Producers of the finest in Danish porcelain, Royal Copenhagen is a company steeped in tradition. Its celebrated blue-and-white china patterns as well as its famed hallmark depicting the royal crown and three waves — symbolizing the monarch who founded the company and the three major waterways of Denmark — are emblems of master craftsmanship.
Royal Copenhagen was founded in 1775 by Queen Juliane Marie. Years earlier, after the death of her husband, King Frederick V, Juliane’s stepson ascended the throne. Shortly into his reign, he went insane, and the Queen became the head of Denmark and its small empire. She sought to improve Denmark’s economy and founded factories around the country to promote domestic growth and international trade. Royal Copenhagen was one of the first of these. Royal Copenhagen first made dinnerware and vases with blue-and-white motifs inspired by Chinese porcelain, then the rage in aristocratic Europe. Many of these designs are still made today.
Apart from its classic patterns, Royal Copenhagen has adapted to the changing styles of time and appeals to many different tastes. Their prolific body of work includes Rococo-style porcelain statues that incorporate stylistic floral patterns in an Art Nouveau style, as well as modern vases by such noted 20th century Danish ceramists as Axel Salto. Whether used for special occasions or displayed as part of a design collection, Royal Copenhagen pieces represent a legacy of the highest quality.
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Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen, 1948
By Royal Copenhagen, Piet Hein
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic
Handmade Ceramic Wall Plaque, Mid-Century Modern, Signed, 1960s
By Bing & Grøndahl, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six glazed tiles (each 15x15 cm) in white, dark pine and forest green colors, all handpa...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Aluminia Copenhagen, Hollow Dish with Polychrome Peacock Tail Decoration, Signed
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
BJ Berthe Jessen (BJ) Aluminia Copenhagen. Hollow dish with polychrome peacock tail decoration, signed Danemark - design Royal Copenhague.
Ceramic
4 Mid-Century Crazy Bird Oyster or Sauce Plates Beth Breyen Royal Copenhagen
By Beth Breyen, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Danish Crazy Bird Design Small Oyster or Sauce Plates by Beth Breyen for Royal Copenhagen
Ceramic
Piet Hein - Wall plate - Royal Copenhagen - 1959
By Royal Copenhagen, Piet Hein
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic
Piet Hein - Wall plate - Royal Copenhagen - 1958
By Royal Copenhagen, Piet Hein
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in De...
Faience, Ceramic
Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen, 1948
By Royal Copenhagen, Piet Hein
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic, Earthenware
Royal Copenhagen Gilded Age Bisque Plaques with Carved Wood Frames
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of large porcelain plaques in their original carved gilt frames. Marked on verso, date to late 19th century. Plaques without the frames are 10.5” in diameter.
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-Century Majolica Yellow Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Yellow Oyster Plate Vallauris
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war he spent a short...
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
By Grande Maison HB Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
Ceramic, Faience
Jean Cocteau Original Edition Large Ceramic Dish "Indes", 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic dish - "Indes" from 1958 Edition original from Atelier Madeline & Jolly. White earthenware with brown engobe diameter 36 cm. Numbered 20 on 20 copies Bibliog: J...
Ceramic
$238
H 10.63 in W 9.45 in D 1.58 in
Mid Century Design Ceramic Wall Tile Decoration, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s - Good original condition - Marked jr.
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
By Grande Maison HB Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 3
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculptural Wall Plaque by F. Sanchez for Peregnem
By Perignem
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique 1950s sculptural Perignem ceramic wall plaque made by F. Sanchez (signed). This beauty comes in charcoal black with sophisticated red and green colors. Signed on the backside ...
Ceramic
$4,788
H 1.19 in Dm 15.36 in
Large Ceramic Decorative Dish "Woman & Bird" Signed by Roger Capron, 1955
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Roger Capron (1922-2006) Roger Capron studied at Art appliqués of Paris from 1938 to 1943 before teaching drawing in the same establishment from 1945. In 1946, he settled in Vallaur...
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 2
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - BIRD
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Ceramic
$1,150
H 1.25 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
"Capricorn, " Important Art Deco Tile with Zodiac Theme by MacLeary
By Bonnie MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile...
Ceramic, Wood
Sold
H 0.2 in Dm 5.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Crazy Bird Design Plate Beth Breyen Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen, Beth Breyen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Crazy Bird Design Plate Beth Breyen Royal Copenhagen
Ceramic
Bing & Grondahl Modernist Blue Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
By Bing & Grøndahl, Arabia of Finland, Marimekko, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six glazed tiles (each 15x15 cm) in dark blue, light blue, eggplant gray, gold and black...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Royal Copenhagen Fajance Wall Panel by Ellen Malmer
By Royal Copenhagen, Ellen Malmer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Unique abstract flower motif (tulips) Fajance ceramic wall panel of intens blue colours by Danish designer Ellen Malmer (artist signed) made at Royal Copenhagen Denmark 1960's. Execu...
Aluminum
Mid century vintage framed royal Copenhagen bisque medallions/Taglio’s
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a framed complementary pair of royal Copenhagen porcelain disc medallions. This pair of porcelain medallions are mounted on a natural light in background with a French countr...
Porcelain
Mid century vintage framed royal Copenhagen bisque medallions/Taglio’s
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a framed complementary pair of royal Copenhagen porcelain disc medallions. This pair of porcelain medallions are mounted on a natural linen background with a French country i...
Porcelain
Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, Bing & Grondahl, 1960s
By Bing & Grøndahl, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern wall plaque made of six green, laurel and white glazed tiles (each 15cm x 15cm) handpainted to depict a face and fish underwater, and a sun or a moon above ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen, 1941
By Piet Hein, Royal Copenhagen
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic
Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen - 1958
By Piet Hein, Royal Copenhagen
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Faience, Ceramic
Stoneware Relief by Knud Kyhn & Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1960s
By Knud Kyhn, Royal Copenhagen
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stoneware relief with a beautiful japan inspired decor of a skein of geese flying above the water Created by renowned danish artist Knud Kyhn and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen ...
Stoneware
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory Advertising Plaque
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and scarce Danish porcelain commemorative plaque made by Royal Copenhagen and made between 1893 and 1928. The plaque is of rounded shape with a slightly domed front with a...
Porcelain
Sold
H 0.38 in Dm 5.38 in
Neoclassical Scandinavian Matte White Basalt Wall Art Royal Copenhagen, Set of 4
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of four (4) Scandinavian Royal Copenhagen round white porcelain matte basalt wall art pieces with raised neoclassical relief scene. circa 1970s, 20th century, Denmark...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Stoneware
Sold
H 16.93 in W 40.16 in D 0.99 in
Danish Midcentury Wall Decoration with Tiles by Royal Copenhagen, 1960s
By Royal Copenhagen, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Lejre, DK
Relief with frame in brass and decorated with tiles by Royal Copenhagen. Designed and made by Royal Copenhagen. Great original condition.
Brass