Vase, Holland Mexico or someplace else?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Kevolee, Feb 26, 2020.

  1. Kevolee

    Kevolee Well-Known Member

    Hi, I am fairly sure the mark on the bottom of this vase says Holland but I am not positive and I cannot find one like it or another Gouda piece with the same color clay. It sure looks like Gouda pottery, but I have also found some Mexican pieces that look very similar. It stands about 7.5" tall Hopefully somebody can help me and I thank all of you in advance.



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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Not Mexican.

    Debora
     
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  3. Kevolee

    Kevolee Well-Known Member

    Thanks, Debora. I've tried blowing up that mark and altering it but I just can't avoid seeing something other than Holland, Though I can see that too.
     
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Don't see "Holland." To my eye, Near- or Middle-Eastern more likely but not my area of expertise. Sure someone else will come along who will be able to identify.

    Debora
     
  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Morocco?
     
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  6. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    I think Nabeul.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Could be. Most certainly somewhere in North Africa, and Nabeul ceramics do have a lot of those 'cloisons', for lack of a better word.
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    Uhmm, we don't use Arabic script in Dutch.:)
    We in Brabant tend to think the Hollanders are a bit strange (and they think we are stupid :bucktooth:), but I have never seen Holland Dutch written in Arabic script either.:playful:

    Those yellow ribbon-like shapes that look like fish standing on their tails are an old way of writing the letter Aleph, or A. It has a similar meaning in Islam as the Alpha in Christianity: the beginning of everything.
     
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  8. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Nice research, Mat.:)
    From Mat's link, a similar mark:
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    The name, written:
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  10. Kevolee

    Kevolee Well-Known Member

    Matt, great detective work and thanks so much. Thanks to all of you. Funny how I couldn't get my first impression out of my mind even after I knew it was wrong. Thanks to everyone you've done it again.
     
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