What is your Zodiac?

Do you know your zodiac sign? And have you seen the handsome bisquit zodiac figurines from Royal Copenhagen designed by Christel Marott?

The provocative zodiacs are certain to raise an eyebrow or maybe even two!

The zodiac figurines come in both the original female zodiacs and the later male line. They each complete their own gender specific zodiac circle. It gives you the option of choosing between your own or the opposite gender zodiac.

The female zodiacs have also been made in a black bisquit version. This particular version is out of production, so only the remaining stock is available.

See the entire zodiac ring here!

The zodiac figurines are a very popular series both due to the wonderfull style of the figurines themselves and due to the relatability of the zodiac motifs to most people. The figurines are available at about EUR 135.31 for any figurine.

In the pictures above you see the Cancer zodiac and the Aquarius zodiac respectively.

Christel Marrot Royal Copenhagen Zodiac figurines

Above you se the following zodiacs from left to right: female Pisces, male Cancer, female Gemini, male Pisces and female Capricorn.

So what is your zodiac and how do you represent it? Why not show it in the provocative fashion of Christel Marrot. Go on and raise some eyebrows!

See the entire zodiac ring here!

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