Royal Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen is the German term for Royal Copenhagen, the brand of the Royal Porcelain Factory in Copenhagen (Danish: Den kongelige Porcelænsfabrik ). Until 2001 it belonged to the group Royal Scandinavia, then it was taken over by the private equity fund Axcel. The porcelain painting was moved to Thailand in 2013, only the famous Flora Danica service is still being manufactured in Denmark.
History
The manufactory was founded on 1 May 1775 by the chemist Frantz Heinrich Müller and Arcanists ( 1732-1820 ) in Copenhagen and led until 1801. The necessary raw material referred Frantz Heinrich Müller, among others, the pharmacist Marc- Hilaire Vilaris (1719-1792) in Bordeaux, who discovered in 1766 corresponding kaolin deposits near Saint- Yrieux in Limousin. The young company was initially funded by the state with the promise of a monopoly to 50 years. The patronage took over in 1766, the Dowager Queen Juliane Marie. Already in 1779, however, a financial commitment of the royal family in the manufactory was required, which went with it in state ownership.
In 1868 a privatization and the Royal Porcelain Manufactory got back private shareholders. In 1882, the faience Alumina acquired all the shares and moved production to Frederiksberg on the outskirts of the city. Alumina - faience were produced until 1969 under that name, since they are marketed as Royal Copenhagen faience.
Due to the Napoleonic Wars and the Continental Blockade production between 1806/ 07 and 1816 came to a standstill. During the Danish National Romanticism made Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch, architect and artistic director of the manufactory from 1828 to 1864 to worthy of the Empire forms of porcelain. After the artistic direction was longer in the hands of the painter Heinrich Hansen, who stands for the Nordic Neo-Renaissance. Hansen created tableware consequences with the views of the royal castles, 1873, he took part with a Riesenvase at the World Exhibition in Vienna, he had the inside painted with a view of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In the period 1884-1916 the architect Arnold Krog was a landmark in the design.
Presence
Significant harnesses the manufactory of Royal Copenhagen are the famous Flora Danica, which was included in the cultural canon of the Danish Ministry of Culture in 2006, " Blue Fluted " (blue painting on porcelain fluted ), " Blue Flower" and " Seagull". Popular Collectibles are appearing every year Christmas and Mother's Day plate.
As part of an expansion strategy in the luxury goods segment Royal Copenhagen acquired the Danish manufacturer Georg Jensen Silver (1972 ) and joined together with the glass manufacturer Holmegaard ( 1985) and founded in 1853 the competitors Bing & Grøndahl (1987). Since 2001 This Royal Scandinavia Group belongs to the portfolio of the Danish fund Axcel. The glass manufacturer Holmegaard was sold to management in a buyout and then went bankrupt. Brand and production took over the Rosendahl Design Group A / S.
Manufacture brand
The bottom stamp shows three wavy lines, symbolizing the three straits of Denmark: Great Belt, the Little Belt and the Sound.
Alumina - base mark ( before 1969 ): Three wavy lines as part of A's.
Royal Copenhagen faience ( after 1969 )