Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1911 The Angels Sang It First Harald Moltke

Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1911 with the motif The Angels Sang It First is a classic annual plate, where the message of Christmas is conveyed with great calm and visual power. The title leads the thought directly to B.S. Ingemann's well-known hymn Fair Is the Earth, and on the plate that mood unfolds in a motif showing the shepherds in the field at the moment when the heavenly light breaks forth over them.

Harald Moltke has created a dramatic and at the same time quiet composition. Three shepherds stand gathered in the foreground with their staffs, turned toward the light above them. One points upward, while the others seem captivated by the vision that reveals itself in the sky. The sheep are discernible in the background, and over the entire scene the light streams down like an almost musical echo of the words The Angels Sang It First. It is precisely the tension between the earthly landscape and the exalted light that makes this edition particularly atmospheric.

As a Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate from 1911, this release belongs to the early years of the famous series, which began in 1895 as the world's first Christmas plate series. Since 1895, a new plate has been issued every year, and each edition constitutes a completed production, because the mold was destroyed after the year's final firing. This is an important part of the explanation for the enduring interest in the older Christmas plates.

This plate is therefore not only a beautiful piece of Danish porcelain, but also a collector's item with history. At the same time, Christmas plates from 1905 onward are suitable for use, so it can also be put to use as a small dessert plate or brought out at Christmas time when the table is to have a special touch of tradition and blue-white Christmas poetry.

Choosing an older Christmas plate like this is also a way to give classic Danish craftsmanship new life. It adds narrative, cultural history, and personality to the home, whether it is hung up, included in a collection, or used as part of an atmospheric table setting.

Product information:
Manufacturer: Bing & Grøndahl
Artist: Harald Moltke
Series: Christmas plate
Edition: 1911
Title: The Angels Sang It First
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: Ø 18 cm
Hanging: Two holes on the back for hanging