A porcelain service, 41 pieces, "Sommarfugl", Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark.
Comprising of:
8 dinner plates, 24.5 cm (neither first quality, four with chips, one with a crack).
6 soup plates, 21.5 cm (five second sorting, two with chips, one with a crack).
6 starter plates, 21.5 cm (three second sorting and one with a chip).
Gravy boat, 23 cm (second sorting).
6 side plates, 15.5 cm.
Jug, 14 cm (chip).
Cream jug, 9 cm.
Sugar bowl, height 10 cm (repair).
7 tea cups with saucers, saucers' diameter 15 cm (three saucers second sorting).
4 coffee cups with saucers, saucers' diameter 12 cm (all saucers second sorting, one cup second sorting, one cup with chip and crack).
Not first quality. Chips. Cracks. Repair. Some wear. One cup and one Chinese custard cup included.
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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