• Diameter:
  5 3/4" Inches
• Period:
  Other
• Origin:
  Germany/Prussia

The delicate white blossoms of the Stellaria Groenlandica Retz., also known as switchwort, adorn this exquisite Flora Danica porcelain fruit bowl by Royal Copenhagen. The creation of the Flora Danica service was the life's work of Johann Christoph Bayer, one of the most gifted artists of the late 18th century. It took Bayer over 12 years to complete the service intended as a gift for Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. Each piece was hand-molded and hand-painted with carefully reproduced motifs from the Danish botanical encyclopedia entitled Flora Danica (Flowers of Denmark). Today, pieces of Flora Danica are exhibited in the Danish royal collections of Rosenborg Castle and Amalienborg Palace as well as Queen Elizabeth II's private collection at Windsor Castle.

Features Royal Copenhagen marks with pattern number 20/3590

Dated 1966

5 3/4" diameter