Adrie Moerings - Vase - Cornflower blue and sage green speckled glaze • marked 'Moerings Gouda' • Netherlands • ca. - Earthenware

Decorative vase with mottled glaze in cobalt blue and sage green • signed 'Moerings Gouda' • Netherlands • ca. 1963–2006

Round vase from the Gouda workshop of Adrie Moerings. Cobalt blue, sage green and gray blend into each other like clouds, under a softly matte glaze that is finely speckled.

Vase by Gouda potter Adrie Moerings (1939–2010), stamped on the base. The glaze bears the vase: a wide cobalt blue spot lies against sage green and gray, breaking into dark speckles. It even runs over the relief mark on the base. No visible damage.

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At a glance:

Material: earthenware, matte mottled glaze

Dimensions: 11 x 12 cm

Weight: 640 grams

Mark: relief mark on the base, 'Moerings' above 'Gouda' in block lettering, with an initial letter in front

Dating: ca. 1963–2006, the period of the workshop

Provenance: private collection, Western Europe

Description and context:

Round vase with short, tapered neck and flared, rounded rim. The glaze is matte and finely speckled. Cobalt blue flows without a sharp boundary into sage green and gray, with an olive-toned shadow at the shoulder. Where the blue is thin, it breaks into dark speckles. The interior of the rim is glazed blue and green. Moerings ran a pottery and pipe works, since 1978 on Peperstraat. Kunstveiling.nl notes eight sold lots by his hand, from 2019 to 2025. The exact decade of this vase cannot be determined.

Condition:

Good. Rim, neck, belly and base: in the photos there are no chips, hairline cracks, or restorations observed. The speckled glaze is production-specific and not damage. Interior: no visible flaws in the photos. See the photos. Offered as a decorative object, not intended for use with food.

In the interior:

Fits in a mid-century, Scandinavian or eclectic interior, on a sideboard, windowsill or low cabinet. The matte glaze reads as bluer or greener depending on the lighting.

Shipping:

Professionally packed in a sturdy box with cushioning material, for fragile objects a double box. Always insured shipping with Track and Trace. See feedback from previous buyers.

Attribution and sources:

The relief mark 'Moerings Gouda' lies under the glaze and names Adrie Moerings as the maker. Gouda ceramic works, such as Zuid-Holland, use marks with monogram, glaze-name and model number and can vary, as well as the mark K. Moerings with the White German Shepherd. Sources: pipemuseum.nl, Verwoerd Ceramics Online and Kunstveiling.nl.

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