Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1899 The crows are enjoying themselves

Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1899 with the title The crows are enjoying themselves is an early and atmospheric vintage from the famous Christmas plate series, which began in 1895 as the world's first Christmas plate series. Here we are only a few years into the sequence, and precisely for that reason this plate has a special historical interest for collectors who appreciate the first releases from the series.

The motif is calm and wintry. Two crows sit close together on a branch among bare trees, while the landscape behind them lies still and open. In the distance, Notmark Church can be seen, which gives the scene depth and anchors the motif in a recognizable Danish landscape. The composition between the dark birds in the foreground and the more hazy background creates a fine contrast, which emphasizes the special silence of winter.

The title The crows are enjoying themselves gives the motif life and personality. The birds do not merely sit as nature studies, but appear almost like small characters in a story about togetherness, winter calm, and the close community that is also associated with Christmastime. It is a subdued and poetic Christmas plate, where nature and the Danish winter atmosphere are allowed to speak for themselves.

This vintage was created by Jens Peter Dahl Jensen for Bing & Grøndahl. His assured formal language and sense of the balance of the motif are clearly felt in the way the branches frame the birds and lead the eye toward the church on the horizon. The early Christmas plates hold a special place in Danish porcelain history, and the 1899 vintage represents tradition, craftsmanship, and collector culture.

As an older original Christmas plate, it also contains the special value that lies in preserving quality objects with history and soul. Each vintage was produced in a limited number, and after the year's final firing the mold was destroyed. Therefore, each completed vintage stands as a delimited piece of Danish design history, which can still create joy in a modern home.

Product information:
Brand: Bing & Grøndahl
Artist: Jens Peter Dahl Jensen
Series: Christmas plates
Vintage: 1899
Dimensions: Ø 18 cm
Hanging: Two holes on the back for hanging