Flora Danica Serving Dish, Common Mallow
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This exceptional porcelain serving dish from the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory was created in the legendary Flora Danica pattern. It is adorned with a colorful rendering of Malva sylvestris , also known as the common mallow. Splendid details, from the hand-painted design to the gilt-accented, reticulated rim and the flower's hand-lettered Latin name on the reverse, distinguish this exceptional plate.
Features Royal Copenhagen marks and the Latin name "Malva silvestris L."
20th century
14" diameter
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 and the Latin name "Malva silvestris L."
20th century
14" diameter
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.
