Royal Copenhagen, Eight Flora Danica Porcelain Cups with Saucers

Lot Details & Additional Photographs

(16) pieces, Denmark, hand-painted and gilt porcelain, pattern no. 20, all marked with green printed and blue wave factory marks, Latin botanical specimen names to the underside, including (8) cups in shape no. 3597, comprising:
(1) with 1969-1973 date mark, decorated with Andromeda polifolia L., (1) with 1979-1983 date mark, decorated with Anagalis tenella L., (2) with 1959 date mark, decoration including: Loiseleurium procumbens Desv., and Saxifraga aisodes L., (1) with 1962 date mark, decorated with Andromeda polifolia, (2) with 1963 date mark, decoration including: Arabis petrea faroensis Doland; Taraxcacum phymatocarpum Vahl., (1) with 1964 date mark, decorated in Stellaria langifolia Fr.

Saucers comprising: (1) demitasse saucer, shape no. 3618, 1960 date mark; (7) saucers, shape no. 3597, date marks including (1) with 1959, (1) 1964, (2) with 1969-1973, (1) 1974-1978, (1) 1979-1983, (1) 1985-1991.

Cups 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 in.; (7) saucers 5 1/2 in.; saucer 4 5/8 in.

From the Important Glass Collection of Wilson and Susan Craigie, Richmond, Virginia

Included with the Lot is a related paperback text FLORA DANICA, published by Royal Copenhagen, 2nd Edition, 1995.

Loiseleurium procumbens Desv. with tight crack; demitasse saucer with a few minute foot rim chips.