Many possibilities for the parties of the summer

Many possibilities for the parties of the summer

Plates are on their way back in interior design and not just as wall decoration! As mentioned before they have many uses. There is an incorrect rumor that you cannot use Christmas/Annual/Mother´s Day plates for food. I would like to clarify once more... THIS IS NOT TRUE, you can safely eat from all Danish bluepainted underglaze plates! That being the normal Christmas plates and mother's day plates.

The blue plates from Royal Copenhagen, Bing & Grondahl, Desiree etc. are actually meant to be eaten from... and are a good alternative for boring normal plates. With Christmas plates you can have many motifs. Just notice the wonderful summer table set with Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates.

Use the beautiful plates!

Here we see Bing & Grondahl Christmas plates used as dinner plates on a table set up for do-it-yourself burgers. The possibilities are endless...

The Christmas letter 1984, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 6.63 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

Christmas in the old town 1983, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 6.63 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

Christmas in the Forest 1980, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 6.63 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

Christmas in Greenland 1972, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 6.63 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

Christmas at home 1971, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 6.63 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

Christmas Welcome 1976, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 6.63 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

You can also use old mother's day plates and commemorative plates for breakfast as shown here. The interesting thing about commemorative plates is that they have motifs connecting to an event that might still be fun and have relevance.

Take 2019... It is 50 years since Neil Armstrong set his foot on the moon and moon plates have been made commemorating this. And the best thing is that they are cheaply available! When relating to Denmark it is 800 years since Dannebrog (The Danish flag) descended from heaven and guess what! You can buy Dannebrog plates commemorating this! And these plates can be used for serving food...

1947-1972 Royal Copenhagen Memorial plate, Frederik IX , 18cm

Before: 23.67 EUR

Now: 20.15 EUR

1977 Royal Copenhagen Mother's Day plate, Children in pram, 15cm

Before: 12.98 EUR

Now: 10.68 EUR

1973 Royal Copenhagen Mother's Day plate, Danish Mother, 15cm

Before: 6.76 EUR

Now: 5.27 EUR

1969 Royal Copenhagen Plate in memory of the moon landing VICTORIA SPATII 1..., 18cm

Before: 21.64 EUR

Now: 9.33 EUR

Royal Copenhagen Valdemar plate, Dannebrog (The flag of Denmark) 750 years,..., 20cm

Before: 14.06 EUR

Now: 10.68 EUR

1970 Royal Copenhagen Jubilee plate, The reunion of Denmark and Northern Sc..., 20cm

Before: 14.06 EUR

Now: 7.98 EUR

There are many other possibilities...

There are many plates that cannot be used to eat from... What is often the case is that the motifs are printed on the glazing. This does not mean that you cannot use these for other purposes than hanging in a row. It is actually only your imagination that sets the limit!

One of my personal favorites is to use plates as clock dials like in the pictures above. In the first pictures two series of Storm P. plates with six in each series and in the second twelve butterboards from Bjorn Wiinblad have been used. But you are not limited to a plate series, it is just about using plates that fit together....

Wiinblad Butter board "June", black, 15cm

Before: 16.9 EUR

Now: 12.85 EUR

Wiinblad Butter board "February", black, 15cm

Before: 16.9 EUR

Now: 14.88 EUR

Wiinblad Butter board "March", black, 15cm

Before: 16.9 EUR

Now: 14.88 EUR

Royal Copenhagen Jubilee plate no. 1 Storm P. 1882-1982, the Tramp, 18cm

Before: 48.69 EUR

Now: 33.67 EUR

Royal Copenhagen Jubilee plate no. 4 Storm P. 1882-1982, the Tramp, 18cm

Before: 54.1 EUR

Now: 33.67 EUR

Royal Copenhagen Memorial plate The Storm Petersen Museum no. 3, 19cm

Before: 54.1 EUR

Now: 45.98 EUR

Only imagination sets the limit!

There are numerous ways to use plates and it is only a question of experimentation. Both decoration and use are possibilities! And the best thing is that so many plates are available at reasonable prices today!

Greenlandic Scenery 1978, Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 22.31 EUR

Now: 17.45 EUR

Immervad Bridge 1977, Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 13.39 EUR

Now: 10.14 EUR

Marselisborg Palace 1975, Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate, 18cm

Before: 13.39 EUR

Now: 10.14 EUR

The Fir Tree - 1973 Desiree Hans Christian Andersen Christmas plate, 19cm

Before: 10.82 EUR

Now: 7.98 EUR

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep - 1974 Desiree Hans Christian Anderse..., 19cm

Before: 10.14 EUR

Now: 7.98 EUR

The Little Match Girl - 1971 Desiree Hans Christian Andersen Christmas plat..., 19cm

Before: 16.23 EUR

Now: 12.04 EUR

Promenade 1979, Desiree Mother's Day plate Svend Jensen of Denmark, 19cm

Before: 13.52 EUR

Now: 6.63 EUR

Nursery scene 1980, Desiree Mother's Day plate Svend Jensen of Denmark, 19cm

Before: 13.52 EUR

Now: 6.63 EUR

Daily duties 1981, Desiree Mother's Day plate Svend Jensen of Denmark, 19cm

Before: 13.52 EUR

Now: 6.63 EUR

1980 Rorstrand Christmas plate, 19cm

Before: 26.37 EUR

Now: 6.63 EUR

1977 Rorstrand Christmas plate, 19cm

Before: 26.37 EUR

Now: 6.63 EUR

1975 Rorstrand Christmas plate, 19cm

Before: 26.37 EUR

Now: 6.63 EUR

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