Angel figures from Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Groendahl
Small porcelain angels can quickly become part of the Christmas decorations you bring out year after year. Some stand well alone on a shelf or windowsill, while others go well with lights, spruce, and other decorations on the Christmas table.
From musical angels to small angel children
Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Groendahl have made many different angels over the years – from angel children and musical angels to figures with flowers, hearts, and other Christmas details. This makes it possible to find a single figure you fall for or to build on a series.
Bing & Groendahl Heavenly Music from 1995 to 2000
Bing & Groendahl introduced Heavenly Music in 1995. The series consists of 12 different porcelain angels, with two new angels released each year until 2000.
The angels are 9 cm tall and made of white porcelain with bisque faces and gold-colored wings. They came with a gold ribbon, so they can both stand as figures and hang on the Christmas tree as ornaments.
Heavenly Music was designed by Bruce Reines, and together the 12 angels form a small orchestra with different instruments.
- 1995: Angel with horn and angel with violin
- 1996: Angel with guitar and singing angel
- 1997: Angel with French horn and angel with viola
- 1998: Angel with saxophone and angel with mandolin
- 1999: Angel with accordion and angel with tambourine
- 2000: Angel with clarinet and angel with harp
This makes it possible to collect the entire orchestra or go for a specific year or the instrument that has special meaning.
From Bing & Groendahl to Royal Copenhagen – angels with music
In 2023, Royal Copenhagen reintroduced the angel orchestra. The five angels this time had blue-toned costumes and gold details and consist of angels with trumpet, violin, cymbals, mandolin, and songbook. The figures have strings so they can both stand and be hung up.
Annual Angel Children from 2004 to 2010
In 2004, the first two figures in the Annual Angel Children series were released. Each year a girl and a boy were introduced, and the series continued until 2010.
The figures were produced by Royal Copenhagen but bear the Bing & Groendahl factory mark on the bottom. The series is designed by the artist Sven Vestergaard.
The motifs change from year to year. The angel children play instruments, sing, and perform with flowers, Christmas hearts, Christmas stars, and other motifs related to Christmas.
Royal Copenhagen angel figures
Royal Copenhagen has made angels in several different expressions over the years. There are small angel children, figures with more narrative motifs, and series where music plays a large part in the expression.
Royal Copenhagen angels from 2005
In 2005, Royal Copenhagen released a series of small angels at 8 cm. Here you find, among others, a girl with a key, a boy with a pillow, a girl with a wreath, and a boy with a book.
The small motifs make the figures different from each other, and a single angel can easily stand alone. If you have several, they also work well together as a small series.
Royal Copenhagen angels from 2006
In 2006, a series of four 9 cm tall porcelain angels designed by Sven Vestergaard was released. The series consists of angels with violin, harp, sheet music, and roses.
The musical motifs make the series particularly interesting for those who love music. An angel with a violin or harp can, for example, be a personal Christmas gift for a musician, while several of the figures together emphasize the musical theme.
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