Youare purchasing a VERY RARE 75 year old Royal Copenhagen Denmark Blue & White Christmas Plate created in 1944Title:Snow-covered Landscape with Church / Snelandskab med KirkeDesigned by: Viggo Olsen Diameter: 7 inches. Weight 12 ozExcellentCondition. No chips, cracks or repairs.Plate Hanger is NOT includedBing & Grøndahl made the first Christmasplate in the world. It was also the first plate to be made using the innovativerelief painting meth...od. Up until this time, commemorative plates made by RoyalCopenhagen were produced using stencils, dabbing the paint on to get thedesign. Each of the new-style plates is produced for only one year, after whichthe factory destroys the remaining molds. This keeps the plates interesting, highly collectible, and impossible to reproduce. Throughout the years, manyother factories have attempted to produce comparable commemorative plates, butonly Bing & Grøndahl and Royal Copenhagen have managed to keep their seriesrunning without interruption. A small series of Christmas plates made withIcelandic inscriptions and a unique motif are the most rare of Bing &Grøndahl's Christmas plates. Bing & Grøndahl's Christmas Plates measures 7”in diameter with the 1895 and 1896 ones being a bit smaller.Informationabout Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates can be found in:Christmas Plates: from Royal Copenhagen andBing & Grondahl by Lars Christoffersen We at Repotted Treasures value your business. We want you to be 100% satisfied with your item and strive for 5-STAR FEEDBACK. If you have ANY ISSUES with the product or service you receive, please CONTACT US before leaving less than a 5-Star DSR score (Detailed Seller Rating).And we will do our best to MAKE IT RIGHT!