A Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica part dinner and dessert service

20TH CENTURY

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A Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica part dinner and dessert service
20th Century
Of conventional form, each piece painted with specimen flowers or clusters of various fruit, within pink and gilt beaded and serrated rims, comprising:
A pierced fruit basket and stand
Two triangular tazze
Two circular tazze
Two shaped square serving dishes
An oval handled serving dish
A smaller oval handled serving dish
A shaped asparagus dish
A sauce-boat and fixed stand
Two salt cellars
Twelve soup-plates
Eleven dinner-plates
Twelve dessert-plates
Twelve side-plates
Twelve miniature plates/ashtrays
Ten coffee cups and saucers
All with green printed marks, blue triple-wave marks, green pattern numbers and black script titles (93)

Sale room notice

There are only ten miniature plates/ashtrays with this service, and not twelve as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

The celebrated Flora Danica service was commissioned by Crown Prince Frederick, the Danish Regent, in 1790, with the intention of presenting it to the Empress of Russia, Catherine II. However, on the death of the latter in 1796, the Prince took possession of the service for his own household. The original service is now at Rosenborg, in the Turret Room of the ancient palace.

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