A Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica part dinner, dessert and coffee service

20TH CENTURY

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A Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica part dinner, dessert and coffee service
20th Century
Of conventional form, each piece painted with specimen flowers or fish, within pink and gilt beaded and serrated rims, comprising:
An oval soup tureen, cover and stand
A circular serving bowl
A sauce-boat and fixed stand
A shaped asparagus dish
An oval handled serving dish
Two fish drainers
A salt cellar
Thirteen fish-plates
Twelve soup-plates
Eleven dessert-plates
Twelve double-handled dessert-bowls and saucers
Twelve side-plates
Ten coffee cups and saucers
All with green printed marks, blue triple wave marks, green pattern numbers and black script titles (91)

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 himself for his own household. The original service is now at Rosenborg, in the Turret Room of the ancient palace.

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