wares with other colours, and made elsewhere. It is also used for similar pottery that it influenced made in England, but this should be called English delftware to avoid confusion.
Delftware includes pottery objects of all descriptions such as plates, vases and other ornamental forms and tiles. The start of the style was around 1600, and the most highly regarded period of production is about 1640–1740, but Delftware continues to be produced. In the 17th and 18th centuries Delftware was a major industry, exporting all over Europe.
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You can adjust the intensity of the shadows beneath the objects by selecting the face of the shadow and lowering the transparency to your liking.
Land impact is 1 for every size below the 1.41m for vase, 1.28m for Ewer and 1.16m of height for the Egg.
Number of triangles: 4458 for Vase, 5410 for Ewer and 5832 for the Egg
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