Historical Design I Christian Thomsen / RC Denmark Rare “Frog and Dragonfly” Art Nouveau vase 1901

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Christian Thomsen / RC Denmark Rare “Frog and Dragonfly” Art Nouveau vase 1901

CHRISTIAN THOMSEN (1860-1921) Denmark
ROYAL COPENHAGEN

“Frog and Dragonfly” vase 1901

Glazed porcelain with a frog in 3-D sculptural relief looking at a dragonfly seated on a calla lily leaf looking up at the blossom.

Form number 280

Marks: ROYAL COPENHAGEN, CROWN, 465/250, 3 wavy lines (Royal Copenhagen) insignia, inscribed A. 250

For more information see: Musterbuch KPF, um 1930, Illustration number 204; Porzellan, Kunst und Design 1889 bis 1939, vom Jugendstil zum Funktionalismus (Berlin: Bröhan-Museum, 1993) p. 467, ill. 435; Sammlung Bröhan: Kunsthandwerk 2, Metall, Porzellan (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1977), pp. 222-285.

H: 9″ x Dia: 3 1/2″

Christian Thomsen was employed at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Royal Copenhagen) in 1898, and was employed there until his death in 1921. Thomsen is said to have had a huge impact on Royal Copenhagen’s success throughout the 20th century. A large part of the recognition by the Royal Porcelain Factory has enjoyed over the years, they can thank Christian Thomsen for. He produced more than 100 different figurines, especially he had a fondness for agricultural characters, children figurines, figurines inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, fauns and trolls, and not least charming animals and bird figures.

Category: Archive. Tags: “Frog and Dragonfly”, 1901, Art Nouveau, Christian Thomsen, Rare, RC Denmark, vase.

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