A 47-piece porcelain 'Måsen' coffee service, Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark.
Gilded, comprising:
17 coffee cups height 6.5 cm with saucers diameter 14 cm + 1 saucer included
6 saucers, diameter 16 cm
11 saucers, diameter 18 cm
6 egg cups, height 6 cm
1 coffee pot, height 23.5 cm
1 milk jug, height 10.5 cm
1 sugar bowl with lid, height 10.5 cm
1 footed bowl, diameter 15.5 cm
1 leaf-shaped dish, length including handle 25 cm
1 serving dish with handles, diameter 25 cm
1 rectangular dish, length 28 cm.
Wear due to age and use.
Bing & Grøndahls porcelain factory was established in 1853 in Copenhagen. Their earlier production consisted mostly of figurines, but in the 1880s began to artistically design tableware and stoneware. After 1987 the factory became part of the Royal Copenhagen company. One of the most famous tableware sets is the Måge set, or Måsen, created by Fanny Garde, which during the 1950s was promoted as Denmark’s national tableware.
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