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This
extensive reference book A Collectors Guide
to Royal Copenhagen Porcelain identifies
and describes over 2400 pieces including 800
figurines. These Scandinavian porcelain figurines
were produced by Royal Copenhagen of Denmark
from c. 1910 through 2000. The Royal Copenhagen
porcelain manufactory, founded under the patronage
Queen Juliane Marie in 1775, was one of the
first factories outside of Germany to begin
regular production of china dinnerware and porcelain
figurines. This was the result of both innovations
exported from Meissen and nearly a hundred years
of independent experimentation. Like the factory
in Meissen, the earliest pieces of Royal Copenhagen
porcelain were painted with cobalt blue glaze.
At the time, this was the only known color that
could withstand the extremely high temperatures
required to achieve the desired hardness of
true porcelain in the Chinese style. Unlike
Meissen and other porcelain factories, however,
Royal Copenhagen continued to produce china
and dinnerware in the traditional “blue and
white style,” even after methods for employing
other colors were discovered. For this reason,
cobalt blue has become the distinctive trademark
of Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinnerware. Among
the 976 beautiful color photographs are related
shop signs, dishes, bowls, and vases. The text
provides a brief history of the firm, established
in 1775, explains the companys marks, and includes
a bibliography. Values are found in the captions.
A Collectors Guide to Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
is a welcome reference for all who collect and
enjoy Scandinavian porcelain and figurines.
Authors Nick and Caroline Pope have enthusiastically
collected Royal Copenhagen porcelain for over
20 years and live in the south of England.
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