Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grondahl Collectors Plates
Item Details
A collection of collectors plates made in Denmark, and a small pair of souvenir blue and white ceramic Dutch shoes. From Royal Copenhagen are a pair of plates inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep designed by Sven Vestergaard and issued in 1983, and a single Mare With Foal plate also designed by Vestergaard, issued in 1984. The smaller Bing & Grondahl plates depict famous Danish landmarks. One represents Egeskov Slot (Egeskov Castle) and the other Raadhuset Randers (Randers Town Hall). Each of these bears the B&G backstamp, and were produced in editions of approximately 9700, designed by Kgeld Bonfils. Each plate is wired for hanging.
Condition
- some stains to Mare with Foal plate and to B&G Town Hall plate.
Dimensions
- measured as a group
- pair of Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale Shepherdess and Chimney Sweep each: 7.25"w x 1.0"h x 7.25"d
- Mare with Foal 6.0"w x 1.0"h x 6.0"d
- pair of small plates each: 3.25"w x 0.25"h x 3.25"d
- dutch shoes 1.75"w x 0.75"h x 2.0"d
Item #
16CLE013-022
