Do you sometimes feel cheated?

Do you know the feeling, when buying online? You get the parcel and it is no larger than a matchbox and you hear yourself saying... "This is not the parcel, it must be larger!"   One of the common mistakes, when buying online. "We simply do not read the entire description of the item, including size, quality etc., when buying online."     I would definitely be disappointed, if I expected to get a parcel with the large dachshund and got the small one!     TIPS:   Always take the time to read all the information on the website that you wish to buy from and if in doubt, contact the company before buying.    In case of the dachshund figurines you could make a mistake, if you only saw the pictures:

Here you get your money's worth If you are interested in old items, it is not the production costs that set the price, but supply and demand. - This means that you get your money's worth, if you do not go for the rare collectibles.   Below I show you some examples of figurines, where you will not feel cheated, when you receive the parcel!   Who is Calling, girl with Jar, Bing & Grondahl figurine, 16cm Before: 71.54 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Boy with Crab nipping his toes, Bing & Grondahl figurine, 21cm Before: 99.4 EUR Now: 60.72 EUR See more Ruth, Girl sitting with bucket digging in the sand, Bing & Grondahl figurin..., 11cm Before: 104.4 EUR Now: 58.02 EUR See more Hallo again, Girl taking of her coat, Bing & Grondahl figurine, 19cm Before: 71.54 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Love Scorned, Girl trying to Kiss Boy, Bing & Grondahl figurine no. 1614, 18cm Before: 148.76 EUR Now: 93.99 EUR See more Anne, girl doing her hair, Bing & Grondahl figurine, 19cm Before: 89.39 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Boy with Umbrella, Will it rain? Royal Copenhagen figurine no. 3556, 18cm Before: 121.72 EUR Now: 66.94 EUR See more Girl with Doll sitting on her side, Bing & Grondahl figurine no. 1526, 11cm x 12cm Before: 75.73 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Children playing embracing, Bing & Grondahl figurine no. 1568, 12cm x 13cm Before: 113.6 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Pointer puppy chasing its tail, Bing & Grondahl dog figurine, 12cm x 16cm Before: 95.48 EUR Now: 66.94 EUR See more Wirehaired Terrier, Bing & Grondahl dog figurine, 15cm x 17cm Before: 160.93 EUR Now: 107.92 EUR See more Little Penguin standing, Bing & Grondahl bird figurine no. 1020431, 8cm Before: 41.65 EUR Now: 37.6 EUR See more Sea Lion looking up, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 12cm x 10cm Before: 75.73 EUR Now: 66.94 EUR See more Sea Lion streching its neck, Bing & Grondahl figurine, 19cm Before: 113.6 EUR Now: 74.25 EUR See more Brown Bear, walking while looking to the side, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 10cm x 15cm Before: 102.24 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Brown bear, sitting with its paws up, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 10cm Before: 47.47 EUR Now: 26.37 EUR See more Bear Cub sitting down looking scared, Royal Copenhagen stoneware figurine n..., 9cm Before: 39.9 EUR Now: 26.37 EUR See more Bear Cub lying down bitting its foot, Royal Copenhagen stoneware figurine n..., 9cm x 11cm Before: 31.92 EUR Now: 24.21 EUR See more Dickie's Mama, mother and child, Bing & Grondahl figurine no. 1642, 22cm x 19cm Before: 359.74 EUR Now: 296.85 EUR See more Children playing embracing, Bing & Grondahl figurine no. 1568, 12cm x 13cm Before: 113.6 EUR Now: 53.42 EUR See more Mother with child, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 20cm Before: 292.79 EUR Now: 229.23 EUR See more Shepherd boy on Rock looking to the herd, Royal Copenhagen figurine , 32cm x 20cm x 25cm Before: 330.52 EUR Now: 223.01 EUR See more Shepherd Boy Cutting a Stick, Royal Copenhagen figurine no. 905, 19cm Before: 54.1 EUR Now: 39.9 EUR See more Shepherd boy with Dog, friendship, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 20cm Before: 124.96 EUR Now: 107.52 EUR See more Shepherd Boy, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 22cm x 8cm Before: 118.88 EUR Now: 80.47 EUR See more Shepherd Boy eating his lunch, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 11cm x 20cm Before: 119.69 EUR Now: 77.76 EUR See more Little girl with geese walking along, Royal Copenhagen figurine no. 528, 19cm Before: 75.73 EUR Now: 47.2 EUR See more Boy walking to the field with Calf, Royal Copenhagen figurine no. 772, 17cm x 16cm Before: 151.47 EUR Now: 114.82 EUR See more Girl feeding a Calf from a bucket, Royal Copenhagen figurine no. 779, 16cm x 16cm Before: 162.83 EUR Now: 93.99 EUR See more Girl with Geese, Royal Copenhagen figurine, 25cm Before: 119.01 EUR Now: 80.47 EUR See more

News for the nerds...!

It is no less than fantastic artwork! When you read this newsletter you will certainly have a different view of the normal plates. You must admit that it is impressive that the Danish porcelain factory Bing & Grondahl all the way back in 1895 was able to make such works of art..., especially when you know what you know, when you have read this newsletter!   Well, you are curious to know more about how Christmas plates are actually made, so now we will have a brief run through. We have a more detailed description on our homepage about how you make Christmas plates.

The process to make a Christmas plate is rather long. It all begins with the artist, who draw the motif after the measurements of the Christmas plate. Then the modeller engraves the motif into a plaster form like shown in the picture above. This plaster form is the base form for the production of work forms that are used to imprint the motif into the newly formed Christmas plates.   Afterwards the Christmas plates are burned the first time. Yep, it needs to be baked more than once...!

When the Christmas plates have been burned once they are spray painted to cover the entire surface with the motif. Then the porcelain painter does the somewhat opposite process of removing colour to make the motif stand out on the Christmas plate.   When the painter has done his job, the Christmas plate is dipped in the porcelain glazing and then burned once again at a higher temperature to make it harden and the glaze becomes a transparent surface.   But do not think that this is the end! Now the sorting begins and the sorting rate is rather high. Christmas plates with faults are removed so only the best remain. Only now can they be packed and shipped out to the shops and onwards to the customers.   Considering all this it is overwhelmingly cheap to buy many older years of Christmas plates. - When you consider how much work goes into the production.   Luckily the interest in Christmas plates have been increasing and we sell many more now, than we have for many years and we are especially happy that many young people have warmed up to them as a decorative item. And it probably helps that many years are cheaply available...

Marselisborg Palace 1975, Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, 18cm Before: 8.79 EUR Now: 6.63 EUR See more Vibaek Mill 1976, Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, 18cm Before: 13.39 EUR Now: 10.14 EUR See more In the desert 1972, Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, 18cm Before: 16.9 EUR Now: 13.39 EUR See more A Christmas Tale 1978, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm Before: 6.63 EUR Now: 5.27 EUR See more Christmas in the Forest 1980, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm Before: 6.63 EUR Now: 5.27 EUR See more The Christmas letter 1984, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm Before: 6.63 EUR Now: 5.27 EUR See more The Fir Tree - 1973 Desiree Hans Christian Andersen Christmas plate, 19cm Before: 7.17 EUR Now: 5.27 EUR See more The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep - 1974 Desiree Hans Christian Anderse..., 19cm Before: 6.76 EUR Now: 5.27 EUR See more The Snow Man - 1977 Desiree Hans Christian Andersen Christmas plate, 19cm Before: 10.82 EUR Now: 7.98 EUR See more