Flora Keramiek Gouda style garniture / cabinet set with two vases and two dishes
Nice garniture of two large (26 cm) vases and two large (30 cm) dishes decorated in Dutch Gouda style. The set was produced between 1974 and 1980 by Flora Keramiek in Gouda, the Netherlands. The leaf and flowers decorations - in different shades of brown, blue, and grey - were applied by hand by means of transfer prints. The edges of the vases and dishes are painted black and brown by hand. The pieces have a matte glaze finish. The vases have an identical decoration on the front and the backside.
The bottom of the vases is signed with a printed Flora Gouda mark (the word "plateel" is the generic Dutch name for painted earthenware), and the classifications "Holland" and "Handwerk" (made by hand). They are also signed with a handpainted model number (437). One of the vases still has a factory sticker which states "Flora Keramiek" (Flora Ceramics), "origineel" (original) and "Gouda Holland" (see pictures). The dishes have the same printed Flora Gouda mark as the vases, and a handpainted model / size number (30). The dishes have two holes trough their footring with a wire to hang them on a wall.
This is a very nice and affordable set of Gouda vases in a style that was quite popular during the seventies and eighties in the Netherlands. The pieces will look great as a mantel piece or as a large cabinet set. The dishes can be used as wall dishes, or be put upright in a plate holder. The two (perspex) plate holders as seen in the pictures will be included. The dishes can also be used as a fruit dish / centre piece on a table (see pictures).
Made by: Plateelbakkerij Flora (Flora Keramiek)
Place of manufacture: Gouda, the Netherlands
Year of manufacture: between 1974 and 1980
Method of decoration: transfer print, with additional handpainting around the edges / rims
Size: vases: height 25,8 cm, diameter 15 cm; wall dishes: diameter 29,7 cm, height (depth) 3,7 cm
Weight: total 3,62 kg (vases: 0,94 + 1,06 = 2 kg, dishes: 0,82 + 0,80 = 1,62 kg)
Condition: the vases are in an excellent condition, with only very minimal wear to the glaze or the decorations. The vases are very clean inside (as new). The dishes are also in a very good condition, but they have a bit more wear on the decorations than the vases. This is still very minimal however, and not very noticeable (see pictures). There are no damages or restorations.
Additional pictures can be provided if required.
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About Plateelbakkerij Flora (Flora Keramiek):
Plateelbakkerij Flora was started in 1945 in Gouda after WWII ended. The owner and founder Mr. F. Eikenboom had already been involved in producing plateel (painted earthenware) in Gouda since 1927. He designed most models and decorations until the mid '60s, when his son gradually took over from him. Initially the factory produced mainly vases, bowls and ashtrays, later to be supplemented with various types of tableware / dishes. Most often the pieces were given a matte glaze finish.
In 1974 the factory was sold, and production was transferred in 1980 from Gouda to a newly build factory in Hardenberg, in the East of Holland. In this new modern factory, production was mainly done by transfer print, while in the old factory still many pieces were (at least partly) still handpainted.
During the '80s the new factory decided to focus on modern design ceramics, producing for example vases and candle holders of famed Dutch designers like Floris Meydam. In 1989 the factory was acquired by Goedewaagen (www.goedewaagen.nl), who continued production in Hardenberg until 1994. Goedewaagen still continued production of ceramics under the Flora name in its own factory in Nieuw-Buinen until 1996, after which production ended.
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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.