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Help identifying a hand-painted Delft vase, possibly from 1939

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Hello,
I recently received this hand-painted Delft blue and white vase as a gift and would be grateful for any help identifying it.

The vase has a handwritten “Delft” mark on the base, two handwritten initials above it, and what appears to be the date 1939. There are also several additional painted and impressed marks (visible in the photographs).

An antique dealer in Delft suggested that it might be a Royal Delft vase dating from 1939, but I would like to verify this independently and learn more about its origin.

I would greatly appreciate any information on:

* the maker or pottery;
* the meaning of the handwritten initials above “Delft”;
* the impressed and painted factory marks;
* whether the date should indeed be read as 1939;
* the name of this vase model or decoration, if known.

Thank you very much for your time and expertise.

Afmetingen
26cm h x 17 cm l
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This is a belly vase from the Porceleyne Fles (now Royal Delft). The intertwined initials J & T stand for Joost Thooft, who became the owner in 1876 and revitalized the factory. BI is the year code for 1939, and the D represents the painter (unfortunately unknown). The A indicates a slightly lower quality piece that was sold a bit cheaper back then. 

The indented B stands for an even cheaper version due to (small) imperfections. It’s possible that it was first labeled a B and later decided that it was actually an A.

kin regards

joost thooft