RAAM Göppingen large handpainted Delft blue cachepot / planter
Large handpainted Delft style cachepot / planter made between 1947 and 1980 by the RAAM Delfter Fayence factory in Göppingen, Germany. The planter is painted in a classic Delft blue style, with a large flower ornament on the front, and a smaller ornament on the back. The decoration is well painted, as is often the case with the products of the RAAM factory.
The bottom of the cachepot is signed with a handpainted "RAAM" / "Original Delfts blauw" mark, the classification "handgemalt" (= handpainted), an unknown monogram (GJ, this might be a product code) and the painters signature (A. Tinge).
A beautiful and sturdy cachepot, handpainted in Germany in the best Dutch tradition (see information about the RAAM factory below). This will look great with a beautiful plant in it: true royalty!
Made by: RAAM Delfter Fayence
Place of manufacture: Göppingen, Germany
Year of manufacture: between 1947 and 1980 (most likely during the 1970s)
Method of decoration: handpainted (underglaze)
Size: height: 21,5 cm, diameter: 29,5 cm
Weight: 2,74 kg
Condition: The planter is in a perfect condition, as new! The inside is very clean (see pictures) with only a little bit of wear on the inside bottom. The glaze is in a perfect condition, without any crazing.
Additional pictures of the object can be provided if required.
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About RAAM:
RAAM Delfter Fayence started production around 1947 in Göppingen, near Stuttgart in Germany. It evolved from the well known Dutch factory RAM, which was based in Arnhem, a city near the German border in the east of the Netherlands. After the RAM factory went bankrupt in 1945, many of the ceramic models, designs and also some painters moved to Göppingen in Germany. Here they started making Delft ceramics in the same style and quality as the previous RAM factory. The initial marks of RAAM closely resembled the marks of the previous RAM factory (with the image of a ram's head being replaced by an image of a Dutch windmill), and stated "Eertijds Holland" (meaning "formerly Holland" in Dutch). RAAM mostly catered for the German market, where Delftware was in high demand. All of RAAM's production was handpainted in the classic blue and white or polychrome Delft style. The quality of the painting and materials was very good, comparable with the best of the Dutch delftware factories. Around 1980 production halted because the production costs for the handpainted items became too high. The company filed bankruptcy in 1990.
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