Tichelaar Makkum large handpainted Delft style decorative bowl (tin glaze)

Large (26,5 cm diameter) handpainted tin-glazed polychrome bowl made in 1981 by Tichelaar in Makkum, the Netherlands. This type of bowl is called a "kastkom" in Dutch, which literally means a "cabinet bowl". These are decorative bowls which are heavily decorated on the outside, as they are primarily meant for display inside or on top of a cabinet. They look best when viewed from the side or from underneath. Our bowl is decorated on the outside with eight cartouches containing various Delft / Frisian style leaf and flower decorations. The cartouches alternate in red and white backgrounds. The red cartouches are all identical, while the white cartouches have two different flower ornaments (a flower vase and a flower garden). The inside of the bowl is also decorated, with a flower vase ornament in the centre and leaf and flower ornaments near the rim.

The bowl is signed underneath with a printed Royal Tichelaar Makkum mark (in use after 1980), a model number (KG 26, which is identical to the old catalogue number 606), a handpainted year mark (HA = 1981) and the painters signature (unidentified). There is also a handpainted "2", of which the meaning is unknown to us (probably some internal factory number).

Tin-glazed Delftware of Tichelaar is handmade according to century-old traditions identical to how the original 17th or 18th century Delftware was made. The earthenware (made from a local yellow clay) is shaped by hand or in moulds 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 (other producers paint underglaze directly on white ceramics).

A very beautiful and large bowl, great for display in or on top of a cabinet, but also great as a centrepiece on a table, or to actually use as a serving or fruit bowl!

Made by: Royal Tichelaar

Place of manufacture: Makkum, the Netherlands

Year of manufacture: 1981

Model (catalog) nr.: KG 26 (= nr. 606 in the old catalogue system)

Method of decoration: handpainted (tin-glaze)

Size: diameter: 26,5 cm, depth / height: 12,0 cm, capacity: 3,5 litres

Weight: 920 g

Condition: the bowl is in an excellent condition. There are no repairs or damages. There is very little wear to the glaze, only on the bottom of the bowl some minute scratches can be seen upon a very close inspection. Otherwise the bowl is as good as new. The glaze has a nice sheen and the colours of the decorations are strong and vibrant. The unglazed bottom of the footring shows some wear and discolouration, but this is normal for these unglazed surfaces.

Additional pictures of the object can be provided if required.

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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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