The above categories contain these type of decorative wall
plates:
Commemorative Plates Jubilee plates and Memorial
Plates
- Bing & Grondahl Memorial, Jubilee, and Commemorativ
Plates
- Aluminia Brewery Plates
- Bing & Grondahl Brewery Plates
- Bygdoe Brewery Plates
- Royal Copenhagen Brewery Plates
- Bing & Grondahl Centennial Plates
- Royal Copenhagen Centennial Plates
- Bareuther & Co - Baco Church Plates
- Bing & Grondahl Churchplates
- Royal Copenhagen Church Plates
- Royal Copenhagen Compass Plates
- Bing & Grondahl King Plates Collection
- Royal Copenhagen Millennium Plates
- Berlin Design Olympic Plates
- Bing & Grondahl Olympic Plates
- Royal Copenhagen Olympic Plates
- Royal Heidelberg Olympic Plates
- Royal Copenhagen Commemorative Plates,
- Jubilee Plates and Memorial Plates - HUGE assortment
- Aluminia Town Arm Plates
- Bing & Grondahl Town Arm Plates
Other Jubilee, commemorative plates and Memorial
Plates
- Aluminia Plates
- Arabia Plates
- Bavaria Plates
- Bygdo Plates
- Desiree Svend Jensen Plates
- Furnivals Limited England Plates
- Grande Copenhagen Plates
- Kera Porcelæn Plates
- Lise Porcelain Plates
- Lund & Clausen AS Plates
- Millhouse Plates
- Nymølle Plates
- Other Commemorative Plates etc.
- Porsgrund Plates
- Rorstand Plates
- Rosenthal Plates
- Royal Heidelberg Plates
- Stavangerflint Plates
- Svane Porcelain Plates
Royal Copenhagen Commemorative,
Jubilee- and Memorial Plates
THE SCANDINA VIAN F AIR in Copenhagen in 1888 which in many ways
opened a new era for Danish industry, and also contributed to
Copenhagen's development from a small town to an international
centre, was marked by The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory
with the issue of a commemorative plate.
This plate was the firs t of the long series of porcelain
plates, which have since been produced for special occasions
since the 1888.
The plates are part of the underglaze art-ware which was first
introduced in 1885 in the form of figurines and vases. Underglaze
art-ware was developed at The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
Manufactory, and was shown for the first time to an international
public at the World Fair in Paris in 1889, where it was met with
acclaim and admiration (Grand Prix). The revolutionary in
underglaze art was that the cobalt blue colour, hitherto only used
for dinnerware designs, now was used together with other colours
specially developed to withstand in great heat in the second
porcelains firing to depict naturalistic motifs, such as landscapes
and seascapes.
The commemorarive plates produced either on the manufactory's
own initiative to mark special occasions in Denmark or abroad, or
commissioned by organizations or private individuals, were soon to
become popular as wall-decoration in many Danish homes. The motifs
and style of decoration were perfectly in accordance with the
artistic movement of the time: The Jugend Style or Art Nouveau.
Many of the foremost artists of that time were among the designers.
World War II caused a pause in the demand for commemorative plates,
but now they are produced again for special occasions.
In 1908 The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory began the
issue of a special series of commemorative plates, namely Christmas
Plates. Such plates, which today are manufactured by many companies
throughout the world, were first made in 1895 by the Danish
porcelain factory Bing & Grøndahl. The Christmas Plates from
The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory show different
religious motifs and typical Danish winter scenes. They have been
issued each year without interruption since 1908.
The Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates are manufactured by a
special technique, where a skilled craftsman carves the picture in
a plaster mould, interpreting the artist's design. This hand carved
mould is the master for subsequent moulds. Each plate is decorated
by our painters with blue underglaze colour, after which the plate
is glazed and fired, thus for ever preserving the motif under the
glaze.
A few of the commemorative plates, for instance no. 3 I 8, the
Virgin Islands Plate is made in another technique. The artist's
drawing is transferred to a copperplate from which a print is
applied to the surface of the plate before glazing.
The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory have produced
numerous of other plates for decorative and utilitarian
purposes.
Many of Royal Copenhagen's plates have historical interest, and
as they are only produced in a limited number, also the Royal
Copenhagen Plates have become collectors' items through out the
world. For these collectors and for all those who take an interest
in the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufacture is this book
published.
Against each plate is a short description of the motif and of
the occasion for which the plate was made. Furthermore the size of
the plate, and in those cases, where it is known, the number of
copies produced. For Christmas Plat es this number has never been
published.
All prices are DPH´s sales prices. Prices are subject
to errors and price alterations. Prices stated in USD and EUR
are approximate.