"Wouter van Eenhorn was the founder, owner or co-owner of at least five different potteries, and in 1658 he purchased the brewery De Grieksche A (the Greek A factory). Little is known of his work, the initials SVE are most likely to be the work of his son, Samuel van Eenhoorn, known for his careful drawing of facial expressions and clothing. He was the first to look to Kangxi blue-and-white as a source of inspiration, and was also thought to have developed the blue-black or violet outline. Samuel van Eenhoorn is recognised for his use of different shades of glaze, from light blue to grey-green and white, as well as Chinese-type scenes and decorative Oriental motifs, such as friezes of floral scrolls or tulip stems placed on bottle necks.
After Samuel’s death in 1687, Adriaen Kocks became a director of De Grieksche A after purchasing the factory from his sister-in-law, until his death in 1701.
Kocks always produced items of extremely high quality, as De Grieksche A was the factory that produced faience to the English court, including numerous significant vases, flower holders and bases for jugs for display within the huge ceremonial rooms at Hampton Court, commissioned by William III of Orange, the king of England and his wife Mary Stuart.
Kocks manufactured a great array of different shapes, in addition to the ones mentioned above, including lidded jars, barber’s bowls, vases for sets, bowls, tea caddies and plates. Daniel Marot, son of a Parisian architect, was one of the European influences on the work of Kocks. He often combined these with the Far Eastern style, which is almost always evident in his designs.
Kocks was especially talented at creating designs based on Kangxi porcelain, and was able to produce incredible scenes, with decorations including lacy lambrequin motifs, and scallops, showing that he managed to succeed in harmonizing Chinese and European designs.
After Adriaen’s death in 1701, his son Pieter took over the factory. He signed his items PAK, and even after his death in 1703, his mark continued to be used. During this time, the factory specialised in imitations of Japanese Imari porcelain, which became a highly successful." (http://www.chinese-porcelain-art.com/DutchMarkDeGriekscheA.html, 20.09.2012)
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