Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates

Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates have been issued every year since 1908.    ALL plates listed on this page are in excellent condition and are first quality. You can click on any Title/Description that appears in Blue to see a photo of that plate.

The 2011 Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates are now SOLD OUT at Royal Copenhagen! I also ran out, but I managed to buy a few plates from another dealer, at a substantial premium over the previous wholesale price. The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP = "List Price") for the 2011 plate is $99. While supplies last, I can sell these few remaining 2011 plates at $79 each. I have REDUCED the price on the 2009 plates and several other years, but the 2007, 2008 and 2010 are completely SOLD OUT! (I get a few in from time to time, so INQUIRE if you want one.)

The 2012 Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates are NOW IN STOCK! I encourage all of my customers to order early (TODAY is not too soon!), but PLEASE try to have your orders in by September. The 2011 plates sold out at the end of October, and 2012 could be worse.

Year	Title (ALL First Quality)	My Price
1908	Madonna & Child	Ask
1909	Danish Landscape	$195
1910	The Three Magi	$175
1911	Danish Landscape	$150
1912	Elderly Couple & Christmas Tree	$195
1913	Spire of Frederik's Church	$175
1914	Sparrows in Tree	$150
1915	Danish Landscape	$140
1916	Shepherd and Christmas Angel	$95
1917	Tower of Our Saviour's Church	Sold
1918	Sheep and Shepherds	Sold
1919	In the Park	Sold
1920	Mary with the Child Jesus	$85
1921	Aabenraa Marketplace	Sold
1922	Three Singing Angels	$75
1923	Danish Landscape	$75
1924	Sailing Ship at Sea	$100
1925	Street Scene, Christianshavn	$85
1926	Christianshavn Canal	$85
1927	Ship's Boy at Tiller	$120
1928	Vicar's Family going to Church	$85
1929	Grundtvig Church, Copenhagen	$85
1930	Fishing Boat Heading Home	$120
1931	Mother and Child	Sold
1932	Frederiksberg Gardens	$100
1933	The Great Belt Ferry	$160
1934	The Hermitage Castle	$195
1935	Kronborg Castle	$250
1936	Roskilde Cathedral	Sold
1937	Copenhagen Street Scene	Sold
1938	Round Church on Bornholm	Sold
1939	Ship in Greenland Ice	Sold
1940	The Good Shepherd	Sold
1941	Danish Village Church	Sold
1942	Bell Tower of Old Church	Sold
1943	Flight of Holy Family to Egypt	Sold
1944	Danish Winter Scene	Sold
1945	A Peaceful Motif	Sold
1946	Zealand Village Church	$275
1947	The Good Shepherd	Sold
1948	Nodebo Church	$275
1949	Our Lady's Cathedral	Sold
1950	Boeslunde Church, Zealand	$195
1951	Christmas Angel	$395
1952	Christmas in the Forest	$150
1953	Frederiksberg Castle	$125
1954	Amalienborg Palace	$125
1955	Fano Girl	$150
1956	Rosenborg Castle	$125
1957	The Good Shepherd	$85
1958	Sunshine over Greenland	$85
1959	Christmas Night	$125
1960	The Stag	$99
1961	The Training Ship Danmark	$99
1962	Little Mermaid	$125
1963	Hojsager Windmill	$45
1964	Fetching the Christmas Tree	$25
1965	Little Skaters	$25
1966	Blackbird at Christmastime	$18
1967	The Royal Oak	$18
1968	The Last Umiak	$12
1969	The Old Farmyard	$10
1970	Christmas Rose and Cat	Sold
1971	Hare in Winter	$7
1972	In the Desert	$7
1973	Train Homeward Bound	$10
1974	Winter Twilight	$10
1975	The Queen's Palace	$7
1976	Danish Watermill	$10
1977	Immervad Bridge	$10
1978	Greenland Scenery	$12
1979	Choosing the Christmas Tree	$15
1980	Bringing home the Chr. Tree	$15
1981	Admiring the Christmas Tree	$15
1982	Waiting for Christmas	$20
1983	Merry Christmas	$20
1984	Jingle Bells	$25
1985	The Snowman	$25
1986	Christmas Vacation	$25
1987	Winter Birds	Sold
1988	Christmas Eve in Copenhagen	$25
1989	The Old Skating Pond	$30
1990	Christmas at Tivoli	$49
1991	Festival of Santa Lucia	$59
1992	The Royal Coach	$49
1993	Christmas Guests	$99
1994	Christmas Shopping	$29
1995	Christmas at the Manor House	$175
1996	Lighting the Street Lamps	$25
1997	Roskilde Cathedral	$49
1998	Welcome Home	$125
1999	The Sleigh Ride	$29
2000	Trimming the Tree	$39
2001	Watching the Birds	$39
2002	Winter in the Forest	$49
2003	Seasons Greetings	$49
2004	Awaiting the Christmas Train	$59
2005	Hans Christian Andersen House	SOLD
2006	Kronborg Castle    Sale Price	$29
2007	Christmas in Nyhavn	SOLD
2008	Christmas in Copenhagen	SOLD
2009	Christmas at Amagertorv Sale	$29
2010	Polar Bear – King of the Arctic	SOLD
2011	Waiting for Santa	$79
2012	Horn’s Reef and Sailboat	$72

Factory Seconds:  Prior to 1988, Royal Copenhagen released some second quality Christmas plates, indicated with a vertical scratch through the three-wavy-line trademark.  They often have some small flaw or blemish, frequently not noticable when the plate is hanging on the wall.  I sell these at a 50% discount from the first quality price.  Second quality plates can represent substantial savings and excellent value;  in most cases, once they are up on the wall, no one will know except you. Dealers:  These sell especially well in antique shops and malls where collectors can see what they are buying.  Please inquire if you are interested in purchasing Factory Seconds.  My inventory is limited and changes frequently.

Foreign Language Plates:  Between 1908 and 1952, most Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates carried the inscription JUL or JULEN, the Danish word for Christmas.  (JUL is pronounced like the English word YULE).  After 1952, this inscription was dropped and the plates show only the date.  Between 1908 and 1944, a few plates each year were issued with an inscription meaning Christmas in languages other than Danish.  The most common of these is the German WEIHNACHTEN, produced each year from 1908 through 1944;  I have about a dozen of these WEIHNACHTEN plates in stock, priced 25% less than the corresponding JUL plate.  (For example, the 1915 JUL plate is listed above at $140; the 1915 WEIHNACHTEN plate would be $140 - 25% = $115.)   There are also plates that are inscribed with the English word CHRISTMAS, the French NOEL, the Dutch KERSTMIS, and the Czech VANOCE.  Plates in these last four languages are fairly scarce and sell for a premium;  I am always interested in purchasing these plates, especially plates with the Dutch word KERSTMIS.  I currently have eight NOEL plates in stock, and recently sold three VANOCE and four CHRISTMAS plates; please inquire if interested.  Unless you specify that you are looking for one of these non-Danish-language plates, I will always send the JUL plate.    

1914 with German Text	1943 with Danish Text	1943 with French Text

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