Bing & Grøndahl
CM12
Paris Coat of Arms 1900
Issued for the Paris World's
Fair in 1900 (Exposition Universelle). More
than 50 million people attended the exhibition, a world record at the time. The
fair included more than 76,000 exhibitors and covered 1.12 square kilometers of
Paris. it was where the escalator debuted, and where Campbell's Soup was
awarded the gold medal (an image of which still appears on its label). The 1900
Olympic Games were held simultaneously in Paris.
The plate (plaque) is perhaps
the most impressive commemorative item issued by B&G. It is fairly
large (over 10 inches high), very three-dimensional, the shield resting on a
reticulated background and surrounded by a banner bearing the motto of the City
of Paris: FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR ("tossed by the waves, she does not
sink").
For the same Exposition,
B&G issued two matching shell dishes, with the inscriptions worked into the
ruffling on the edge of the shell. One read s"Exposition
Universale Paris 1900" (I do not currently have
this one in stock) and the other read s"Bing
& Grondahl Porcelain".
The "Bing & Grondahl
Porcelain" shell dish was later reissued (more than one time?) and was
often used by dealers as a wall-hanging trade sign. It is not easy to
tell the originals form the reissues unless the plate has the B&G stylized
towers trademark on the back, first used in 1970. The design is stunning,
no matter when it was issued.
|
Bing
& Grøndahl |
Maker |
Bing
& Grøndahl |
|
Commemoratives |
Series |
Commemoratives |
|
BG-CM12 |
Plate
# |
BG-CM12A |
|
1900 |
Year |
Unknown |
|
$600 |
Price |
$125 |
|
10.25"
26 cm |
Size |
7.25"
18 cm |
|
Unknown |
Artist |
Unknown |
|
$1000 |
Book
Value |
Not
Listed |
|
First
Quality |
Quality |
First
Quality |
|
Excellent |
Condition |
Excellent |
|
Porcelain |
Material |
Porcelain |
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