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A 79pc Royal Copenhagen porcelain 'Flora Danica' part dinner…
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Perth
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25-Mar-2015
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A 79pc Royal Copenhagen porcelain 'Flora Danica' part dinner and dessert service, late 19th and 20th century, blue wave and green printed marks, each piece finely painted with a botanical specimen identifiable with Latin name painted on the underside the plate borders are decorated with gilt-outlined serrated rim, some with gilt fretwork panels and alternating with painted suspending flowers and leaves the set comprising of: thirty dinner plates 25.5-27 cm, pattern numbers 20 3526 & 20 3535; one dinner plate bearing age c.1870 – 1890 three oval serving platters; the largest 48 cm, c.1870 – 1890, pattern 20 35 20; medium platter 36.5 cm, 1923, pattern 20 35 17; small platter 27 cm, c.1923 pattern 20 35 37 three circular serving plates, c.1923, 24 cm & 30 cm, pattern 20 3523, 20 3566 & 20 3523 two gravy boats, c.1870-1890, pattern 20 3556 two side plates with handles, 24.5 cm, early 20th century, pattern 20 3541 & 20 3540 thirteen side plates, 22.5 cm, c.1923, pattern 20 3554 eight side plates, c.1923, pattern 20 3540 six large soup bowls, c.1923, pattern 20 3545 eight small soup bowls, c.1923, pattern 20 3546 four small dishes, c.1923, pattern 20 3501. Note: the service's name and decorations stem from the botanical work 'Flora Danica', whose 51 volumes and total of 3060 coloured copper prints were issued in the period 1761-1883 the wide ranging work reproduced in minute detail the Danish flora the great task of transcribing the decoration to the porcelain became the life's work of one man - Johann Christoph Bayer (1738-1812) He undertook the majority of the painting of the 1802 pieces - a task which took him 12 years the copper prints were successfully copied onto porcelain and if he was in doubt, about any detail, he sent a messenger to the botanical Gardens, studying them ensuring the reproduction was correct It was created as a gift from Royalty to Royalty and is still used by Kings and Queens today reference: Royal Copenhagen, Denmark
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