1995 Desiree Svend Jensen Hans Christian Andersen Christmas cup with saucer

The motif of this 1995 Desirée annual cup from The Porcelain Factory Desiree, also known as Désirée Denmark, Svend Jensen of Denmark, Old Copenhagen Blue is found in the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale Everything in the Right Place. The 1995 Hans Christian Andersen Annual Cup had the same motif as the 1995 Svend Jensen Christmas plate. So the 1995 Desiree Annual Cup and the 1995 Desiree Christmas plate are actaully a beautiful coffee set with plate and cup. In the cup you see the Manor in the background while the young goose girl walks in the road in front. According to the Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale the small girl hears galloping horses on the road behind her and she has to shoo away the geese, for them not to be run down by the lord of the manor and his hunting party. The Annual cup was designed by Lis Torbol. Désirée started the Annual cup series in 1982 and ended it in 2001. So 20 different sets were made to complete a perfect coffee set. All motifs of the Hans Christian Andersen annual cups from Désirée are inspired by Hans Christian Andersen´s Fairy Tales.