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QA-2026-039
Gouda Corona balustervaas
Hand-painted lidded jar with a rounded body and a stepped lid with finial. A broad band of stylised flowers and leaves in blue, green, orange and pink runs around the shoulder on a finely dotted ground. Below it, dark drip-like forms hang over a cream field dotted in yellow, and bold dark brown scrolls frame the base. The lid repeats the blue and green motifs of the shoulder.
- 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
Around 1900, Gouda was the heart of Dutch art pottery, and Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, founded in 1898, was one of the factories that made its name.
This lidded jar in the Corona decor shows why. Everything is painted by hand: the thousands of yellow dots on the cream field, the floral band around the shoulder and the dark scrolls at the base were applied stroke by stroke.
The design plays with contrast: a light, calm centre between a busy, colourful shoulder and a bold, dark base.
Condition
- Excellent
Details
| Object | Lidded jar |
|---|---|
| Material | Glazed earthenware |
| Standard | Glazed earthenware |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Assay system | Netherlands |
| Maker | Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, Gouda |
| Period | Plateelbakkerij Zuid Holland |
| Style | c. 1900–1905 |
| Height | 44 cm (17.3") |
| Width | 28 cm (11") |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Attribution | Firm on factory, period and painter |
Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, Gouda
Around 1900, Gouda was the heart of Dutch art pottery. Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, founded in 1898, was one of the factories that made its name there. This jar in the Corona decor is painted entirely by hand, stroke by stroke.
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