Ary de Milde

Ary de Milde
maker's mark
Born	1634 Delft
Died	15 January 1708 Delft
Nationality	Dutch Republic

Ary de Milde (1634 – 1708) was a Dutch Golden Age ceramist in Delft.

Milde was born in Delft and is known for developing a type of red stoneware imitation teapot that competed with the popular imported Yixing clay teapots. After the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty the import of Chinese porcelain to the Netherlands was severely reduced after the 1650s and there was an increased market for local ware. Unlike many of his colleagues, Milde actually stamped the bottom of his teapots with his own maker's mark, a practise that did not become common among the Netherlands ceramists until the 18th-century.

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  Yixing teapot, Hallwyl Museum
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  Teapot with silver trim stamped on the bottom by Milde, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Milde died in Delft.

References

• Ary de Milde, Mr. Theepotbacker, by Willem Frederik Karel van Baron Verschuer, Boek-, Kunst- & Handelsdrukkerij v/h Gebroeders Binger, 1916
• Yixng teapot with gold trim sold at Sotheby's June 4th 2008