Potters/ Specials
Collection 1 > The Netherlands
Period 1960-1970. Pottery 't Kalkoentje; Kees Van Moorsel (1953-1967), not signed KvM. A rare yellow/ochre example, made for the SMN - Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. I do not know whether this was intended for the passengers or for the staff. Length ± 15.5 cm. There is one other known of this ocher color, with a block motif.
Potters (pig) piggy banks
Shown are piggy banks made by potters. These craftsmen and -woman that is, 'artist tagged' potters, dislike (pig) piggy banks, they regard that below their artistic dignity. But I could convince several of them to produce some beautiful ones for my collection. And there are still others who want to show their craftsmanship with a real piggy bank. See for yourself.
Miscellaneous
Next to more piggy banks made by professional potters I made a selection of my pig piggy banks that are fairly common in The Netherlands. What is there to tell about the “other” Dutch banks? See the images, they come from all over our country.
Kees van Moorsel
The basic shape of these piggy banks is by Kees Van Moorsel (active until 1967, after which his daughter Helena Maria managed the pottery until 1976/77). Van Moorsel took over Potterie De Vier Paddestoelen in 1941 (production until 1951; some sources report a fire in 1944). From 1953 onwards he was the owner of Pottenbakkerij 't Kalkoentje in Remmerden, near Rhenen. I attribute the two original piggy banks with the initials KvM in my collection to the De Vier Paddestoelen. The others without initials, often made in series and on commission, were made in Pottenbakkerij 't Kalkoentje from the period 1953-1976. One with the "brand" Rhenus. Length ± 15,5 cm. Decor Art Deco.
For the block decor, in various variants, van Moorsel returned to the décor that his former colleagues from the De Vier Paddestoelen used until approximately 1930. He also made piggy banks with commissioned motifs. It is known that he also made piggy banks for the Raiffeissenbank, of which unfortunately I have not discovered any yet. Surface: matt glaze, gray mottled. Blocks in primary colors. But also, and these are rare, piggy banks in yellow/ochre mottled. I have had one of them since September 2025, with a cartouche from SMN (Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland - 1870-1970).
Two special piggy banks by Kees Van Moorsel, commissioned by the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN), which existed until 1970. The one with the cartouche is quite rare.
