# Floris Meydam artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1919-12-29
- Death date: 2011-09-25
- Nationality: Dutch
- Common media: glass, ceramics, sculpture

## About Floris Meydam

Floris Meydam (1919–2011) was a Dutch sculptor, glass artist, designer, ceramicist, and teacher based in Leerdam, the Netherlands. Born and raised in Leerdam—a city renowned for its glassmaking tradition—Meydam became a versatile figure in Dutch decorative and applied arts. He worked across glass, ceramics, and sculpture, contributing to both industrial design and studio craft. His professional roles spanned glass painter, glass designer, industrial designer, and decorative artist, reflecting a career deeply engaged with functional and aesthetic object-making. Meydam's work is documented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History) holds 133 catalogue entries attributed to him. He lived and worked in Leerdam for his entire life, contributing to the city's legacy as a center of Dutch glass and design.

## Common works and media

Meydam is commonly associated with glass vessels, decorative glass objects, ceramic wares, sculptural works, and functional design pieces. His output spans both unique artworks and industrially produced designs, particularly in glass. Works may appear as vases, bowls, plates, sculptural forms, and painted or decorated glass panels. Bidders and appraisers may also encounter drawings, models, or maquettes related to his design practice.

## Market and appraisal context

Floris Meydam's work appears across decorative arts, glass, ceramics, and 20th-century design categories at auction. With 315 documented lots in Appraisily's database, his pieces circulate regularly in the secondary market. Collectors should consider whether a work is a unique studio piece or a production design from a Leerdam glassworks run, as this distinction affects value. Condition, documented provenance, marks or labels, medium, and form are primary valuation factors. Comparable auction results for similar Dutch mid-century glass and ceramic works provide useful context for appraisal.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from museum records, library authority files, and scholarly databases with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For Floris Meydam, identity data is grounded in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Library of Congress, and the Museum of Modern Art.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/55698
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/3954
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/198254835/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500083825
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2312612
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86091421