Flora Danica Custard Pot
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- Width:
2 3/4 Inches - Height:
3 1/8 Inches - Period:
20th Century - Origin:
Other Europe
This splendid covered custard cup is crafted in the distinguished Flora Danica pattern by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory. It features a hand-painted decoration of Geranium dissectum, or the cutleaf geranium. From the delicate handles made to resemble branches to the life-like applied flowers, this cup reflects the meticulous and refined artistic skill necessary to produce such an exemplary dinner service.
First created as a gift for Czarina Catherine II of Russia in the late 18th century, the pattern is now a symbol of royalty and prestige. It is based on George Christian Oeder's 1771 publication Flora Danica, an encyclopedia including 3,000 hand-colored copper plate prints depicting every wild plant known to exist in Denmark including mosses, fungi, ferns and flowers. Crown Prince Frederick, later King Frederick VI, was so intrigued by the tome that it inspired him to commission a dinner service for the Czarina.
Johann Christoph Bayer, one of the most gifted artists of the late 18th century, first created the hand-painted floral motif accented with delicate gilding for Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. Each piece was molded and hand-painted with carefully reproduced motifs from the Danish botanical encyclopedia entitled Flora Danica. Today, pieces of Flora Danica are exhibited in the Danish royal collections of Rosenborg Castle and Amalienborg Palace as well as in Queen Elizabeth II's private collection at Windsor Castle.
Features Royal Copenhagen marks on lid and cup and each flower's Latin name on cup's underside
Circa 1982
2 ¾" wide over handle x 3 1/8" high
First created as a gift for Czarina Catherine II of Russia in the late 18th century, the pattern is now a symbol of royalty and prestige. It is based on George Christian Oeder's 1771 publication Flora Danica, an encyclopedia including 3,000 hand-colored copper plate prints depicting every wild plant known to exist in Denmark including mosses, fungi, ferns and flowers. Crown Prince Frederick, later King Frederick VI, was so intrigued by the tome that it inspired him to commission a dinner service for the Czarina.
Johann Christoph Bayer, one of the most gifted artists of the late 18th century, first created the hand-painted floral motif accented with delicate gilding for Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. Each piece was molded and hand-painted with carefully reproduced motifs from the Danish botanical encyclopedia entitled Flora Danica. Today, pieces of Flora Danica are exhibited in the Danish royal collections of Rosenborg Castle and Amalienborg Palace as well as in Queen Elizabeth II's private collection at Windsor Castle.
Features Royal Copenhagen marks on lid and cup and each flower's Latin name on cup's underside
Circa 1982
2 ¾" wide over handle x 3 1/8" high
