A 69-piece dinner and coffee porcelain service, "Elegance", Denmark.
Consisting of:
14 dinner plates, diameter 24.5 cm.
14 starter plates, diameter 21.5 cm.
14 side plates, diameter 17.5 cm.
Coffee pot with lid, height 25 cm.
14 coffee cups with saucers, saucers' diameter 13.5 cm.
Cream jug, height 9 cm.
Sugar bowl with lid, diameter 9 cm.
2 candlesticks, height 13 cm.
2 candlesticks, diameter 11.5 cm.
Serving platter, length 34 cm.
Round dishes, diameter 25.5 cm.
Vase, height 21.5 cm.
Plate, length 21 cm.
Gravy boat, Royal Copenhagen, length 23 cm.
Many parts are second quality. The sauce boat with a chip under the foot. Some parts show some wear, while others appear unused. 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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