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Helge Christoffersen for Royal Copenhagen

1. Unique stoneware sculpture of a historical figure, 1940s-50s.
Painted mark HC in a circle, three wavy lines.
Incised mark to body HC in a circle
Bears Nationalmuseet paper label.

Height 21" (54cm) Width 20" (51cm)
Depth 11" (28cm)
$8,500
No. N3676
Alternate view 1
Alternate view 2
Mark

Helge Christoffersen, own studio, Denmark

2. "Cat Fight" earthenware sculpture with glossy faience glaze in shades of blue, c. 1940s.
Restoration to ear and other small areas. Details on request.

Early prototype for a design produced in stoneware by Royal Copenhagen, 1948 (Pictured in p. 58 Modern Danish Ceramics by Esbjørn Hjort, Gjellerup, 1955)
Incised "HC" monogram, "Danmark"
Height 10 3/4" (27cm) Width 10" (25.5cm)
$950
No. N5530

Arno Malinowski for Royal Copenhagen,

3. "The Opium Smoker", porcelain figure with glossy translucent glaze, dated 1965
Printed "Denmark" stamp, Painted three waves. "2342
Impressed AM monogram.
Height 5 1/2" (14cm) Width 3" (7.5cm)
$365
No. N6582

 

 

Erik Reiff for Royal Copenhagen

4. Unique stoneware jar with handpainted decoration and translucent matte gray glaze, c. 1960s.
Painted "ER" three waves, "8/2"
Height 7 3/4" (19.5 cm) Width 8" (20cm)
$865 No. N6294

Kresten Bloch for Royal Copenhagen

5. Unique large stoneware vase with oxblood glaze, c. 1940s.
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp, Painted "KB", three waves. Bears paper Royal Copenhagen label. Painted accession number "91.2.404" from the Thomasville Cultural Heritage Center, Georgia.
Height 11 1/2" (29cm ) Width 11 1/2" (29 cm)
$5800
No. N6101

Eva Staehr Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen

6. Monumental stoneware floor vase with geometric pattern in relief to body, charcoal gray and pale brownish cream glaze, 1960s.
Painted 3 waves, "E St. N.". Pirnted ROyal cOpenhagen stamp. Incised "201."
Height 16 1/2" (42cm ) Width 18" (46cm)
$7500
No. N5396

N. Tidemand for Royal Copenhagen

7. Very large stoneware vase with oxblood glaze and decoration of a reindeer and mistletoe.
Painted "J-d" three waves.
Height 12 1/4" (31cm ) Width 10 3/4" (28 cm)
$4500
No. N5403

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen

8. Unique stoneware lamp base with reddish brown Sung glaze and decoration in relief. Signed and dated 1948. Wired for US with new "antique bronze" style fittings and fabric cord.
Painted "2-8-48 (three waves) TO
Height 13" (33cm ) to top of base
Height 23" (58.5cm) to top of finial
Width 7" (18cm)
$2200
No. N5981

Helge Christofferson for Royal Copenhagen

9. Unique stoneware jar with ceramic lid with deer figure and celadon glaze with all over crackle and iron spots, circa 1940s - 1950s.
Painted "hc" monogram, three waves. Incised "80"
Height (to top of lid) 9.5" (24cm ) Width 7.5" (19cm)
$3800
No. N5969

Karin Blom for Royal Copenhagen

10. Unique stoneware vase in brown tan and blue/green tones, c1914.
Painted "KB" ".S.1656. (indestinct)" "D."
Height 3 1/2" (9cm ) Width 31/4" (8cm)
$1450
No. N5850 Alternate view 1 Alternate view 2

Helge Christoffersen for Royal Copenhagen

11. Unique stoneware teapot with figure of a snail on the lid and dilou glaze.
Painted "HC monogram", three waves.
Height 5 1/4" (13.5cm ) Width 8 1/4" (21cm)
$1200
No. N5885 Alternate view

Helge Christoffersen for Royal Copenhagen

12. Stoneware figure of a young girl holding an armadillo, 1952. Pictured in Esbjorn Hjort's Modern Danish Ceramics, 1955, page 56. Small restoration to armadillo's tail.
Incised "HC" monogram, three waves.
Height 16" (41cm ) Width 8" (20cm)
$7500
No. N5684

Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen

13. Unique stoneware bowl with Sung glaze and bronze stand, 1942.
Painted three waves, KK" monogram
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp. Incised "20510
Height (without stand) 4 1/4" (11cm ) Width 5 1/2" (14cm)
$4500
No. N3633

Kresten Bloch for Royal Copenhagen

14. Unique stoneware jar with Sung glaze and bronze lid and stand, c. 1940s.
Painted "KB" monogram, three waves. Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Height (without lid and stand) 5 1/4" (13.5cm ) Width 6" (15cm)
$12,000
No. N2251

Karl Larsen for Royal Copenhagen

15. Stoneware yak with Sung glaze, 1947
Painted "7/15", three waves.
Incised "KL 20788
Height 12" (30.5cm ) Length 22" (56cm)
$7800
No. N3508

Arno Malinowski for Royal Copenhagen

16. Stoneware bowl with pattern of ribbing to exterior and solfatara glaze, 1934.
Printed Royal Copenhagen mark. Incised "20292" "AM" monogram, Painted three waves.
Height 5 1/2" (14cm ) Width 10 3/4" (27 cm)
$3200
No. N5686

 

 

Valdemar Engelhardt for Royal Copenhagen

17. Unique very large porcelain vase with rutile and onion skin crystalline glaze, 1894-1900.
Note: Valdemar Englehardt was the principal pioneer of the use of crystalline glazes and stoneware at Royal Copenhagen. This is an unusually large and outstanding example of his work in this area.
Glaze detail one
  Glaze detail two    Marks
Painted marks "C766", VE monogram, three waves
Printed Crown, "Danmark"
Incised "A"
Width 6 3/4" (17cm)
Height 17" (43cm)
$12,000
No. N3228

Helge Christoffersen for Royal Copenhagen

18. Stoneware sculture of Adam and Eve, brown sung glaze.
Incised "HC", painted three waves.
Height 20 3/4" (52.5cm)
Width 7" (18cm)
$9800
No. N3188

Alternate view 1

Alternate view 2

Arno Malinowski in Royal Copenhagen

19. Stoneware ribbed vase/bowl with solfatara glaze, 1967.
Incised "AM" monogram
Painted "20297", three waves
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp
Height 6" (15cm) Diameter 7 1/2" (19cm)
$2200
No. N2267

20. Cylindrical stoneware vase with attached discs and solfatara glaze, 1958.
Painted three waves, Incised AM monogram, "20293"
Printed "Royal (crown) Copenhagen Denmark"
Height 7 1/8" (18cm)
$2800
No. N2087

Melihe for Royal Copenhagen

21. Unique stoneware vase in chamotte clay and painted calligraphic decoration in blue and white, 1960s.
Painted M monogram, three waves.
Printed "Denmark"
Height 8 1/4" (21cm)
$1400
No. N1510

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen

22. Unique stoneware bowl with painted decoration, 1935.
Painted three waves, "TO 1935"
Height 3 3/4" (9.5cm) Diameter 13" (33cm)
$1650
No. N1848

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen

23. Unique stoneware bowl with matte white and cream crystalline glaze.
Thorkild Olsen worked at Royal Copenhagen 1908-1968.
Painted TO monogram, three waves.
Height 4" (10cm) Diameter 6 1/4" (16cm)
$940 No. N1847

Ellen Malmer for Royal Copenhagen

24. Stoneware vase with brown and pale orange glaze, with stylized floral illustration to body, 1960s.
Incised EM monogram, Painted "22305"
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp three waves.
Height 3 1/2" (9cm) Diameter 4" (10cm)
$285 No. N3929

25. Stoneware vase with cream matte crystalline glaze,1960s.
Incised EM monogram, Painted "22306"
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp three waves.
Height 4" (10cm) Diameter 4 1/2" (11.5cm)
$565 No. N3634

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen

26. Unique stoneware vase undersea themed decoration by
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen,
Height 3 1/2" (8.8cm)
Painted "TO" monogram, (three wavy lines) "
$650

27. Porcelain vase with handpainted decoration.
Painted three waves, printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Painted "TO"monogram
Width 4" (10cm)
Height 4 1/4" (11cm)
$465
No. N2353

Helge Christofferson for Royal Copenhagen

28. Stoneware sculpture of a woman holding a cat, 1950s.
Incised "HC", three waves.
Height 16 1/2" (42cm) Width 8" (20cm)
$2,950
No. N2268

 

Helge Christoffersen for Royal Copenhagen

29. Sculpture of Neptune with Sung glaze, stoneware on wooden base.
Painted HC three waves
Height 13" (33cm) excluding base
$6500
No. N1548

Hans Henrik Hensen for Royal Copenhagen (bottom right)

30. Unique stoneware vase with mottled brown glaze, 1960.
Numerous interesting marks; click link below to view.
Height 4" (10cm) Width 5 1/2" (14cm)
Incised "HHH" monogram, Painted "203517", 3 waves
Printed "Denmark (u below letter n)", key/anvil KMF monogram
Faint incised numbers to rim.

$585
No. F2015

31. Unique stoneware vase with dark brown matte glaze, 1960.
Height 4" (10cm) Width 5 1/2" (14cm))
Incised "HHH" monogram, Painted "203517", 3 waves
Printed "Denmark (u below letter n)", key/anvil KMF monogram
Faint incised numbers to rim.
$650
No. N5660

Hans Henrik Hansen for Royal Copenhagen

32. Stoneware vase with celadon glossy glaze and impressed foliate design to body, 1958.
Painted "2902", three waves. Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp. Incised HHH.
Height 6 3/4" (17cm)
Width 5 1/2" (14cm)
$865
No. N5364

33. Unique porcelain vase with celadon glaze and raised ridges to body, 1948.
Note: Glaze skip to rim.
Height 4 3/4" (12cm)
Incised "4202 HHH"
Painted "8 (three waves) HHH"
Printed "Royal (crown) Copenhagen Denmark"
$780
No. N1509

34. Unique stoneware vase with high fired tenmoku glaze, unsigned, 1938
Height 4 3/4" (12cm)
Incised "24", "572" Painted 3 waves, Printed "Denmark"
$450 No. D579

35. Unique ribbed stoneware vase with tenmoku glaze by Hans Henrik Hensen, c. 1930s
Height 5 1/2" (14cm)
Incised "HHH", "572" Painted 3 waves.
$475 No. D578

36. Unique stoneware vase with dark olive celadon glaze.
Painted three waves, Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp
Incised HHH, "01.00"
Height 5" (13cm) Width 4 1/4" (11cm)
Incised "24", "572" Painted 3 waves, Printed "Denmark"
$545
No. N2824

Eva Staehr Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen

37. Stoneware vessel with off white, black and green glaze, c. 1970
Incised "192", "E. St. N." Painted three waves, "22349" Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Height 4 1/2" (11 cm) Width 7 1/2" (19 cm)
$485 No. N3717

38. Stoneware vessel with off white and blue glaze , c. 1970
Incised "174 G", "E. St. N." Painted three waves, "22344" Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Height 6 3/4" (17 cm) Width 6" (15 cm)
SOLD No. N3718

39. Unique stoneware bowl with back and off white glaze and relief pattern to interior c. 1970
Height 2" (5cm) Width 9 3/4 (25cm)
Painted "22361", three waves. Incised "E. St. N.
Printed "Royal (crown) Copenhagen Denmark"
$220 No. N1067

Alev Siesbye for Royal Copenhagen

40. Stoneware vase with dark brown matte glaze, 1965.
Painted "22084", three waves.
Incised "alev"
Printed "Denmark"
Width 4 1/2" (11.5cm) Height 5" (12.5 cm)
$985 No. N3058

Eva Staehr Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen

41. Unique stoneware bowl with blue and grayish white glaze, 1970s.
Note: slight crazing to body.
Height 3 1/8" (8cm), Diameter 4" (10cm)
Painted 3 waves, "E. St. N."
Printed "DENMARK"
Incised "198 P."
$250 No. D5134

Snorre Stephensen for Royal Copenhagen

42. Unique porcelain vase with floral decoration over glossy black glaze, 1970s-80s.
Height 6 1/2" (16cm)
Painted three waves, "S."
$585 No. N1456A

43. Unique stoneware vase with glossy mottled olive green and brown glaze, 1970s
Height 5 1/4" (13.3cm)
Painted "(3 waves) S."
$450 No. F2088

Arno Malinowski for Royal Copenhagen

44. Porcelain lidded jar with underwater scene illustration in relief to body, 1966
Painted three waves, "3287" , Royal Copenhagen stamp to base and lid
Incised AM monogram, "3287" to base.
Height 5" (13cm) Width 3" (8cm)
$265 No. N3282

Thorkild Olsson for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark

45. Porcelain vase with handpainted decoration on a pale yellow ground
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp. Painted three waves, "TO" monogram.
Height 6" (15cm) Width 4 1/2" (11.5cm)
$465 No. N5610

46. Porcelain bowl with oxblood and cream glaze, 1956.
Painted three waves, printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Impressed "TO"monogram
Width 5 1/2" (14cm) Height 2 3/4" (7cm)
$285 No. N2399

Thorkild Olsson for Royal Copenhagen

47. Porcelain vase with glossy white glaze and pattern in relief to neck, 1947.
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp, Painted three waves, "4114". Incised "4114" TO monogram.
Height 8 1/4" (21cm ) Width 4" (10cm)
$365
No. N5955

Hans Henrik Hansen for Royal Copenhagen

48. Porcelain vase with impressed oval pattern to body and glossy white glaze, 1954.
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp, Painted three waves, "4337". Incised "4337" HHH monogram.
Height 5 1/2" (14cm ) Width 4 1/4" (11cm)
$320
No. N5811

Valdemar Engelhardt for Royal Copenhagen
49
. Unique porcelain bottle vase with streaky gray "Flambe" glaze, 1915.
Painted "VE" monogram, "K 101", three waves, Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Height 12" (30.5cm) Width 6" (15cm)
$3500 No. N3501

Attributed to Valdemar Engelhardt, Royal Copenhagen
50
. Unique stoneware flask-shaped vase with streaky matte pine-needle and rutile crystalline glaze in shades of blue and rose, c1900s.
Incised "V", "1846 (or e)" (indistinct). Painted "10", three waves.
Height 6 1/2" (17cm) Width 5 1/2" (14cm)
$1800 No. N3147

Ivan Weiss for Royal Copenhagen

51. Unique stoneware vase with handpainted pattern in yellow, gray and brown matte glaze, 1960s.
Painted "12 22560", three waves. Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.
Height 7" (18cm)
Width 71/2" (19cm)
$950
No. N5007

Arno Malinowski for Royal Copenhagen
52. Stoneware cylindrical vase with applied discs to rim, Sung glaze, 1940s.
Painted "41a/20293" three waves. Incised "AM"
Prited ROyal Copenhagen stamp.
Height 7 1/4" (18.5cm) Width 4" (10cm)
$2400 No. N3882

Kresten Bloch for Royal Copenhagen
53. Stoneware vase with matte orange/yellow ochre glaze, c 1970.
Painted "KB", three waves. Printed Denmark stamp.
Height 4" (10cm) Width 3 1/2" (9cm)
$665 No. N5882

Hans Henrik Hansen for Royal Copenhagen

54. Porcelain vase with glossy white glaze, 1967.
Height 4 1/4" (11cm)
Printed "Royal (crown) Copenhagen Denmark"
Painted three waves, "4343"
Incised "4343", "HHH" monogram

$245
No. N2068

Gerd Hjort Pedersen for Royal Copenhagen

55. Unique stoneware organic shaped vase with matte oxblood glaze, c1968.
Incised "GHP" Painted "21271", three waves.
Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp.

Width 3 1/2" (9cm) Height 4" (10 cm)
$420 No. N5394

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