Large Oval Zaalberg Potterij Serving Bowl – Deep Burgundy Tableware The item is marked underneath:

The item is marked underneath: Made in India

The item is a beautiful large and heavy ceramic pedestal cake plate / stand with an embossed and scalloped rim

you generally add a measured amount of water to the base

Base between three feet: 7cm x 7 cm x 7 cm

The bowl has gold trim on a prominent scalloped rim

Large Oval Zaalberg Potterij Serving Bowl – Deep Burgundy Tableware The item is marked underneath:This pottery bowl, stamped "Zaalberg Potterij Parow" underneath, is a mid century modern piece created by Maarten Zaalberg, a Dutch immigrant who founded his studio in Parow, Cape Town, South Africa, and operated it between 1951 and 1983. It is characterized by its simple form and a glossy, deep burgundy or mahogany red glaze. The visual style, which is characteristic of the Zaalberg pottery from that period, was influenced by Japanese and early