A 55-piece porcelain 'Måsen' dinner and coffee service, Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark.
6 dinner plates, 26.5 cm
6 dinner plates, 24.5 cm
6 starter plates, 21.5 cm
6 deep plates, 21 cm
6 side plates, 19 cm
4 oval dishes, 18-40 cm
Dish with handles, 27 cm
Tureen with lid, 25 cm
Serving platter, 32.5 cm
Serving bowl, 23 cm
6 coffee cups with saucers, saucer diameter 13.5 cm
Milk jug, height 10 cm
Sugar bowl with lid, 10.5 cm
Small vase, 7 cm
Salt shaker, 7.5 cm
Square dish, 11 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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