Arabia Christmas plate 1984 City with Christmas market

Arabia Christmas plate 1984 with the motif City with Christmas market depicts a lively winter day in the city, where the snow lies white on roofs, streets and squares. It is a scene full of small stories: people meeting between the stalls, children in motion and traders, which give the motif both warmth and everyday life in the middle of the winter cold.

In the picture, the city's houses and towers rise in soft blue shades, while the golden details along the edge and in the year 1984 create a fine contrast to the cool winter motif. The Christmas market spreads out in front of the snow-covered buildings with small sales stalls, wreaths, fir and goods on the tables. The visible shop signs KUKKIA, KAUPPA, KIRJOJA and HOTELLI help make the scene lively and emphasize the urban atmosphere in this Finnish Christmas plate.

The 1984 edition belongs to the early Arabia Christmas plates from the series, which began in 1978, and this plate is certainly designed by Raija Uosikkinen. Her sure line brings together architecture, people and winter atmosphere in a motif that appears both calm and full of life. It is precisely the combination of everyday scene, Nordic winter and Christmas market that makes this Arabia Finland Christmas plate particularly interesting.

The plate is made of stoneware, which gives a strong and robust body. Therefore it is not only suitable as wall decoration, but can also be used on the table, for example as a lunch plate at Christmas time or as an atmospheric plate for serving in the winter months. The hand-painted gold decoration highlights the motif without taking attention away from the fine details.

This Arabia Christmas plate comes from an old remaining stock, which we have bought, and is therefore unused. This makes it an attractive choice for both collectors and for those of you who would like to bring older Finnish design and applied art into the home in a way that is both beautiful and sustainable. From 1980 onwards, the plates also have holes on the back for hanging, so this edition can be used both on the wall and on the table.

Product information:
Manufacturer: Arabia
Designer: Raija Uosikkinen
Edition: 1984
Motif: City with Christmas market
Dimensions: Ø 23 cm
Material: Stoneware
Decoration: Hand-painted gold decoration
Condition: Unused
Hanging: Holes on the back for hanging