Maker: Royal Porcelain Factory (Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik), Copenhagen
The leaf shape and Saxon Flowers of this beautiful Copenhagen antique porcelain dish are inspired by 18th Century Meissen. The Royal Porcelain Factory in Copenhagen called the fine hand paintings ‘Saxon Flowers’ in homage to the pioneer porcelain maker of Saxony (the Meissen style of flower painting is also known as deutsche Blümen). There are smaller flower sprays on the rim and delicately moulded rose sprays at one terminal of the rustic branch handle.
Steen Nottelmann, former curator of the Royal Copenhagen Museum, dates the dish to around 1890.
The base bears the factory trademark of three wavy lines painted in underglaze blue, representing Denmark’s three straits connecting the Baltic and the North Sea.
Condition Very good. One petal of the moulded yellow rose near the handle has broken off. There are a few tiny spots of gilt rubbing on the rim edge. No other sign of wear or damage. The base has a couple of small splashes of stray enamel from decorating.
Width across handle to tip of leaf: 18 cm
Net weight: 212 g
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Origin: Copenhagen, Denmark
For background on the factory, see History of Royal Copenhagen in Makers & Artists
