Flora Danica Pickle Dish
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3 1/8 Inches - Period:
20th Century - Origin:
Other Europe
This charming porcelain pickle dish from the Royal Copenhagen manufactory exhibits that firm's iconic Flora Danica pattern. Used to present a variety of pickled delicacies as part of a grand service, this lovely dish features a fine hand-painted rendering of the Epilobium alpinum, or Alpine willow-herb. Splendid details, from the stepped design and gilt-accented, reticulated rim to the flower's hand-lettered Latin name on the reverse, distinguish this exceptional dish.
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 3542
Dated 1969-1974
3 1/8" wide x 6 3/8" length
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 3542
Dated 1969-1974
3 1/8" wide x 6 3/8" length
