Description:

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, wine cooler.

Wine cooler in hand-painted porcelain with botanical decoration, gilt borders and modelled flowers applied to the green handles. First quality, marked with Royal Copenhagen’s three wavy lines, factory mark and model number 20/3570. The Latin name of the plant is handwritten on the underside.

Origin: Denmark.
Manufacturer: Royal Copenhagen.
Material: Porcelain.
Dimensions: H. 12 cm, W. 17 cm.
Period: 20th century.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Royal Copenhagen was founded as the Danish Porcelain Manufactory in 1775. The Flora Danica service was begun around 1790 with botanical motifs derived from the monumental Danish botanical work of the same name. Johann Christoph Bayer (1738–1812) decorated most of the original service, which was completed in 1802. Flora Danica was later returned to production and continues to be made with hand-painted botanical motifs and gilding.