Christensen after Thorvaldsen's original from Rome 1805-07

were a radical departure from all the Jensen designers who went before

flanked by branches ending in rosettes

Would think it is a trial vase for the glaze

Royal Copenhagen Saksisk Blomst Middags-/Frugttallerken i luksusmodel med gennembrudt kant. Julestel - Jette Frölich Christensen after Thorvaldsen's original fromRoyal Copenhagen Saxon Flower Dinner Fruit Plate Premium model with pierced border Measures 25 cm 9 27 32" When Arnold Krogh was the Artistic Leader around 1900 he thought the quality of Flora Danica and Saxon Flower was too poor. Then he decided too produce a premium quality with strong colors painted by the best artists. Each piece is unique signed by the Artist. These were sold at a much higher price and produced between 1904 and 1908.