A 13-piece 'Sommerfugl' porcelain coffee service, Denmark.
Decoration in underglaze blue of flowers and butterflies with a gold rim. Model number 102. The height of the cups is 6 cm, the diameter of the plates is 13.5 cm. Two saucers are included.
Two coffee cups with chips, two coffee cups with cracks. One saucer with a chip. Minor wear, minor stains.
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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