Medium brown Thoune plate

Medium brown Thoune plate

Medium brown Thoune plate - 12" (304 mm) diameter.

Thoune
 

Thoune, Thun, Thonne, Thuner Majolika - all the same thing; pottery from the place previously known as Heimberg in Switzerland. It is pronounced 'toon' as in Roger Rabbit.

It is attractive and highly distinctive intricately slip-decorated earthenware. The colours used are white, green, yellow, orange and blue, usually on a dark slip background which is often a deep, rich brown.

Many companies made Thoune pottery, mostly small concerns. A couple of dozen are still operating. The most sought-after artist potter is Johann Wanzenried, who was active in the nineteenth century.


 
You can buy this book on line
North America
 
North America
Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1850-Present - Choose your bookseller Europe
 
Europe
Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1850-Present by Ralph and Terry Kovel

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