Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1967 The Birds' Christmas

Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1967 with the motif The Birds' Christmas captures a quiet and warm side of the Danish Christmas tradition. Henry Thelander has created an edition where the cold of winter is met by care and presence: a child stands in the snow and puts out feed for the birds, while a small bird feeder rises in the background among snow-covered fir trees. It is a motif that tells of Christmas charity in its simplest and most poetic form.

On the front, the year inscription JULE AFTEN 1967 can also be seen, which gives the plate its special anchoring in time and emphasizes its character as both Christmas decoration, collector's item, and usable porcelain plate. The birds in motion around the feeder create life in the motif, while the star above the scene adds a discreet, solemn light to the image. The classic blue color scale, which characterizes Bing & Grøndahl's Christmas plates, gives the motif calm, depth, and that very special Nordic Christmas atmosphere many collectors are fond of.

This edition is part of the famous series that began in 1895 as the world's first Christmas plate series. Since 1895, a new plate has been released every year, and each edition was produced in a limited number. After the year's final firing, the mold was destroyed, so production could not be resumed later. Precisely for that reason, each plate has its own completed story and a special place in the series.

The Christmas plate from 1967 is also suitable for use at the table. With its size, it works well as a cake plate or dessert plate, and during the Christmas season it is ideal to bring out when the table setting may well have a little extra atmosphere. The rest of the year, it can also be used as a smaller plate or hung up as part of a personal collection of Danish porcelain and Christmas tradition.

For those of you who appreciate older quality products with history, this Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate is also a beautiful example of how classic design can live on in modern homes. Choosing vintage porcelain is both a joy for the collector and a sustainable way to preserve good craftsmanship through generations.

Product information:
Brand: Bing & Grøndahl
Artist: Henry Thelander
Series: Christmas plates
Edition: 1967
Inscription on the front: JULE AFTEN 1967
Dimensions: Ø 18 cm
Hanging: Two holes on the back for hanging