A 90-piece porcelain 'Måsen' coffee, tea and dinner service, Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark.
Comprising:
6 dinner plates, 24 cm
6 starter plates, 21.5 cm
6 deep plates, 21 cm
6 deep plates, 24.5 cm
18 plates with gilding, 15.5 cm
8 plates without gilding, 15.5 cm
Oval dish, 40 cm
Triangular dish, 23 cm
Rectangular dish, 27 cm
Dish with handles, 27 cm
Tureen with lid, 25 cm
Gravy boat, 24 cm
Candle holder, 5 cm
Coffee pot with lid, 24 cm (spout with repair)
5 coffee cups with saucers, saucers' diameter 13.5 cm
7 saucers for coffee cups, 13.5 cm
Teapot with lid, 15.5 cm
12 tea cups with saucers, saucers' diameter 15 cm
Dish for tea bags, 8.5 cm
2 milk jugs, height 10 cm
2 sugar bowls with lids, 10.5 cm
Small jar, 6 cm
Bowl, 7 cm
Rectangular dish, 2nd quality, 18 cm.
Wear due to age and use. Stains. Minor damages.
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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