Flora Danica Porcelain Dishes by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, 1920s, Set of 4

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Flora Danica porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1928-1932 Porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl hand-painted by Frida Meyer … Read more Flora Danica porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1928-1932 Porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl hand-painted by Frida Meyer (Gluud) Set of four porcelain dishes, one, the leaf dish bowl is made in 1932 and one round smallest bowl in 1928 the other larger is around 1930 (not dated) and the rectangular dish is from 1931. The dishes/ bowls are with the hand-painted Flora Danica pattern and the model 23 by Bing & Grøndahl have the fish scale pattern, slightly continuing inwards at the edge and with seahorse handles. Flora Danica is named after a famous botanical atlas of all native wild plants in Denmark, in the period from 1761 to 1883 Frida Meyer born in 1901 - died in 1994 (born Gluud) was a porcelain painter and probably learned this art during a course in Germany around 1920. Frida Meyer lived in Forhöfningsholms and had a shop in the "horse stable" in Forhöfningsholms. She bought unpainted porcelain from various suppliers, which she then decorated. She exhibited the hand-painted items through the association "Husmoderens tarv" in Copenhagen in 1926 Bing & Grøndahl was a Danish porcelain manufacturer, founded in 1853 by the sculptor Frederik Vilhelm Grøndahl and the merchant brothers Meyer Hermann Bing and Jacob Herman Bing. In 1987 the company merged with its main competitor, the Royal Porcelain Factory, under the name Royal Copenhagen. The measurement of the leaf dish is 4,5 cm high, 25 cm wide and the depth is 18,5 cm The measurement of the rectangular is 2,5 cm high, 19 cm wide and the depth is 16,5 cm The measurement of the large round one is 18,5 cm diagonal and 3,5 cm high The measurement of the small round one is 15,8 cm diagonal and 3 cm high The weight total is 1385 grams. See less