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Start: 1919/1927 |
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End: 1927/1934 |
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Place: Steenwijk/Huizen |
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E.S.K.A.F, NV, Eerste Steenwijksche Kunstaardewerkfabriek Eskaf
Pottery factory ESKAF made Amsterdam School Art Deco decorative art pottery, tiles, dinnerware and construction ceramics, mostly with mat cream/black glaze, painted stylized figures, butterfly and flower motifs. Mark/backstamp Eskaf Steenwijk/Huizen Holland.
E.s.k.a.f jugs, sculptures/figures and cover-pots with bizarre shaped curves and sculptural decorations, like spotted dark green or brown cover-pots with a handmade deer or goat, White models with black ears, "Gouda pottery". Wide range of assortment because of own designers style. The socialistic vision was that well shaped hollow-ware pottery had an educational effect on the working class, but the buyers were well-to-do with a modern taste.
H.L. Krop, J.H. de Groot, W. Bogtman, C. van der Sluys, J. Jongert, A. Meerding, W. van Norden
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