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A set of 12 Royal Copenhagen Ruby Red Musselmaalet custard cups with a tray, Denmark, circa 1900-1923.

Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 940 - 2 420 EUR
2 240 - 2 800 USD
Hammer price
30 000 SEK
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Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A set of 12 Royal Copenhagen Ruby Red Musselmaalet custard cups with a tray, Denmark, circa 1900-1923.

Decorated in s.k. Ruby Red in stead of the classic blue and white pattern. Heigth of cup, 8,5 cm. Model number 2/64 22. Tray, measurment 20x27 cm. Marked with model number 2/367 22.

Minor wear. Small fritt.

More information

The Ruby Red was first launched in 1888. The colour in the design stems from a recipe book compiled in the 1770s by Frantz Heinrich Müller, founder of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory. According to Royal Copenhagen the tray, model 367, was designed 1896, the custard cup, model 64, goes back to the late 18th century. The Ruby Red ware was popular in America and was retailed through Tiffany´s in New York. Royal Copenhagen also put the date of the pieces offered to around 1900-1923