De Vries & Kuiken Makkum handpainted Delft polychrome wall plate (tin glaze) +++ RESERVED for JACK +++
Medium sized (21,3 cm diameter) handpainted tin-glazed polychrome plate made by De Vries & Kuiken in Makkum, the Netherlands. The plate is painted in classic Delft polychrome style in blue, green, black, ochre (yellow) and red colours on a white tin glaze. It features a Dutch landscape with a church, some houses and a fisherman at a lake. The edge is nicely decorated with Delft style leaf and flower ornaments and lattice work. The plate has two small holes in its footring with a copper wire through it (factory original) for hanging it on a wall.
The plate is signed on the back with a handpainted De Vries & Kuiken Makkum mark inside a shield (which was used after 1990), a model / catalogue number (42) and the painter's signature (a KV monogram, from Mr Klaas de Vries, one of the two owners and painters of De Vries & Kuiken).
This dish is handmade according to century-old traditions identical to how 17th or 18th century Delftware was made. The earthenware (made from local yellow clay) is shaped by hand and after a first firing glazed with an opaque white tin-glaze. The colours are then painted on this glaze and fused with it through a second firing. This creates a product with a beautiful and unique appearance.
Condition: excellent, as new. There are no damages, cracks or hairlines. The glaze is in an excellent condition, without any visible wear or crazing and with a nice gloss. The colours are strong and beautiful.
A charming dish with good quality painting, made by a small pottery in Makkum which was founded by two former Tichelaar painters. Great to hang on the wall, but also nice on its own in a plate stand. The perspex plate stand that is featured in the photos will be included with the dish.
Made by: De Vries & Kuiken
Place of manufacture: Makkum, the Netherlands
Year of manufacture: between 1990 and 2016, most probably during the '90s.
Model (catalog) nr.: 42
Method of decoration: handpainted (tin-glaze)
Size: diameter: 21,3 cm, depth: 2,7 cm
Weight: 355 g
Additional pictures of the object can be provided if required.
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About De Vries & Kuiken
De Vries & Kuiken was a small pottery located in a small fishing village in the north of the Netherlands, Makkum. Here the well-known ceramic factory Tichelaar is based, where the two founders of the pottery, Klaas de Vries and Dirk Kuiken, used to work as painters. By 1973 they decided to found their own pottery in Makkum, using much of the same techniques and painting style as the Tichelaar factory. This means using a yellow baking clay for their products, which is locally excavated. And painting on a white tin-glaze, in the same way traditional Delftware was made in earlier centuries. The quality of the painting is good, similar to the quality of Tichelaar products. Klaas de Vries specialised in the landscapes, while Dirk Kuiken specialised in flowers, animals and ships. Their production included various pottery such as vases, bowls and plates, tiles and tile-tableaus.
De Vries & Kuiken continued until November 2016, when Klaas de Vries passed away and the pottery and shop in Makkum were closed.
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Oct 12, 2023
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Jack