Bing & Grondahl Windjammer plates
The Windjammer series consist of 6 plates with motifs of six
famous trainings ships: The Danish training ship named "Danmark",
Eagle from USA, Gladan from Sweden, Gorch Fock (II) from Germany,
Amerigo Vespuscci from Italy and Christian Radich from Norway.
The artistic and technical requirements for the production of
the plates were a challenge for the good workmen at Bing and
Grondahl. The motif itself consist of at least 22 colours and 24
carat gold. The motif is framed by the beautiful Sacromonde border
which was very difficult to do.
The series was created by the famous American marine painter
James E. Mitchell. He is famous for his paintings of ships and
marine motifs, in each brush stroke you clearly sees his passion
for the Sea and the life on it. James E. Mitchell was born in New
York in 1926. He used many of his early years along different
coasts and later he has worked on board of many different types of
ships. His works have been exhibit on museums all over the
world.
The last Windjammer plate was issued in spring 1982. At autumn
the same year, the series was supplemented with a vase with motif
of the training ship Danmark from the first plate.
Bing & Grondahl Ship plates (Danish Marine
Plates)
The motifs of the ships plates from Bing & Grondahl shows
different ships, each with their own exciting story and, sometimes,
sad destiny. Several of the ships have had a changeable existence
and tried many things. Some of them have been training ships and
educated a lot of trainees, some have been merchant ships and some
have participated in the Second World War with foreign flag.
Some of the ships have suffered a tragic shipwreck losing all
persons on board and other ships have been preserved and are today
exhibited as museum ships.
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