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

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Flora Danica porcelain set by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1928-1931 Porcelain set by Bing & Grøndahl hand-painted by Frida Meyer … more Flora Danica porcelain set by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1928-1931 Porcelain set by Bing & Grøndahl hand-painted by Frida Meyer (Gluud) A porcelain plate, made in 1931, 2 salt cellars made in 1931 (one not dated) and a small pepper cellar dated 1928, all with the hand-painted Flora Danica pattern and the model 23 by Bing & Grøndahl and have the fish scale pattern, slightly inwards at the edge. 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 porcelain shows minor signs of wear The measurement is for the two salt cellars 3,5 cm high, 8,7 cm wide and the depth is 5,5 cm The pepper cellar is 2 cm high, 6,7 cm wide and the depth is 3,5 cm The plate is 2,5 cm high and 19 cm diagonal The weight total is 340 grams. less