Ram, Plateelbakkerij - Wall plate - Delfts polychroom met bloemen • goed gemerkt • Arnhem • ca. 1927–1935 - Earthenware

Ram, Plateelbakkerij - Wall Plaque - Delft polychrome with flowers • well marked • from Arnhem • ca. 1927–1935 - Earthenware

Wall plaque from Plateelbakkerij Ram in Arnhem, painted in Delft polychrome with a bull’s head motif and floral scrolls. Cobalt blue, burgundy, mustard yellow and olive green sit against cream-white glaze; on the edge, plaid motifs and cobalt-blue-yellow bands alternate. The flowers are built up with brushstrokes, with light and dark cobalt tones. Against a light wall, the plaque presents a single enclosed field full of color.

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Description:

A round plaque with a broad rim. In the center is a bull’s head motif in terracotta and cobalt blue, surrounded by a cobalt-blue ring. Four floral scrolls with cobalt blue and burgundy flowers, mustard-yellow buds and olive-green leaves extend around it. The edge bears plaid with dots, cobalt-blue-yellow bands with a curl and yellow flowers. The underside is glazed and bears the painted mark.

About the maker:

Plateelbakkerij Ram began in 1921 in Arnhem with executing the designs of Theo Colenbrander (1841–1930). Besides those abstract décors, the factory produced wall platters with animals after Roelof Sterken; painters such as Adriaan Kool and Willem Elstrodt are named. Ram’s production is documented up to around 1960. This plaque carries a different decoration than that series: a Delft flower decoration under the same mark.

In the interior:

Fits in a country, classical or eclectic interior, above an sideboard or in a hallway. The glossy glaze catches daylight and gives depth to the colors.

Condition:

Good to very good. Front and back: no chips, cracks or restorations observed. Underside: kiln marks in the foot ring, where the plaque rested in the oven; characteristic of the firing process and not damage. See the photos. Offered as a decorative object, not intended for use with food.

In a glance:

Material: earthenware, painted polychrome decoration

Dimensions and weight: height 3.5 cm x diameter 23.5 cm, 460 g

Mark: reddish-brown painted on the bottom: ram’s head, "RAM" ARNHEM., code G.II and painter’s monogram H.L.

Dating: ca. 1927–1935

Origin: Arnhem, Netherlands; from a private collection

Description and sources:

Marked Ram, Arnhem: the ram’s head with "RAM" ARNHEM. is on the bottom, the maker is fixed. The initials H.L. appear as a painter’s monogram on the bottom. Above the mark is the code G.I.; collectors read the G as a year-letter (G = 1927 or 1928), a key has not been published found. The dating ca. 1927–1935 is a range. The factory is documented at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and in the Botterweg archive.

Shipping:

Professionally packed in a sturdy box with cushioning material, for fragile objects a double box. Always insured shipping with Track and Trace. See the feedback from previous buyers.

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