MAKKUM SET 2 SIGNED PLATES TIN GLAZED MAJOLICA SOLDIER LADY FISH CAT #793 DISCON

Description

A SET OF TWO MAKKUM OCTAGONAL
PLATES MADE WITH THE TIN GLAZED,
(MAJOLICA TECHNIQUE) ~
OUR INFORMATION FROM THE
TICHELAAR MUSCEUM IS THAT THESE
PLATES WERE MADE LIKELY BETWEEN
1950-1980, WITH NO EXACT YEAR ~
THE PAINTER IS JETZE KUIPER
AND HE WORKED DURING THE ABOVE
YEARS ~
SINCE THERE IS NO MORE PRODUCTION
OF THESE PARTICULAR PLATES, THEY
STILL USE THE OLD NUMBER OF 973 ~
THE LETTER "K." AT THE RIGHT OF THE
COMPANY SHIELD STANDS FOR THE
PAINTER'S NAME, KUIPER ~
PLATES FEATURE A MALE SOLDIER,
AND A LADY WITH A BUCKET OF FISH &
A CAT LOOKING ON FROM BEHIND ~
@ 9.5"X 9.5",
@ 1.5" HEIGHT ~
THIS IS POLYCHROME ART POTTERY
OR TIN GLAZED MAJOLICA,
IN BLUE, RUST, YELLOW, GREEN ON
WHITE WITH THE RIM BEING THE
TRADITIONAL GLAZE OF OCHRE
BROWN GLAZE ~
THESE ARE LOVELY DESIGNER
PIECES AS THEY HAVE MORE DEPTH
THAN A FLAT PLATE ~
THE PLATES ARE RIBBED AND
FLARED FROM THE VERGE ON TOP
AS WELL AS ON THE BACK SIDE ~
HAND PAINTED IN SOFT PASTE COLORS ~
THE SOFT PASTE GIVES A SOFTNESS
TO THE COLORING WHICH IS SPECIAL ~
THESE WERE MADE BY THE TICHELAAR
FAMILY MANUFACTURER AND THEY
STARTED AS TILE MAKERS ~
MAKKUM IS A VILLAGE IN FRIESLAND,
NETHERLANDS ~
#793 IS THE MODEL NUMBER ~
THE CROSSED T'S IN THE BACK STAMP
REPRESENT THE TWO TICHELAAR
BROTHERS ~
FINE GENTLY USED OR DISPLAYED
CONDITION ~
SEE SELLER'S NOTES FOR DETAILS ~
EACH PLATE IS WRAPPED SEPARATELY
IN INDUSTRIAL SMALL BUBBLE &
THEY ARE PACKED WITH LOOSE STYRO
IN BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES,
AND THE BOX IS LINED WITH SOLID
STYRO ~
PERHAPS TAKE A PEEK AT "PEBBLESBY
THESEACOLLECTIBLES",
AND THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING
ON eBAY!