Société Céramique Maastricht large spray painted Breetvelt style vase with windmill decor
$102.24
Large (37,5 x 16,8 cm) amphora-shaped vase made between 1920 and 1930 by Société Céramique in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The vase is decorated by hand using cobalt blue spray paint in combination with stencils. The decoration has been applied on-glaze and is fused with the glaze through a second firing.
The vase has a beautiful, mysterious art-nouveau / art-deco feel to it. The style is derived from similar vases designed by Henri Breetvelt, a well-known Dutch ceramic designer and painter who worked between 1902 and 1909 for Société Céramique in Maastricht. The original vases of Breetvelt were handpainted by brush and featured portraits and landscapes from 17th - 19th century Dutch paintings.
The bottom of the vase shows in relief writing the vase model name ("Lijdia"), with beneath it the number 6 (a size indication). Stamped across the relief writing is the regular "Société Céramique Maestricht - Made in Holland" mark that was used between 1900 and 1957.
Condition: very good, the vase has no damages, cracks or hairlines. The vase has a few small glazing artefacts (see detail pictures), which are not very disturbing and often seen on this kind of vases. The glaze shows very little wear, has a beautiful matte gloss and only a very light crazing. The inside of the vase is very clean and fully glazed.
A beautiful hand decorated vase of good size, which will fit in to a variety of interiors, from classic to modern.
Made by: Société Céramique
Place of manufacture: Maastricht, the Netherlands
Year of manufacture: between 1920 and 1930
Method of decoration: spray painting: freehand and in combination with stencils
Size: height: 37,5 cm, diameter: 16,8 cm (capacity 4,5 litres)
Weight: 1,78 kg
Additional pictures can be provided if required.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
About Société Céramique:
This factory was based in Maastricht, in the southernmost point of the Netherlands. It produced from 1863 to 1958 decorative ceramics and dinnerware in a variety of styles. Most often the decoration was applied by transfer print: a method whereby a monochrome print on paper (from an engraved copper or steel plate) was transferred by pressing it onto the ceramic piece. This transfer process was done by hand. Although transfer printed items lack the vibrancy of handpainted items, the process does allow for the production of beautiful, detailed and decorative items, which would be very expensive or impossible to produce by handpainting. The Delftware (blue and white Delft blue) produced by Société Céramique and other Maastricht factories has a darker blue than the Delftware of other factories in the Netherlands. In 1958 Société Céramique merged with Petrus Regout (also from Maastricht) to form Royal Sphinx, which continued to produce Delftware until 1969.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This beautiful vase will be carefully packed and send by tracked and insured mail.
If you buy multiple items from our shop in one purchase, we will try to combine the items into one parcel. Any excess shipping costs will be refunded.
If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may contact us within 14 days from the delivery date to return the item. If the item is returned in its original condition, we will issue a refund for the total purchase price of the item (return shipping costs are however not covered).
Shipping from The Netherlands
Processing time
1-2 business days
Customs and import taxes
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Payment Options
Returns & Exchanges
I gladly accept returns
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
I don't accept exchanges or cancellations
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Conditions of return
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are your shipping times?
We will send off your order within one or two working days. We use the standard parcel service of PostNL to ship our parcels. You can find their estimated delivery times per country here (shortened link to pdf download of PostNL): https://bit.ly/3ZHTMJ9. In the fourth column (parcels) you can find the delivery times of the standard service (in estimated business / working days). Please keep in mind that customs / import procedures in non-EU countries can sometimes add an extra week (or even two weeks) to the delivery times.
On request we can also ship with UPS for a faster delivery: expedited (within 10 days) or express (within a few days). There are no customs delays when shipping with UPS. Contact us before the purchase to get a quote.
How do you pack your items, will my item arrive safely?
Broken ceramics is a thing we do not like! Not only is it a waste of time and money, but it also (often) means the end for a rare and unique item, which was treasured and cared for by their previous owners. So we really want to avoid any damages during shipping!
We have lots of experience of shipping ceramics, and we have seen what works and what does not work to protect ceramics during transit. If we ship multiple items in one package, each item is carefully wrapped and kept well seperated from the other items. We use large boxes, with plenty of buffer all around the items, so the packages can withstand a lot of abuse. All our packages should be able to cope with a 1,5 m drop without the items getting damaged.
Do you take care of the environment?
Yes we do. We re-use packaging materials as much as possible, which means we rarely have to buy new materials for our packaging. Only foam peanuts are sometimes bought by us, in which case we choose starch based peanuts which are fully biodegradable, non-toxic and water-soluble.
Each year, we calculate the greenhouse gas emissions in CO2-equivalents caused by our shipping. We multiply that amount by 150% and then offset it in certified CO2 compensation projects based on tree planting / reforestation in Bolivia and Borneo (Indonesia). See https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/ for more information on the projects.
How should I take care of my Dutch ceramics?
First of all, don't let them fall! Always handle them in a mindful way and put them in spots where they cannot be accidentally bumped over when cleaning or vacuuming. Some people put some (clean) sand in vases to make them more stable.
Second, don't clean them too often! Underglaze painted Gouda and Delftware can be perfectly cleaned with water if necessary, but often just dusting them off or polishing them up a bit with a soft dry cloth is enough. Overglaze painted items should not be cleaned too often.
The colours of ceramics do not fade in sunlight, so you can put them in bright spots where they look good. But do avoid large temperature differences, which will cause increased crazing in many Delftware and also Gouda type pieces.