Lacemaker

4-1/2" high, 4" long, 2-5/8" wide.

Unsigned, but the Vande Voorde pottery in Brugges products are unmistakable. This is one of the very few potteries that is well documented (see References below). This piece is one of their smaller ones, with no cutout areas like my larger example (see 'Previous'). Early 20th century.

Note the mounded up area at the front of the pillow, representing pins. The details of the face are wonderful, even the eyelids are molded. It seems as though the Vande Voorde products all unique - no two exactly the same.

No chips or damage cracks, but a little firing crazing in the glaze. Not bad.

first posted 4/12/2009

References

Marc Logghe, Roger Verhelle, text, Jacques Coenye, photos "Brugs aardewerk, Van de Voorde", 2001 ISBN 90-804697-3-4 VKH, Revinzestraat 24, B-8820 Torhout Published in connection with a retrospective exhibition of Van de Voorde work.