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Dating Royal Copenhagen - marking system
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B&G Backstamps or factory
marks 1853 to 2009
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Dating B&G following the Chronology of B&G Marks
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1853-1894
B&G (Blue) |
1895-1897
Danish China Works Copenhagen (Green) B&G (Blue) |
1898 B&G Copenhagen Danish China Works (Green) B&G (Blue) |
1899-1901 B&G
Kjøbenhavn Danish China Works (Green) B&G (Blue) |
1902-1914
B&G Kjøbenhavn, Made in Denmark
(Green), B&G (Blue) |
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1914-1915
B&G Kjøbenhavn, Copenhagen (Green) B&G
(Blue)
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1915-1947
B&G Kjøbenhavn Danmark (Green) B&G
(Blue); The J in Kjøbenhavn is flush with
the other letters. |
1948-1951
B&G Kjøbenhavn Danmark B&G (Green)
or B.& G. (Blue. The J in Kjøbenhavn extends below the line.
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1952 -1957
B&G Kjøbenhavn Made in Denmark
(Green)
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1958 -1962
B&G Kjøbenhavn Danmark Made in Denmark (Green)
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1962-1970
B&G Kjøbenhavn Denmark (Made in Denmark) (Green)
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1970-1983
3 towers B&G Copenhagen Porcelain Made in Denmark (Green) |
1983 -
3 towers B&G Copenhagen Porcelain Bing & Grøndahl Denmark
(Green or brown)
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1983 -
Still seen on plates,
year figurines and collectibles and dinner service, which is continued as B&G
after the merge with Royal Copenhagen in 1987
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B&G
Mark on Stoneware before 1970 above and 1970 - 1983 below
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The above list is based primarily on Christmas Plates*. There might be an
uncertainty of one year, when it change to a new back stamp. Also I found that
at least on Christmas plates in the 1960s there seems to be some mix up of the
back stamps. On figurines with less room for the stamp - the different partial
markings make it even harder to date the pieces. Please email your
comments, questions, suggestions and corrections.
When the industrial production of the B&G dinnerware reach a certain
level, a marking system was invented. The other great Copenhagen manufactory
Royal Copenhagen had a system for each pattern: the pattern name had a number at
the series of items in that particular pattern had another number. At B&G
there is not shown pattern numbers, but each item has a number, which is the
same at all pattern for the same kind of item. A coffee cup may have number 102
in most different patterns. Easy to work with if it wasn't for the possibility
for different numbers on the same items: Most old numbers goes from 1-
300, new numbers starting with 300 and finally Royal Copenhagen numbers
after the merge in 1988. An attempt to make a complete B&G dinnerware
item list is found here with Seagull as the ongoing example: B&G
Seagull items overview
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| Overall picture is that the dating mark above
also apply to dinnerware |
# 102 is the marking for both cup and saucer |
Early special pieces - like a coffee pot with special design
were marked B&G: DECOR - Mønsterbeskyttet (Pattern Copyright) |
Some of the tableware patterns were sold in a supermarket
company FDB, which marked its item: F.D.B. Decor - Eneret (Copyright) |
"NORDEN" A B&G Daughter company
handling utensil porcelain and everyday ware |
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Stoneware - tableware Kronjyden, Nissen and B&G
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B &G Stentøjsstel fra Kronjyden, Nissen i Randers
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Grondahl took over Kronjyden / Nissen, a
stoneware and faience manufactory in Randers since 1937. In 1957 Kronjyden
initiated a stoneware production in cooperation with the designer J. H.
Quistgaard (1919-1987) and his company “Danish Design”, starting with
Flamestone and followed by Relief. Together with the new patterns from the
1960’s like Azur, Rune and Cordial, it became a successful business both for
export and the home market. In the early 1970s when B&G took over, the
pattern Tema became the most sold tableware in Denmark. On the same form #38 as
Tema decorations like Mexico and Columbia followed together with Peru on form
45, and Coppelia, form 46. In the 1980s patterns like Café and Camelia were so
fine that they could be called porcelain, but the general interest in stoneware
were declining and in 1988 Kronjyden in Randers were closed. Peru, Relief, Rune,
Tema and Mexico was continued for a period at Royal Copenhagen as an replacement
pattern.
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TEMA: I
1972 overtog B&G fabrikken Kronjyden / Nissen som var en stentøjs- og
fajancefabrik i Randers siden 1937. I 1957 påbegyndte Kronjyden en
produktion af stentøjsstel i samarbejde med designeren J.H. Quistgaard
(1919-1987) og dennes firma "Dansk Design": Først Flamestone og
siden Relief; efterfulgt i 1960erne af Azur, Rune og Cordial. Dette
blev en succes både på eksport- og hjemmemarkedet. I begyndelsen af
1970erne da B&G overtog fabrikken, blev Tema det mest solgte spisestel
i Danmark. På den samme form som Tema nr. 38 skabtes dekorationer som
Mexico og Columbia, efterfulgt af Peru på form nr. 45 og Coppelia på
form nr. 46. I 1980erne mønstre som Cafe og Camelia var så fint stentøj
at det nærmede sig porcelæn i kvaliteten. Interessen for stentøjsstel
var faldende og i 1988 blev produktionen i Randers lukket. Peru, Relief, Rune, Tema og Mexico blev fortsat en periode som
suppleringsstel hos Royal Copenhagen . Oversigt med billeder - klik på billedet for at se større billede. (Copyright) |
Link: B&G
Stoneware Tableware for sale |
Link: B&G
Stentøjsstel til salg - med priser |
| Appraisal:
Value estimation for your Danish porcelain and china |
Ønsker
De at sælge? Om salg til Jamer Antik |
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early Konjyden pieces |
Black sticker: Kronjyden Randers
Stentøj (Stoneware) Logo: Pottery in the fire and a crown made of bricks. |
Red sticker: Kronjyden Danmark.
Logo: Shield with a laying "K" and "JJ" |
Kronjyden logo |
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| Nissen Denmark; The Kronjyden logo
and the Nissen logo and name of the pattern: Relief |
B&G Copenhagen porcelain - made
in Denmark - Stoneware + the name of the pattern: Relief |
B&G Copenhagen porcelain - made
in Denmark - Stoneware + the name of the pattern: Tema. And number of the
item |
Danmark Kronjyden and
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| Copenhagen Stoneware Bing & Grøndahl,
Denmark and number of the item: |
Copenhagen Porcelain Bing and
Grondahl Cordial Stoneware |
Dansk
Design Denmark IHQ on Flamestone |
Dansk
Design Denmark IHQ |
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Signaturer fra B&G kunstnere
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| Anders Bjergborg (AHB)
(1928) Ceramicist. At Bing & Grondahl 1949-1963 |
Tut Fog (TF.)
Ester (Tut) Fog Rostrup (1907 ) Ceramicist. At B&G from 1947 |
Søren Georg Jensen (SGJ)
Søren Georg Jensen (1917-1982) Ceramicist. At B&G 1962 - |
Karl Otto Johansen (K. Otto)
Karl Otto Johansen (1918) Sculptor. At B&G 1960 - |
Henning Koppel (HK)
Henning Koppel 1918-1981 Designer. Associated with B&G since 1961 |
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| Therese Lucheschitz (TL)
Therese Maria Lucheschitz Jensen (1896-1985) Sculptor. At B&G from 1946 |
Sten Lykke Madsen (Sten)
Sten Lykke Madsen (1937) Ceramicist. Associated with B&G since 1962. Modern sculptures |
Erik Magnussen (EM)
Erik Magnussen (1940 ) Ceramicist. Associated with B&G since 1962 |
Gudrun Meedom (GMEE)
Gudrun Meedom Bæch (1915) At B&G 1946-53 and from 1961 |
Lisbet Munch-Petersen L M-P
Lisbet Munch-Petersen (1909 - 1997) Ceramicist. Associated with B&G 1961-1966 |
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| Ursula Munch-Petersen (U M-P)
Ursula Birgitte Munch-Petersen
(1937) Ceramicist. At B&G 1961-1968. Design "Ursula for RC in
1992 |
Valdemar Petersen (VP)
Knud Valdemar Pedersen (Petersen) (1906-1981) Ceramicist. At B&G
from 1931 |
Edith Sonne Brun (Sonne)
Edith Sonne Bruun (1910-1993) Ceramicist. Worked at Saxbo 1938-1939 and 1946-1961. AT B&G from 1962 |
Agnethe Jørgensen
Alma Agnethe Jørgensen (1918 - ) Ceramicist and sculptor. AT B&G 1967-1976 |
Jean René Gauguin
Jean René Gauguin (1881 Paris - 1961) Sculptor. Signing artist at B&G 1923-1961 |
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| Kai Nielsen
Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) Sculptor. Did work for both RC and B&G |
Trine Drejer - Trine Dreyer |
L. Lindahl
Lotte Lindahl () Ceramicist and painter. At B&G 1902-1946 |
Sven Bovin |
Mogens Bøggild
Mogens Kruse Bøggild (1901-1987) Sculptor. Associated with B&G during 1943-1959 |
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| Bo Hegedahl |
Søren Brunø. B&G figurine
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Chr Poulsen
Christian Theodor Poulsen (1911-1991) Ceramicist. At B&G 1940 - 1945 |
Lisa Engqvist
Hedvig Elisabeth (Lisa) Birgitte Engqvist (1914-1989) At
Saxbo35-37, 52-54. At B&G 1965-1970
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A. Wolfsen
Hans Ancher Wolffsen (1870-1924) Worked 1910 - 1928 at Bing &
grondahl.
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| Emil Petersen |
HS Hans Syborg (1895 - 1979)
Sculptor at B&G 1920-1922 ?? Signed piece from 1927 |
Jens Harald Quistgaard Dansk
Design Denmark IHQ |
Dahl Jensen |
Ingeborg Plockross Irminger |
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1. eller 2. sortering eller det der er værre !
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| If a piece of Copenhagen porcelain did not live
100% up to the standard of quality when it comes to decoration, coloring
and the surface of the glaze. it was sold as 2nd factory products in the
outlet store of the factory. Being 2nd quality was shown by making a
scratch over the stamp, which can be felt by the tip of a nail or seen
from the right angle. On these pieces actually sold it can be hard to
determine a certain cause of it being a 2nd. Insignificant flaws can be:
alternative turnout of the color in stronger or weaker nuances as
intended; illegible dots in the glaze, blurring the color of the sharp edges
etc.
Some of the 2nd factory items have visible flaws which always should be
mentioned in a sales context: That would be misplaced color or discolorations
under the glaze. Dots from coal dust from the firing process. Bubbles and
holes in the glaze. Firing flaws - often seen at the base and the
attachments - especially larger and old pieces. This kind of flaws are
born with the item, which on rare pieces can be acceptable if it does not
harm the overall impression of the item.
Other flaws that so to speak had happened to the item during the years
are less acceptable and has nothing to do with an item being a 2nd
quality: A hairline is a thin crack line in the glaze. The glaze can
be crackled. The overglaze colors and gold can be worn due to age and use
and an item can have been restored after breakage or chips.
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Hvis et stykke dansk porcelæn ikke levede 100% op til de
strenge kvalitetskrav m.h.t. til dekoration, farver og overfladeglasur,
blev det solgt i fabriksudsalget som 2. sortering og der blev lavet en
ridse i glasuren hen over stemplet i bunden, som kan mærkes med en negl
eller ses i den rigtige vinkel. Som udgangspunkt er det vanskeligt
at pege på en bestemt årsag til en almindelig 2. sortering. Ubetydelige
fejl kan være fejlfarve, stærkere eller svagere end tænkt;
gennemsigtige prikker i glasuren; udflydninger af farven på skarpe kanter
etc. Visse auktionsfirmaer, der sælger porcelæn på Internettet under
loven om fjernsalg, vil hævde at 2. sortering dækker alle mulige og
umulige fejl. Dette er stik imod både historiske fakta og praksis hos
Royal Copenhagen den dag i dag. Synlige fejl som et stykke i 2. eller
andre sorteringer kan være "født" med bør nævnes og kan
betegnes som følger: Misfarvninger i dekorationen under glasuren. Pletter
fra støv under brændingen. Bobler og gnister i glasuren. Huller i
glasuren. Brændingsfejl - ses ofte som revner ved sammenføjninger - især
på store eller gamle figurer. En hårrevne er en tynd revne i glasuren.
Krakeleringer i glasuren. Slid på overglasur guldbelægninger. En sådan
angivelse er særlig vigtig, hvis det skæmmer helhedsindtrykket ved f.
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References
| * Bing & Grondahl
Christmas Plates: The first 100 years By Pat Owen 1995 |
| * S.E.Vingedal: Porslinsmärken, Forum 1982 (Swedish) |
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