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Start:1944/1947  
End: 1977  
Place: Leiden/Valkenbrug ZH  
Ravelli, Potterie 

Hand turned/thrown, poured and pressed luxury Pottery Factory Ravelli hollow-ware/kitchenware pottery and gift ceramic art objects. Mark/backstamp Ravelli.

Very recognizable own style pottery items, like vases, astray's, animal figures and black/negro heads/masks. Decorative art and florist's objects, modern, combination of quality and originality.

Jaap and Dick Ravelli put their stamp on the New Look design from the fifties with their vases in the black/white line, Jaap could only make black or white glazes because of his less knowledge of glaze technics, these were his own words. Lots of ceramic items are made of red/brown/black clay, with an orange-skin moulding white glaze. Also plant-pegs/holders of  rattan, raffia, bamboo and Keramobiles, sphere shaped plant-holders in different colours. In the 1960s Jaap Ravelli made Sang de Boeuf-glazes.

Problems for Ravelli because of the cheap foreign pottery competition and ceramics were no longer in fashion. Between 1946-1977 sold more than 1 million ceramic pieces in 32 countries, in Holland in departmentstore the Bijenkorf and decorative art shops. In 1999, at an age of 83 year (after 15 year) Ravelli had an exhibition with new works of art, recognizable items and bright coloured masks.

J.J. Ravelli, D. Ravelli

     

 
     
Ravelli Bird Jar in colorite colours, nr.79/2, high 19,5cm. Ravelli's famous ceramic mask with signature, African influence, Tribal Art. +/-1955

Ravelli Mask-vases, engraved naive Tribal decor, 1950s, high 30cm.

     
Rarity 42cm high woman with child sculpture/figure, dark brown pottery with white glaze details, Ravelli factory mark.  Turkoois glansglazuur craquele Ravelli vaas, nr.147, 21cm hoog. Ravelli's beroemde uitvinding de Keramobile, om een plant in op te hangen aan het plafond. Jaren 70.