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QA-2026-040
Breetvelt vase
A vase from Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (PZH) in Gouda, painted by hand by Henri Breetvelt. It is signed in full on the base and has been restored at the neck.
€ 795 margin scheme, VAT not separately charged
- Every mark photographed and transcribed below
- Condition stated in full, including what is wrong with it
- Posted insured and tracked from the Netherlands
- Return within 14 days if it is not as described
About this piece
Breetvelt designed and painted this vase himself at PZH in Gouda. The decoration is free and expressionist.
A deep cobalt blue ground runs around a cream field. Ochre-yellow accents sit within the blue, and warm terracotta patches sit at the base. The brown contour lines are typical of Breetvelt's work.
The body is waisted and ends in a wide, flared mouth. The inside of the mouth is turquoise.
The base carries the full signature and the factory marks. The neck has been restored. The fracture lines were fixed without overpainting.
Condition
- Neck professionally restored. Fracture lines fixed without overpainting (dealer's notes)
- Fracture lines remain visible on the neck, across the rim and inside the flared mouth
- Small losses to the glaze at the rim, where the body shows through
- Dark marks and wear in the glaze inside the mouth, where it meets the neck
- Wear and dark marks around the foot ring
Details
| Object | vase |
|---|---|
| Material | Matte ceramic |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Maker | Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (PZH), Gouda; painted by Henri Breetvelt |
| Period | c. 1920 |
| Style | Free, expressionist decoration |
| Height | 22cm (8.66") |
| Width | 12,5cm () |
| Condition | restored |
| Attribution | Signed in full by hand on the base: Breetvelt, with the Lazarus gate mark, Zuid-Holland, Gouda and decor number 951d |
Breetvelt at PZH, Gouda
Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (PZH) was a pottery in Gouda. Henri Breetvelt worked there as a painter. The dealer calls him a master painter and describes his brown contour lines as characteristic of his work. On this vase he designed the decoration and painted it himself.
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