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- catalogue: van Woerden
about 1973
- Vest original photos:
about 1983
- archive emails:
Hugo en Marius van Woerden
- present and past:
Hugo en Marius van Woerden
| sticker name |
clay red black white |
bottom mould line |
way of numbering |
decor glaze |
other factories |
Click for an overview of factories that made a comparable bottom on the "other factories" button above.
flat bottom with seam in the middle - white clay  |
Before March 2015, everyone claimed that each vase of white clay, with a flat bottom and a seam in the middle, was made by Vest.Marius and Hugo van Woerden put an end to this story when they said that the vase on the right was definitely not made by them. Many vases, attributed to Vest, were made by other factories.
Many vases that have been cast, have a dividing line or seam on the bottom middle. This line indicates where the two halves of the mold were touching each other.
Almost all Vest vases have a flat bottom with a seam. However, other characteristics are also required for a proper identification.
On the photos below there are bottoms of Vest vases. With angular vases, the seam sometimes runs diagonally. The two halves are always mirror images of each other.
| flat bottom with seam in the middle - red clay |
A vase made of red baking clay is casted when a seam is visible. When the vase is turned, there are usually turning circles visible.
These turning circles are also visible on the inside.
At Vest, turned vases are always made from red baking clay.
Below are four examples. Click on the photo for details and a photo of the vase.
| angled cut off edge of the bottom |
Most molded vases, have a angled cut edge of the bottom, but this is not always the case.On the photo on the right are two Vest vases. The edge of the right vase is not angled cut.
I only saw this angled cut edge at the Dutch company Prosman. Prosman made a kind of restart when van Woerden stopped. That is why Prosman and Vest sometimes look very similar.
For a short period the bottoms were cleaned with a grindling belt. The seam is no longer visible. However, the result was such bad that it was used for a short period.
The grooves of the grinding belt are clearly visible on the bottom.
| round felt pads |
Because the bottom was often rough, Vest stuck 3 or 4 small round felt pads on the bottom. Most are green but there are also gray and beige ones. When the felt pads came off, you can still see where they have been.
Other factories (such as Prosman) also used round felt pads. Felt pads can also be glued on later. So it is not a really proof that you are dealing with Vest, but it is a clue.
| cast-in numbers |
A short period of time there were cast-in numbers at Vest. These vases do not have a flat bottom, but a deepened part with a number.
| different bottoms and no bottom but a backside |
Pots and lamps that hang against the wall have no bottom but a flat backside. Standing table lamps and ashtrays have a different bottom.
| sticker name |
clay red black white |
bottom mould line |
way of numbering |
decor glaze |
other factories |