Vintage table lamp in blue and white ceramic from Delft, signed Makkum, hand-painted, 1950s

Vintage Delft blue and white Chinoiserie ceramic table lamp by Royal Tichelaar Makkum, hand-painted circa 1948-1979. Newly wired with brass fittings, a new pleated white silk lampshade and a fabric wrapped cord. Plug will be customized for your country of use. Height includes lampshade. This is the blue-and-white Delft at its most confident painted by a Tichelaar Makkum master painter all in cobalt on a white tin-glaze that ranges from pale wash to deep saturated blue. The underside carries the hand-painted Tichelaar Makkum shield mark with model number and a painter's initial, the form the Frisian workshop used through the mid-twentieth century. About Royal Tichelaar Makkum. Royal Tichelaar Makkum is recognized as the oldest company in the Netherlands, based in the Frisian town of Makkum, where a brickworks on the site is documented as early as 1572. The Tichelaar family has run the pottery since the seventeenth century, and from around 1890 concentrated on decorative tin-glazed earthenware in the Delft tradition. Its hand-painted blue-and-white and polychrome wares are valued by collectors for their crisp draftsmanship and faithful continuation of historic Dutch methods, making the workshop an enduring name in European ceramics. Each lamp is crafted with deep reverence for the original form, using non-invasive methods that preserve the integrity of every antique or vintage vase. The lamp bases are paired with bespoke lampshades and each piece is finished with carefully selected cords, fittings, and handmade brass elements. The studio's work is guided by a commitment to sustainability, cultural heritage, and timeless design.