Producers of the finest in Danish porcelain, Royal Copenhagen is a company steeped in tradition. Its celebrated blue-and-white china patterns as well as its famed hallmark depicting the royal crown and three waves — symbolizing the monarch who founded the company and the three major waterways of Denmark — are emblems of master craftsmanship.
Royal Copenhagen was founded in 1775 by Queen Juliane Marie. Years earlier, after the death of her husband, King Frederick V, Juliane’s stepson ascended the throne. Shortly into his reign, he went insane, and the Queen became the head of Denmark and its small empire. She sought to improve Denmark’s economy and founded factories around the country to promote domestic growth and international trade. Royal Copenhagen was one of the first of these. Royal Copenhagen first made dinnerware and vases with blue-and-white motifs inspired by Chinese porcelain, then the rage in aristocratic Europe. Many of these designs are still made today.
Apart from its classic patterns, Royal Copenhagen has adapted to the changing styles of time and appeals to many different tastes. Their prolific body of work includes Rococo-style porcelain statues that incorporate stylistic floral patterns in an Art Nouveau style, as well as modern vases by such noted 20th century Danish ceramists as Axel Salto. Whether used for special occasions or displayed as part of a design collection, Royal Copenhagen pieces represent a legacy of the highest quality.
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Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen, 1948
By Royal Copenhagen, Piet Hein
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic
Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen, 1948
By Piet Hein, Royal Copenhagen
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic, Earthenware
Piet Hein - Wall plate - Royal Copenhagen - 1959
By Royal Copenhagen, Piet Hein
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic
Birger Kaipiainen, Unique Piece, Wall Plate, Arabia, 1940s
By Arabia, Birger Kaipiainen
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: The Birger Kaipianen wall plate on offer is a unique and rare piece made in his early period. Birger Kaipiainen was designer who worked on the design "Palatissi...
Earthenware, Ceramic
Large Stoneware Wall Relief by Bertil Vallien for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Bertil Vallien, Gustavsberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Large and richly modelled stoneware wall relief (väggrelief) by Bertil Vallien, produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, in the 1960s. Executed in high-fired stoneware with a sculptural frui...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Lisa Larson - Appeletrad 'Tile', Gustavsberg - 1970 - 1980s
By Gustavsberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: This tile of an apple tree by Lisa Larson is very rare. There exists a more common version of this tile which has a man and woman sitting in front of the tree, ...
Earthenware, Ceramic
Rosenthal Porcelain Wall Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad, Germany, 1970s
By Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Rosenthal porcelain wall plate by Bjorn Wiinblad, Germany, 1970s Square wall plate with round finish, designed by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal,...
Porcelain
Ceramic Wall Plate by Bjørn Wiinblad Warsteiner Edition Concertina 1993
By Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Exclusive and tasteful wall plate by Bjørn Wiinblad for Exclusiv Design, Warsteiner Edition 1993, Concertina. A colorful and exotic scene shows us a veiled Arabic woman...
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Wall Plaque/Dish by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen
Located in Balen, BE
Large Ceramic Wall Plaque / Decorative Dish by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen – Denmark, 1960s This striking large ceramic abstract art piece by Danish artist Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen from the 19...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ceramic Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen Søholm Attrib. Wall Plaque
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-glazed ceramic wall plaque or decorative dish attributed to Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen for Søholm, Denmark. This striking Mid-Century piece features bold graphic imagery with styl...
Ceramic
Piet Hein Quote Dish in White Porcelain
By Piet Hein
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Circular dish or ashtray in white porcelain and featuring a signed popular Piet Hein quote in blue. Made with Hein's permission by Millhouse in Denmark during the 1990s. Measuremen...
Porcelain
Mid-Century Danish Crazy Bird Design Wall Plate Beth Breyen Royal Copenhagen
By Beth Breyen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Crazy Bird Design Wall Plate by Beth Breyen for Royal Copenhagen, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional in...
Ceramic
