De Distel Pottery 1895 - 1923
These vases were made by the “de Distel” pottery on the left vase (Model 78) is 39cm high and 15cm wide and was made between 1903 – 1910;
on the right a jug Model 359, 13.5 cm high and 11.5 cm wide, made after 1916.
The "De Distel" pottery started off in Amsterdam in 1895 and continued until 1923 after which the pottery was bought out by the "Goedewaagen" pottery.
Some of the tiles and vases made by this company definitely have a Gouda pottery look about them, but other creations by them have a more modern look. The vase displayed above is one of the more modern ones and not painted in the traditional Gouda colours. Also the design is completely different, i.e unique at the time. The decor is a nearly transparent butterfly with geometric lines and symbols around it. On the back of the vase is just the butterfly. Bert Nienhuis is the designer of this.
The jug on the right dates after 1916, this model number was introduced in 1916. This decor was probably designed by Dirk Straus.
The mark on this vase is pre-printed with the painter initials manually added; the painter initial is unknown to me.
At first the marks were manually written, but soon, already in the early 1900's a stamp replaced this.
Another vase from the Distel with a design and colours more
characteristic for Gouda can be found
HERE
.
