2427/​8078

Pietro Krohn (b. København 1840, d. s.p. 1905)

“Heron Service” porcelain mustard jar and sugar castor decorated in blue and gold modelled with herons. Bing & Grøndahl. H. 12 and 14 cm. (2)

The Heeron service was designed by Pietro Krohn and decorated by Fanny Garde and Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone. Exhibited in Copenhagen 1888 and at the World Exhibition in 1889 in Paris and the critics were almost speechless about this service. Parts of the service were immediately acquired by various applied art museums.

Condition

No remarks.

Auction

The Twinight Collection – The Danish sale, 1 July 2024

Category
Estimate

10,000–12,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

16,500 DKK  

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