A Royal Copenhagen 'Musselmaalet' / 'Blue fluted' fish dish, Denmark, 1940s.
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Factory mark in green, marked with the wave mark in blue, painter's signature Km in blue. Model number 1/3001 in green. Designed by Arnold Krog, Modeler E. Nielsen, March 1892. Decoration of fish around the rim and with the classic pattern to the centre. Length 61 cm.
Provenance
From the collection of Börje Johansson, a Swedish private collector, who focused on the most rare pieces from the famous Musselmalet service from Royal Copenhagen. He collected 1 000 objects for 20 years and now Bukowskis are entrusted to sell over 700 items in three auctions. The first part is offered online in November 2024, eighteen of the most spectacular pieces are to be sold at the Important Winter Sale 661, the last part of the collection will be offered in March 2025. The main focus in Börje Johanssons collection has been individual interesting pieces and not the full services. This is a collection comprising some of the earliest and most desirable Musselmalet items, but also later interesting collectibles, each piece made with the recognized and loved craftmanship of Royal Copenhagen, Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik.
Literature
Lauritz B. Dorenfeldt. Kongeligt Porcelaen 1820-1923. Blåmalet porcelain fra Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik. The model depicted on Pl 17, page 90.
More information
In 1888 Artistic Director Arnold Krog, created Blue Fluted Half Lace a result from redesigning their most popular pattern created in the 18th century. The elegant lace border is beautifully decorated with delicate blue brush strokes and charming details such as snail shells adorn the lids and handles.
Arnold Krog (1856- 1931) was a Danish architect, painter and designer who is remembered for his achievements as artistic director of Royal Copenhagen from 1884 to 1916. He revived the company after a period of decline, moving away from the stiff Empire style of previous decades in favour of a more Impressionist style which combined underglaze painting techniques with inspiration from Japanese imagery and European naturalism. He has also designed furniture and silverware and took up landscape painting after his retirement from the porcelain factory in 1916.