{"id":20329,"date":"2026-09-06T21:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/m\/shop\/?page_id=20329"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:51:34","slug":"royal-copenhagen-porcelain-history-marks-figurines-collecting-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/m\/shop\/royal-copenhagen-porcelain-history-marks-figurines-collecting-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Copenhagen Porcelain \u2013 History, Marks, Figurines & Collecting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Royal Copenhagen porcelain is collected for its tableware, decorative pieces and animal figurines. This guide introduces the factory\u2019s history and explains how marks, model numbers and condition help collectors assess a piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Brief History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The factory was founded in Copenhagen in 1775 by Frantz Henrich M\u00fcller under the patronage of Dowager Queen Juliane Marie. Blue Fluted Plain, its first pattern, became a lasting part of the company\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collecting interests range from blue-and-white tableware and Flora Danica to naturalistically modelled birds and animals. Identify the particular pattern or model rather than relying on the Royal Copenhagen name alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identifying Figurines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Compare the subject, pose, dimensions and model number with a documented example. Similar-looking owls or other animals may be different models, with different designers and production histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record the maker\u2019s mark, model number and any painter\u2019s initials or incised markings. A designer\u2019s association with a model does not establish when an individual example was made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Factory Marks and Dating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Examine the complete underside. Royal Copenhagen\u2019s marks can include the crown, factory wording, three blue waves and painter\u2019s marks. The waves represent Denmark\u2019s three waterways: the \u00d8resund, Great Belt and Little Belt.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Royal Copenhagen backstamp showing the crown, Denmark mark, three blue waves and Model 273 identification.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The illustrated base belongs to the Barn Owl, model 273. It shows the Royal Copenhagen crown and Denmark wording, three blue waves and model number. Use it as one documented example rather than a template for every Royal Copenhagen mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match the complete backstamp against an established dating reference. Changes in lettering and date-mark placement can help narrow a production period; the model number itself is not a manufacturing date. Avoid assigning an exact year from the figurine\u2019s appearance alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condition and Collecting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inspect beaks, ears, tails, feet and other projecting parts for losses or repairs. Check the body and base for chips, hairline cracks, glaze wear and restoration. Distinguish manufacturing characteristics from later damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On hand-painted pieces, brushwork and colour can vary. Compare genuinely similar examples, allowing for size, model, production period, condition and documented designer. Keep dealer asking prices separate from achieved sale prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose pieces whose modelling and decoration appeal to you, and retain photographs of the base, measurements and purchase records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Royal Copenhagen at TMC Emporium<\/h2>\n\n

Browse more Royal Copenhagen available from TMC Emporium.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n

Explore Royal Copenhagen\u2019s official history.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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