Of the approximately 30 ceramics factories in the city of Delft towards the end of the 17th century ‘The Greek A’ was surely one of the most innovative and international. They had of course ample funding as they could count King William and especially his wife Queen Mary among their enthusiastic clientele. In their 200 year existence the factory had several owners, many of them related, and the generations handed down the pursuit of perfection. Aronson Antiquairs of Amsterdam, specialists in Delftware, dedicates an online exhibition to this factory, viewable from Sunday June 16th around midday CET. In 1658 Wouter van Eenhoorn began pottery production in the former brewery known as ‘De Griex A’ on the Geer near De Metaale Pot (The Metal Pot) factory, creating what was to become a dynastic business and the most successful of all the early Delft factories. Although it is not certain whether Wouter used a mark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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