Proud Mary - Astonia Gold

The Astonia collection has a rich history, inspired by a lidded pot from the De Drie Postleyne Astonne pottery. Royal Delft Museum has a similar vase, without lid, in its collection, which shows the beautiful decoration of De Drie Posteleyne Astonne. The Astonia collection from Royal Delft consists of six different pieces, including a beautiful hand-painted lidded jar, two hand-painted vases and a hand-painted Proud Mary.

Collection: Proud Mary
Craftmanship: Transfer
Dimensions: 10,8 × 10,8 × 17,2 cm

Proud Mary is a design by Koens & Middelkoop. The collection consists of large, hand-painted shapes and smaller variants decorated with a screen print. Proud Mary is a collection of collectibles that represent all the craft of Royal Delft. The Delft Blue figurine is composed of four different elements, the skirt, the bodice, the collar and the head. Made in the iconic Delft Blue and Polychrome design.

The creation of Proud Mary

Proud Mary is named after Mary II, the wife of Stadtholder William III and a great lover and collector of Delft Blue in the Golden Age. This stylish figurine originated from the desire to give the iconic Delft Blue of Royal Delft a contemporary look. The design consists of four interchangeable elements: the skirt, the bodice, the collar and the head. The design is by the Dutch designers Koens & Middelkoop, the decoration is designed by the designers and master painters of Royal Delft.