The Above categories contain below mentioned type of decorative
wall plates:
Christmas plates in porcelain, glass etc. - Annual wall
plates - Xmas plates:
Bing & Grondahl Christmas Plates
On a cold December morning in 1895, we were told, mr. Harald
Bing, director of the Danish porcelain house of Bing and Grondahl,
ordered his astonished workers to destroy the mold of the small
blue-and-white plate the company had produced to commemorate the
Christmas holiday.
The plate was Behind the Frozen window, and it
became the first known limited edition collector´s plate and the
cornerstone of what is now the world´s most actively traded form of
art.
By thus limiting the plate´s supply, Mr. Bing established the
essential condition for the extraordinary collector´s plate marked
we know today.
Limited-edition plates are now bought and sold all over the
world by millions of collectors who are seeking not only rare old
plates like Behind the Frozen Window, but also current issues from
many makers in many counties. In addition to the thrill of market
speculation, these collectors take a special pleasure in owning
these scarce objects in the tradition of the connoisseurs who
collected art in the medium of plates in earlier times.
This history begins with the handpainted plate Behind
the Frozen Window - the first true collector´s plate in
the world. Ever since 1895 a new edition of the decorative
porcelain plate has been produced in a limited number every
year.
See more history about the Bing
& Grondahl Christmas plate
The Bing and Grondahl porcelain manufacture produced in Denmark
the first Jubilee plate to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the
first Bing and Grondahl Christmas plate in 1895, and since then a
new plate has been made every five years. The motifs are taken from
the most popular of the Christmas plates. The series started in
1910 and a new edition is still made every fifth year.
Bing & Grondahl also produced a series of 4 Annual Dishes
from 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912 called Christmas Annual
Dishes Bing & Grondahl
The series started in 1989 and ended in 1994 The plates all
ilustrate Santa Claus during the Christmas preparation.
This Christmas plate series started in 1995 and ended in 2000.
These colourful Christmas plates was designed by Hans Henrik
Hansen. The technique used for this plate was overglazed decoration
which was encircled by a beautiful gold edge.
Designed by Kirsten Seeberg
Royal Copenhagen
The Royal
Copenhagen Porcelain Manufacture, Denmark´s oldest
existing porcelain maker, produced in 1908 the first
Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, and the series has
continued every year since then. For the first three years the
plates were 16 cm. Beginning with the 1911 issue, they were changed
to 18 cm. From the beginning the motif for each years´s Christmas
plate has been selected from suggestions submitted by employees of
the Royal Copenhagen factory. Until 1941 a small quantity of plates
in the Christmas series were created with the word "Christmas"
translated into other languages to meet the demand from non-Danish
collectors -
Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates with the word "Christmas"
translated to German, French etc. for the export marked.
Christian Thomsen, designed the first Royal Copenhagen collector´s
Christmas plate in 1908.
Find more information about
the Royal Copenhagen Xmas plates,
description of motif, designers etc.
Royal Copenhagen also produce a series of
Children´s Christmas Plates Royal
Copenhagen this series started in 1998, as well as a
series of
Christmas in Denmark by Royal Copenhagen this
series consist of 6 plates started in 1991 ended in 1996.
In the 70ties another series of 8 plates were produced, called
Christmas of Peter´s Plate by Royal
Copenhagen. Royal Copenhagen
Hearts of Christmas plates. The series started in 2006
ended in 2010.
The
history of the Danish Porcelain Manufacture Desiree
Learn more about the Desiree
Christmas plates. The Desirée Svend Jensen Christmas plates
started in 1970 and the series ended in 2002
All plates are decorated with motifs inspired by Hans Christian
Andersen's Fairy Tails. These decorative wall plates can also be
used as cake plate. As Desiree manufactured a Hans
Christian Andersen Cup with or without
saucer matching the motif of the Christmas plate of the year.
Learn more
Other Manufactures of Christmas plates:
The Faience Factory Aluminia Christmas Plates:
Christian Joakim (CJ), Danish painter, created in Denmark a new
kind of faience plates, namely the Christmas plates. They were
produced in two sizes O 16 cm and Ø 29 cm - Both series started in
1904 and stopped in 1938. The Christmas plates are today desireable
objects for porcelain collectors. CJ created the Aluminia Christmas
plates. The motifs are drawn in large-scale without many details in
strong colors. Collectors' wishes for Aluminia articles have
increased considerably during the past years, and today products
from the old factory are sold at rather high prices.
Arabia Finland produced a series of
decorative Christmas plates. The series of
Christmas plates were produced a limited number.
Bareuther Christmas Plates, produced in Germany
- Hans Mueller designed many of the popular Christmas plates from
the The Bareuther & Company porcelain factory.
Bucha and Nissen Christmas Plates, were
produced in Germany, marked BACO. Motif, Blue-and-white decoration
with Famous churches in Denmark. All marked Made in Germany
Baco
The Danish Manufacture of various plates,
Bygdo, produced Christmas plates too.
Egemose Christmas Plates a series of 15
different plates motifs shows Jesus Christ life from birth to
resurrection. The first edition was issued in 1970.
Heilmann Christmas Plates designed by Kaare
Klint
Hutchenreuther Christmas Plates designed by Ole
Winther
Kera Porcelain Christmas Plates
The Famous Japanese Porcelain manufacture
Noritake also produced a series of
Christmas Plates
Scan Lekven Design Christmas Plates
Soholm Christmas Plates Tettau
Christmas Plates
Tirchenreuth Christmas Plates
Tove Svendsen Christmas Plates
Wedgwood Christmas Plates
All prices are DPH´s sales prices. Prices are subject
to errors and price alterations. Prices stated in USD and EUR
are approximate.