Jaap Ravelli earthenware casserole
Jaap Ravelli earthenware casserole
Made by: Ravelli & Co. Sierkunst Atelier, (Ravelli & Co. Decorative Art Atelier)
From: the Netherlands, approximate during the ’60s-’70s
History: Jaap Ravelli (1916-2011) was a Dutch potter. In 1943, Jaap – in partnership with his brother Dick – founded their company, D. Ravelli & Co, Sierkunst Atelier in Leiden, in the south of Holland. In 1947, the company relocated to Valkenburg, to riverside premises on the Old Rhine. During and immediately after the war, there was a shortage of practical, domestic-use pottery so the Ravellis decided to concentrate on making teapots and cups & saucers. They transported their very first products by bicycle from Central Station, Amsterdam to Waterlooplein market (the oldest flea market in the Netherlands). Unfortunately, as a result of increasing competition from international manufacturers, Potterie Ravelli ceased trading in 1977.
Stamp: Jaap Ravelli Aardewerk Holland
Stockist: Den Haag, the Netherlands
