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Dutch
Art Nouveau Pottery
Blauwe Roos Antiek offers an exquisite collection of Dutch art nouveau pottery, which flourished as part of broader international art movements characterized by the use of bold geometric shapes, vibrant colours, and innovative designs. Dutch ceramics manufacturers played a significant role in this development, producing a wide range of art pottery that reflected the aesthetic and cultural trends of the time.
Our collection includes the work of the leading producers of Dutch art nouveau pottery of the late 19th and early 20th century:
The first and most famous of these was Rozenburg. Founded in The Hague in 1883, the pottery was known for its innovative designs (e.g. by Theo Colenbrander) and experimental techniques (such as the ultra-thin ‘egg-scale porcelain’). Its decors often featured stylized floral motifs, abstract patterns, and geometric shapes, reflecting the influence of contemporary art movements.
In 1914, at the outbreak of the first world war, the factory had to close its doors due to high production costs and a diminishing market.
Today, Rozenburg pottery is widely collected at the international antique market and generates high prices.
'Dutch Art Nouveau ceramics embody a harmonious fusion of bold geometric shapes and vibrant colours. It is a revolutionary expression of modern aestethics and artisanal perfection'.
Blauwe Roos Antiek
Another centre of Art Nouveau ceramic design and production was the city of Gouda. More commonly known for its archetypical cheeses, Gouda was also a hub for ceramic production, with various leading factories.
The most important of these was Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland. Founded in 1898, the pottery quickly gained a reputation for its high-quality craftsmanship. An important part of its production was inspired by Rozenburg designs and decors, but its real fame is based on a technical innovation it introduced in the 1910s: the then fashionable ‘glossy’ product range was complemented by items that were fired with matte glaze.
This new glazing technique allowed for a fuller and richer colour palette, that goes very well with the flowery, organic, geometrical and abstract designs that are so typical for the Dutch Art Nouveau pottery.
In addition to Zuid-Holland various smaller factories were active during this era, all of them producing high-quality, hand-painted ‘art pottery’. To name a few (as represented in the Blauwe Roos collection):
>Amphora, Oegstgeest (1908 – 1933)
>Arnhemse Fayencefabriek, Arnhem (1907 – 1933)
>Goedewagen, Gouda (since 1779)
Ivora, Gouda (1914 – 1965)
>Mobach, Utrecht (since 1895)
>Regina, Gouda (1898 – 1979)
>Schoonhoven keramiek, Schoonhoven (since 1920)
Zenith, Gouda (1915 – 1984)
Just a few examples
Our Art Deco Pottery
Blauwe Roos Antiek has a large stock of Dutch Art Deco Pottery. Hereunder you see some examples. If you are looking for specific items please drop us a mail at: info@blauweroos-antiek.nl
If we are able to help we will gladly send you some suggestions that meet your criteria.
