Bing & Grøndahl Christmas Plate 2019 Chopping Firewood Dag Samsund

Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 2019 with the motif Chopping Firewood captures a recognizable and warm story from the Nordic winter. Here, Christmas is not only lights and decorations, but also the quiet preparations that create the coziness indoors. This year's motif shows a man in the process of chopping firewood in the snow in front of a house, while smoke rises from the chimney, and a star shines above the roof. It is a scene that conveys both work, care, and the expectation of a safe Christmas Eve.

Dag Samsund has created a Christmas plate where motif and atmosphere are beautifully connected. The house stands in the middle of the wintry landscape with a snow-covered roof, dark tree trunks in the background, and a peaceful courtyard in front. In the doorway, a small figure can be seen, which brings the motif to life and emphasizes the feeling of home, presence, and community. Precisely the title Chopping Firewood therefore becomes more than a description of an action. It tells of everything that lies behind the warmth of Christmas: preparation, care, and the simple everyday life, which is an important part of the Danish Christmas story.

At the bottom of the plate stands the visible inscription Christmas Eve 2019, which clearly links the year to Bing & Grøndahl's long tradition of Christmas plates. The series began in 1895 and was thus the world's first Christmas plate series. Since 1895, a new plate has been released every year, and each year was produced in a limited number. After the year's final firing, the mold was destroyed, so that the year in question could not later be put into production again.

This Christmas plate is therefore both a decorative piece of Danish design and a collector's item with its own completed year. At the same time, plates from 1905 onward are suitable for use at the table. This year can, for example, be used as a smaller dessert plate all year round and naturally gets a special place when the Christmas atmosphere is to be brought to the table in December.

The classic blue-white porcelain decoration also makes it ideal as wall decoration in the kitchen, dining room, or summer house, where it adds tradition, history, and winter atmosphere to the home.

Product information:
Brand: Bing & Grøndahl
Artist: Dag Samsund
Series: Christmas Plates
Year: 2019
Title: Chopping Firewood
Visible text on the front: Christmas Eve 2019
Dimensions: Ø 18 cm
Hanging: Two holes on the back for hanging