Tichelaar Makkum small to medium sized Delft style handpainted polychrome dish (tin glaze) with silver-plated handle

Small to medium sized (16,4 cm diameter) handpainted polychrome dish made in 1994 by Tichelaar in Makkum, the Netherlands. The dish has been fitted by Tichelaar with a silver-plated handle. This turns the dish into an elegant serving tray. The dish is decorated with a geometric Delft style flower motif painted in blue, black, russet (reddish brown), yellow and green against a white tin-glaze background. The edge of the dish is ribbed and scalloped. The dish has two small holes in its footring because originally it was intended as a wall dish.

The backside of the dish is signed with a printed Tichelaar "Makkum" mark (used from 1980 onwards by Tichelaar), which includes a model number (BG 17). Beneath the printed mark we find a handpainted number 8, which is the decor number. There is also a handpainted year code (ID = 1994) and the painter's signature (PS of Mr. Pieter Stam). There is a small silver mark visible on the inside of the silver-plated handle (see detail picture).

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. Tichelaar is the only remaining Delftware producer in the Netherlands that still follows this procedure.

Condition: excellent, as new. There are no damages, cracks or hairlines. There is no visible wear to the glaze, which has a nice gloss and shows no crazing. The silver-plated handle has no damages or visible wear. We have only slightly polished the outer side of the handle, to keep the dark patina in the crevices intact. We think this is the most beautiful choice. Of course the handle can be polished to a full shine if necessary, we leave that choice to the new owner. The inner side of the handle is left unpolished too.

The dish comes with a little booklet and an original purchase receipt from Tichelaar, which shows the previous owner (the name has been blurred for privacy reasons in the picture) paid in March 1999 310 Dutch Guilders for the dish and 30 Dutch Guilders for having the handle fitted. Translated to current times this would be equal in value to €245,- respectively €24,50. There is a certificate of authenticity too, which seems to be signed by Jan Pieter Tichelaar, who was the last manager of the Tichelaar factory from 1997 till 2014. He was the last in a long row of Tichelaar family members who owned or managed the factory to as far back as 1697.

A beautiful traditional Delft serving dish, great for decoration, but can also be used (with care) to serve out your finest bonbons or candies in style.

Made by: Royal Tichelaar

Place of manufacture: Makkum, the Netherlands

Year of manufacture: 1994

Model (catalog) nr.: BG 17, decor number 8 (number 821 in the pre-1980 catalog system)

Method of decoration: handpainted (tin-glaze)

Size: diameter: 16,4 cm, depth of dish: 3,12 cm, height with handle: 12,5 cm

Weight: 195 g

Additional pictures of the objects can be provided if required.

Current catalogue price: not available, this exact model is not offered anymore by Tichelaar today. You can find the current price for other bowls, plates and dishes on the website of Tichelaar here: www.tichelaar.com/shop/fine-ceramics

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About Tichelaar:

Royal Tichelaar is located in a small fishing village in the north of the Netherlands, Makkum. The history of the company goes way back to 1572, making it the oldest continuously operating company in the Netherlands. Tichelaar means "tile-maker", and at first the factory only produced bricks and tiles, but around 1700 production also started of tin-glazed household and ornamental dishes. After 1890 a large part of the production became oriented towards ornamental Delftware in various forms and styles. Tichelaar uses a yellow baking clay for their products, which is locally excavated. After baking it receives a white tin-glaze and is subsequently decorated. This is the way all Delftware was produced centuries ago, and Tichelaar is the only remaining factory to still do so. Other Delftware producers in the Netherlands around 1900 switched to painting directly on white baking clay without the extra layer of tin-glaze. True to the spirit of tradition, Tichelaar keeps mechanisation to a minimum and all items remain handpainted. The quality of the handpainting is very good, it has a distinctive "Frisian" character that is very recognisable.

Tichelaar today still produces Delftware, but on a limited scale. The traditional production process makes that the items are nowadays very costly to produce, and for many too expensive to buy. There is no production for stock anymore, but items are still produced in batches for larger orders or for individual orders accumulated through their website (about 4x per year). The company nowadays has its main focus on producing speciality tiles, with special glazes for architecture / building purposes. More information can be found on their website: https://www.tichelaar.com/.

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If you buy multiple items from our shop in one purchase, we will try to combine the items into one parcel. Any excess shipping costs will be refunded.

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may contact us within 14 days from the delivery date to return the item. If the item is returned in its original condition, we will issue a refund for the total purchase price of the item (return shipping costs are however not covered).