Gouda Pottery Bonbonnière (Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland)

This small bonbonnière was made around 1930 at the Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (Plazuid, PZH) in Gouda. The box is hand-painted: floral motifs are on the top of the lid on a white background. The side is decorated with blue dots on a white background. At the bottom there is the mark of the factory, 2820 (model number) Rhodian (decor) Gouda and the initials of the painter AB.

Interior advice
This Gouda Pottery bonbonnière fits both a classic and a modern interior. For example, you can place it on a table, on a dresser or in a bookcase. You can also use it as a storage box to keep chocolate or other candy or jewelry.

About Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (1898-1965)
The Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, also known as Plazuid, was founded on 2 April 1898 by the Gouda potter Adrianus Jonker Krijnszoon together with Egbert Estié (1865-1910) from Purmerend. At the beginning of the 20th century Plazuid grows into the largest pottery factory and also the largest employer in Gouda. The factory built up a large assortment of models and decorative motifs that always represented current trends and changes in taste.