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Completely original: no restorations, chips or hairline cracks.

Oval wall plaque with a sage-green ground and white relief figures of a seated young couple, a lamb at their feet and trees behind, in a scrolling Rococo-style border with a bow at the top.

Frankenthal wall plaque

Germany, Fr. W. Wessel, Frankenthal, ca. 1890–1910 · restored

Miniatuur gasmeter van goudkleurig metaal op een taps toelopende rechthoekige voet, met twee pijpaansluitingen bovenop, een paneel met zes kleine wijzers en op de voet de tekst AMERICAN METER COMPANY.

American meter company

Advertising paperweight for American Meter Company, probably mid-20th century · Used

€ 55

Egg-shaped vase with a short neck and a bright orange rim. The glaze is blue-grey and sandy, with greenish and orange runs down the shoulder.

Velsen vaas

Netherlands · Kennemer Potterij, Velsen · circa 1930 · Invisible repair to the lip.

Small bottle-shaped vase with a rounded body, slender neck and flared mouth, in glossy orange-red glaze with dark brushed bands and curling marks, on a peach background.

Flora tokio vase

Netherlands, Flora, circa 1970 · Excellent condition.

Tall vase with a rounded lower body, a narrow flared neck and a small foot. The cream-white glaze is pebbled. Sweeping black bands, with thin grey lines beside them, run up the body and into the neck.

Flora Rumba vase

Netherlands, Flora, Gouda, circa 1960

€ 65

Vase with a flattened, bulbous body and a very slender neck, painted with stylised flowers and leaves in blue, lilac, orange and yellow on a cream ground, with dark brown lower body and neck bands and a green and silver oval label on the front.

Metz Soliflor

Gouda, Royal Zuid-Holland · Perfect

Oval glazed earthenware jardinière with two angular open handles, painted with a large stylised butterfly with turquoise-green gridded wings, pink flowers and green leaves on black and cream.

Butterfly jardiniere

Maker and country not established, style of the Art Nouveau to Art Deco transition · Worn

Art Nouveau firescreen with a carved fruitwood frame of curling leaves and berries, standing on splayed feet. The embroidered silk panel shows two long-tailed cockerels beneath bamboo, with small birds in flight, against a grey background.

Felix Bernard firescreen

Nancy, France · Félix Bernard · circa 1900 · good original condition

Porcelain putto with curling hair and a wreath of leaves and flowers, standing on a green mound base. He looks down and holds a yellow basket filled with small painted flowers.

A Pair of Derby Porcelain Putti Holding Flower Baskets, circa 1770–1780

Derby, circa 1770–1780 · with age related chips

silver frame

.835 silver, hallmarked in 1953 or later. Silver weight 32 grams (1.03 troy ounces)

€ 60

Small rounded vase with a short flared neck and a brown rim. A cream ground is hand-painted with a stylised green and yellow bird, a brown leaf, blue foliage, orange diamonds and gold rings.

Ruturo small vase

Netherlands, Goedewaagen, mid-century

Small vase with a slender flared neck and a rounded body, covered in a raised white glaze with sweeping black and grey bands, orange and pink panels and a thin yellow line. The rim shows a small chip.

mid-century Gouda Tango vase

Gouda, the Netherlands, Flora · Good, rim chips

€ 35

Rounded earthenware vase with a short flared neck and a glossy dark ground. A large orange and yellow pansy with pink accents sits among green and turquoise leaves, with rows of yellow dots on the shoulder.

Eduard Antheunis vase

Gouda, Netherlands · Ed. Antheunis · factory active 1910–1933 · Excellent

Gouda Golden Eté schaaltje

Small green glass vase with a satin finish on a blue-violet background. Nude dancing figures in relief stand around the body, with clusters of grapes and leaves above them. The vase stands on a faceted, many-sided foot.

Schlevocht vase

Curt Schlevogt *Ingrid* series Art Deco jade glass vase with dancing nymphs. Partial original label on the base.

€ 105

Gouda soliflor

Low, wide, rounded bowl with a wide opening, painted with purple irises and flowing green lines on a cream and brown ground. A crack runs across the rim.

Gouda hoge schaal groot

Netherlands, Gouda factory, c. 1900–1905 · Broken

Low, round bowl with a wide opening. The beige glaze is finely crackled. Purple and blue flowers and green and cream leaves are painted around the body and the rim. The base is dark green.

Gouda kleine schaal

Gouda, Nederland · Goudse fabriek, c. 1900–1905 · Gebroken

Small vase with a flared black rim and a rounded body, painted with flowing stylised shapes in brown, orange, ochre, cream and turquoise. Cracks run across the front.

Gouda Jan van Schaik vaasje

Gouda, the Netherlands · Jan van Schaik · severely damaged

€ 25

Ivory vase with a narrow neck and flared foot, hand-painted with a blue peacock on a branch with yellow blossom.

Gouda pauwenvaas

Netherlands, Gouda · Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (PZH) · ca. 1900–1905 · Good, restorations

€ 90

Large pear-shaped vase with a flared neck, painted with fruit and leaves in orange, yellow, blue and green on a white ground, standing on a rounded base. White spots of loss show on the neck and rim. A small dark candlestick-shaped piece stands in front.

Gouda Pomona piedestal

Gouda, Netherlands · PZH · ca. 1925–1930 · Restored

€ 450

Gouda Pomona vaas

Cream-coloured tea cup with a wide flared rim and a pointed handle, standing on a matching saucer. A band of black lotus flowers and leaves runs round the cup, and black swirling lines continue on the saucer. Brown background.

RAM Arnhem theekopjes

Arnhem, Netherlands, RAM, Lotus pattern designed c. 1925 · good, with wear

Black matt vase with a tall, pointed loop handle and a slender neck. The rounded body is hand-painted with a flame-like sunburst in orange, ochre, turquoise, light blue and purple.

Regina amfoorvaas

Gouda, Netherlands · Regina · c. 1920s–early 1930s · Good

Fruit stand on a pedestal foot, in glossy black glaze with a scalloped rim. Orange, blue and green flowers and leaves are painted on the stem.

Regina fruitstand

Gouda, the Netherlands · Regina · 1920s · Good

€ 75

Square inkwell with pen tray and detachable lid, black glazed with a floral decor in purple, red, yellow, and turquoise.

Regina inktpot

Gouda, Nederland, Ivora (P. van der Want Hz.), jaren 1920 · Gerestaureerd

Cream-glazed ginger pot with a domed lid and round knob. It is hand-painted with small brown and yellow flowers, green leaves and a scalloped yellow and blue border around the shoulder. A band of yellow and white blocks runs around the lid.

Rozenburg ginger pot

The Hague, Netherlands, Rozenburg, before 1889 · Repaired

Round polychrome tray on a cream ground. A bird with a blue head and wings and an ochre breast sits on a branch with green and brown leaves and hanging buds. Dotted bursts in blue and orange fill the field. The rim has two thin orange lines and blue and brown dots. A crack runs up from the lower rim.

Gouda birdplate

Gouda, the Netherlands · Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland · pattern made 1910–1931 · Fair

Cream-glazed figural vase. A standing woman in a long robe with wide sleeves holds a hand to her mouth. She leans against a tall cylindrical neck that rises from a wide, flattened body with wave-pattern relief and small flowers.

Art Nouveau figural vase with a woman blowing a kiss

Rozenburg turban vase

WMF fruitstand

Grey pewter dish with a rippled, irregular rim. A small child in relief bathes at the top of the bowl. A flower on a branch curves around the left edge. A salamander sits at the lower right. Photographed on a peach background.

tin salamander dish

The Netherlands, Kurz & Co after a WMF design · Good

Cream-coloured piece with a rounded body and a short flared neck, painted with a green and yellow stylised bird, rust brown foliage, yellow diamond shapes and small gold rings.

ruturo vase

Netherlands · Goedewaagen · mid-century

Small cream-coloured pitcher with a rounded body, a narrow neck, an orange-edged spout and an angular handle. The body is painted with a rust-brown leaf, a yellow diamond, gold and brown rings and a small patterned disc.

Ruturo miniature pitcher

A mid-century small pitcher by Goedewaagen with the hand-painted Ruturo decoration. A stylised bird, foliage and geometric motifs wrap around the rounded body.

Round wall plate with a cream ground and an orange rim. Two stylised birds in yellow and green stand among rust-brown leaves, orange diamonds, pink flower heads and gold rings. A band of blue feathery sprigs runs around the border.

Ruturo wall plate

A mid-century wall plate by Goedewaagen with the hand-painted Ruturo decoration. A stylised bird, foliage and geometric motifs wrap around the rounded body.

two bronze frogs

two solid bronze frogs

€ 20

Brass inkwell tray with rounded square outline, seen from above. A rose and pierced leaves decorate each corner, and a round lid sits at the centre.

Art Nouveau brass inkwell

Origin unattributed, circa 1900–1920 · signs of use

Tall vase with a black lower body and a cream upper body painted with blue and brown flower medallions, a band of triangles and spirals, and a patterned band at the foot.

Large Arnhem Warkos vase

Netherlands, Arnhem Faience Factory, c. 1920

perfume bottle silver cap

A faceted crystal scent bottle with silver mounts and cap, 19th/20th century, bearing a Dutch sword hallmark

French piggybank

Amsterdam, c. 1900–1905 · good antique condition

€ 150

Colenbrander Rozenburg tiles

The Hague, c. 1885–1905 · good antique condition. NOS, have never been used

€ 45

Glossy cream-white vase with a rounded, full body and two tall handles rising from the shoulder. Grey-green branch and flame-like motifs curl across the body in relief.

Gouda Reticulated vase

Early glazed earthenware vase by Plateelbakkerij Gouda

Horax desk lamp, lit, with a dark green metal shade on a curved black arm and a stepped black base. A cream-coloured cord runs from the shade to the left. Plain blue-violet background.

German Horax adjustable desk lamp, circa 1930, in Bauhaus style

German Horax Bauhaus desk lamp with a stepped Cast Iron, forest green Metal shade. Manufactured in the 1930's. Width base: 20cm x 9cm Width shade: 22cm x 15cm Height: 48cm

€ 295

1924 Rene Lalique clear glass relief perfume bottle for Forvil

€ 295

De Distel Art Nouveau vase

Distel vase with flowers. Amsterdam, c. 1900–1905 · good restored condition

€ 150

Rozenburg The Hague Art Nouveau pulvaas

Den Haag, c. 1885 · good antique condition

€ 110

Tall pear-shaped vase with a very long, slender neck and a flared rim. The glaze is pale turquoise and finely crazed. Blue flowers and curling leaves in green, yellow and rust decorate the lower body. The foot is dark green. A thin repair line runs across the neck.

Gouda Long neck vase

Gouda long neck vase 1889 - 1905

€ 70

Round clock case in dark glazed ceramic with a white enamel dial, Arabic numerals and no hands, on a broad base. Beside it stand two dark bottle vases painted with flowers in red, green and ochre.

Gouda clock garniture

Gouda, Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (PZH), early 20th century

A Schoonhoven 'Kastanje' cigarette holder

Holland, Schoonhoven cigarette holder, c. 1905

€ 25

Figural poreclain powder jar, model 3520

Germany or Austria, c. 1925-1935, good quality

€ 55

Art nouveau silver tin pocket watch stand

France, edeltin, c. 1900–1915 · good, unrestored

€ 145

Early Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Gayday' Beehive Honey Pot c1931

Clarice Cliff honey jar

England, earthenware, c. 1931

€ 125

Victorian latticino glass finger-ring scent bottle

English or French, c. 1880

€ 225

Small table lamp by Plateelfabriek Regina with its original silk shade.

Regina bedroom lamp

Gouda Regina 510 - Rosario bedroom lamp. Significant damage to the silk shade. Measures: H36cm x W20cm. All original

€ 125

Rozenburg mini vase, heavily restored

Holland, earthenware, c. 1895

€ 45

Rozenburg bird plate

Rozenburg Juliana earthenware

€ 75

Rozenburg Juliana aardewerk Art Nouveau earthenware bonbonnière, 1903

Rozenburg Juliana aardewerk, Netherlands, c. 1903

€ 65

Tall glossy candle holder with a flared round foot, a waisted body and a black top with looped ears. The body is olive green, painted with a large pink-purple flower, bright green leaves, a red-brown band and small pale blue flowers on a dark ground.

Gouda candle holder, model 78

Netherlands, c. 1900

Small vase with a rounded body and a flared neck. The neck and foot have a dark green glossy glaze. Around the body, stylised scrolls and swirls are painted in orange, cream, turquoise, lilac, yellow and blue, outlined in gold-brown.

Decor Breetvelt vase

Netherlands, c. 1924

€ 95

Tall vase with a waisted body and a wide flared mouth, standing on a wooden table. Deep cobalt blue ground with cream, ochre-yellow and terracotta patches outlined in brown.

Breetvelt vase

Netherlands, c. 1930

€ 795

Platelen oorvaas

Holland, c. 1920

Small off-white bottle vase with a wide, flattened body and a long slender neck. A blue, orange and brown bird sits on a branch among green leaves, starburst flowers and dots.

Gouda bird vase

The Netherlands, Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland · Repaired

Bronze Italian Liberty dish

Italian Liberty bronze portaoggetti. Italy, c. 1900–1920. Possibly Naples

€ 185

Vintage Norco Foundry Cast-Iron Advertising Piggy Bank, Pottstown PA

Cast-iron advertising piggy bank from NORCO Foundry, Pennsylvania, 1960s or later.

€ 55

Gouda rozensteker

Amsterdam, c. 1900–1905 · good antique condition

€ 450

Two tall dark candlesticks standing side by side. Each has a female figure in flowing robes, a broad flared foot and a flower-shaped candle holder at the top.

B&G candle holders

Krefeld, Bitter & Gobbers (Imperial Zinn) · art nouveau

Hand-painted lidded jar with a rounded body and a stepped dark lid with a finial, photographed from slightly below. A band of stylised flowers and leaves in blue, green, orange and pink runs around the shoulder. Below it, dark drip-like forms hang over a cream field dotted in yellow, and dark brown scrolls frame the base.

Gouda Corona balustervaas

Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, Gouda – lidded jar, Corona decor

Gouda bonbonniere

What the evidence says

There’s more to a piece than its appearance. I look at its marks, craftsmanship, provenance and materials to understand what it is. Here are a few examples of what those details reveal.

Mark strip: crescent moon and crown, 935, two square maker's punches — The strip that settled it, lit from the side.

The vesta case, lid uppermost, insect in white and yellow enamel — The strip that settled it, lit from the side.

Vesta case with enamelled insect

Listed as: Austrian silver, around 1900
What it is: German, 935, after 1888

The punch beside the fineness turned out to be a crescent moon and crown — the German national standard mark introduced in 1888, not an Austro-Hungarian assay mark. 935 is no accident either: well above the usual 800, and softer, which makes it better to fire enamel onto. Here the fineness tells you what kind of workshop made it.

Pseudo-hallmarks struck in English style on a sugar sifter — Convincing at a glance, traceable to no assay office.

The sugar sifter, pierced bowl and chased handle — Convincing at a glance, traceable to no assay office.

Sugar sifter with English-looking marks

Listed as: English sterling, Victorian
What it is: Hanau pseudo-marks, late 19th century

The punches look English but belong to no assay office. Hanau workshops struck invented marks in English and Dutch style for decades. The giveaway is a town mark that traces back to nowhere, and a fineness sitting below sterling.

Unsigned iridescent glass vase, Bohemian, full view — No mark anywhere on it. The body has to carry the call.

Close view of the iridescent surface and trailed decoration — No mark anywhere on it. The body has to carry the call.

Iridescent glass vase, unsigned

Listed as: Loetz, c. 1900
What it is: Bohemian, maker unattributed

Glass carries no marks, so attribution runs on décor, form, pontil and the character of the iridescence. Here the decoration does not match a recorded Loetz production line, and nothing else places it. Unknown is a finding, not a gap — a piece sold honestly as unattributed is worth more than one carrying an invented workshop.

About Qurious Antiques

I specialise in decorative arts from around 1890 to 1930, spanning Art Nouveau, Jugendstil and Art Deco. My focus is on smaller pieces in silver, metal, glass and ceramics, chosen for their design and the details that offer clues to where, when and by whom they were made.

The interest comes out of another trade. I spent twenty-five years researching how things actually work, and attribution is the same kind of puzzle: a few traces, a checkable answer, and the discipline to stop where the traces stop.

What I find gets written down, including the times I had it wrong. Those corrections go on the YouTube channel, because a buyer learns more from them than from a sales pitch.

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