Royal Copenhagen Dinnerware

Blue Fluted, Full Lace

For 140 years, "Full Lace" (or "Open Lace") has been one of the world's premiere dinner services.  Created in the 1880’s and based on the even older Blue Fluted plain edge pattern (originated in 1779), each piece is hand-painted in a rich cobalt blue, and then glazed and fired so that the color and pattern remain vibrant, essentially forever.  Most pieces are pierced (reticulated), giving the distinctive open lacey edge to the plates and serving pieces.  For obvious reasons, the cups are not pierced, but they have the lace pattern molded and hand painted around both the top and the foot of the cup, and the matching saucers have a sculpted edge (not round) that follows the shape of the lace.  Over the years, many elaborate and fanciful accessory pieces have been created for this set, so it is as much a collector's item as it is a dinner service.

Prior to 1990, each piece was had a "fractional" mark on the back; the top number was the pattern and the bottom number was the shape (item) number.  For example, 1/1088 stands for pattern #1 (Blue Fluted), shape #1088 (Full Lace bread & butter plate).  In 1990, all dinnerware patterns were given new four-digit numbers, and each individual piece was assigned a new three-digit shape number.  Full Lace became pattern #1103, and a 9.75 inch dinner plate became shape #624.  So the traditional 9.75 inch Full Lace dinner plate became #1103624 (or 1103-624).  Dinnerware pieces were marked with only the shape number (NOT the pattern number), so a 9.75 inch dinner plate made between 1990 and 2014 would bear the number 624.

In 2014, Royal Copenhagen was acquired by Fiskars, a conglomerate from Finland that now also owns Wedgwood, Royal Doulton and many other brands. They have once again renumbered all of the Royal Copenhagen dinnerware, with Full Lace becoming pattern #1017. The 9.75 inch “traditional” dinner plate has been replaced with the 10.75 inch “buffet” dinner plate, new shape #240, which is now 1017240 (or 1017-240) in the new Fiskars numbering system. In most cases, the shapes and decoration have remained the same; only the identifying inventory numbers on the back have changed.

Royal Copenhagen built a modern new plant in Thailand, and all new dinnerware after 2014 (except Flora Danica) is made in Thailand. All of the shapes and most of the marks remain the same, but the word DENMARK has been omitted from the back-stamp. If a piece does not say DENMARK on the back, it is either very old (before 1922) or very new (made in Thailand).

All items that I have in stock have the old (pre-1990) fractional marks and are therefore discontinued (bearing a discontinued mark). All are second hand, but are all FIRST QUALITY and in EXCELLENT CONDITION. And all are MADE IN DENMARK, as shown in the trademark on the back of each piece.

NEW Full Lace Dinnerware: Royal Copenhagen now handles all retail sales of new Full Lace directly and have discontinued all wholesale accounts for this pattern. Unfortunately, that means I am no longer able to buy new Full Lace at less than the full Retail Price.

Over the years, MANY different items have been made in Ful Lace, most of which are now discontinued. I have shown below the last Retail Price I have for each item, along with the date that price was in effect. Items with a 2023 Retail Price are still in production; all others are now discontinued. Items marked “Rare” have been discontinued for a long time and seldom seen for sale. You can click on any entry in BLUE to see a photo. Use the BACK button to return to this page.

Old #	Item Description	Size	Retail Price	My Price	Stock
1130	Tea Cup & Saucer	7.75 oz.	2023=$465	$135	Sold
1088	Bread & Butter Plate	5.75"	2004=$195	$60	Sold
1086	Salad/Dessert Plate	7.75"	2023=$355	$85	Sold
1084	Traditional Dinner Plate	9.75"	2023=$360	$120	2
N/A	Traditional Place Setting	5 Piece		$400	N/A
1035	Coffee Cup & Saucer	6 oz.	2004=$225	N/A	Sold
1202	Coffee Pot, Large	8 cup	2004=$900	N/A	Sold
1119	Tea Pot, Large	34 oz.	2023=$1190	$950	1
1229	Sugar Bowl, Small	5 oz.	2023=$495	N/A	Sold
1112	Sugar Bowl, Large	7 oz.	2004=$300	$125	3
1113	Sugar Bowl, Oversize	9 oz.	2004=Disc’d	$150	3
1031	Creamer, Small	2.5 oz.	2023=$340	$100	1
1032	Creamer, Large	5 oz.	2004=$250	$125	1
1140	Creamer, Oversize	7 oz.	2004=Disc’d	$175	3
1195	Tray for Sugar & Creamer	9.75"	2004=$400	N/A	Sold
627	Plate, Buffet (After 1990)	10.75"	2020=$495	$200	1
1084	Plate, Dinner (Traditional)	9.75"	2023=$410	N/A	Sold
1085	Plate, Luncheon	9"	2004=$250	N/A	Sold
1086	Plate, Salad (Traditional)	7.75"	2023=$355	N/A	Sold
1087	Plate, Dessert	6.75”	2020=$285	N/A	Sold
1088	Plate, Bread & Butter	5.75"	2004=$195	N/A	Sold
1081	Individual Fruit Dish	5.5”	2004=$175	$75	14
1098	Basket Weave Plate	9.75"	2023=$775	$300	1
1170	Rim Soup Plate	7.75"	2009=$250	N/A	Sold
1129	Covered Vegetable Dish	1 Quart	2009=$1400	$450	1
1109	Covered Soup Tureen	2 Quart	2004=$1250	$750	1
1110	Underplate for Soup Tureen	16.5”	Rare Pre-1922	$750	1
1115	Oval Relish or Celery Dish	10”	2020=$415	N/A	Sold
1074	Shell Shaped Relish Dish	7.5”	2004=$400	N/A	Sold
1018	Round Vegetable Dish	8”	2009=$525	$200	2
1019	Salad Bowl, Large	11”	2004=$1100	N/A	Sold
1022	Fruit Bowl, High Foot	11”	2020=$1650	$750	1
1055	Oval Bread Basket (early)	10"	Rare Pre-1922	$850	1
1148	Platter, Oval	14.25"	2023=$1240	2nd	Ask
1149	Platter, Oval	15.75”	2004=Disc’d	$575	1
1040	Platter, Round	11.5"	2004=Disc’d	$225	Sold
1161	Bud Vase	3.25"	2004=$165	$75	1
1015	Cigarette Cup	2.75"	2004=$300	$100	2
1016	Cigar Cup	4.5”	2004=$375	$135	0
1138	Candlestick (Single)	4”	2004=$275	$100	1
1169	Candelabra, 2 arm	9”	2009=$3700	$1500	2

Cups and Saucers:  I sometimes have extra cups or saucers which I sell separately. Please inquire if you need to replace just cups or just saucers.

*** Factory Seconds:  Each piece is inspected before leaving the factory.  Pieces that do not meet Royal Copenhagen's high standards are marked as "Second Quality" by putting a small vertical scratch through the three wavy line trademark.  Often, the reason for marking a piece Second Quality is not readily visible to the eye, and these "factory seconds" can represent excellent value.  They are very popular in Europe, where hand painted dinnerware is prized especially because of the variations in painting and glazing that many Americans see as "flaws".

I have a few pieces marked as Factory Seconds (with a scratch through the trademark) priced 25% to 50% below my normal discount price.  In stock now are:

Old #	Item Description	Size	My Price	Stock
1032	Creamer, Large	5 oz.	$60	1
1038	Demi Cup & Saucer	3 oz.	$60	6 (?)
1084	Traditional Dinner Plate	9.75"	$60	1
1148	Platter	14.25”	$180	Ask

Ask about other Factory Seconds that might be available.

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