Wonderful earthenware (Dutch art pottery) earthenware cachepot or flowerpot by Plateelbakkerij Gelria (1926-1932) in Arnhem. Decor Sirius with Art Nouveau flower motif. Entirely intact (mint condition), minimal pit along the upper edge is a production flaw. Year: 1926-1932. Decor: Sirius. A diameter of 27 cm. A height of 20 cm. It weighs 2,545 grams. Klaas en Jacob Vet founded an earthenware factory in 1903 in Purmerend: Firma Jb. Vet & Co. Klaas became the artistic leader and also designed the earthenware models, Jacob became the business leader. The factory burnt down in 1906. A year later they moved to Arnhem to start a new factory. The new factory, called ‘Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek’, did very well. Soon they were selling earthenware abroad, like in England, France, Scandinavia, America and Australia, up to WW I. After the end of that war in 1918, things picked up again, the turnover grew fast, allowing the factory to expand. Jacob was found dead in in the Thames in London in 1924. Soon conflict arose between Klaas Vet and the new business leader of the Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, Ir. Henri van Hoorn. Klaas was ultimately fired and in 1926 started a new factory with N. Koerse and J. Vach in Arnhem: de N.V. Plateelfabriek Gelria. The economic crisis forced the Plateelfabriek Gelria to stop production in 1932. Your purchases will be very carefully packaged and sent by insured mail via PostNL.