The first recorded Limited
Edition collector plate came from
the Bing and Grondahl factory of Denmark in 1895. This now sought after collector plate, titled “Behind
The Frozen Window,” was the first
known commemorative plate to be limited
in production with date and
title information fired on the plate
itself. Today, it sells on Replacements for $6999.00! This collector plate was followed by a second
the following year as the first Annual Bing and
Grondahl Christmas plate titled “Jule Aften 1896.” An annual plate was produced
each year thereafter and still is today under
the Royal Copenhagen name."
Royal Copenhagen started production of Christmas plates in 1908. 2008 marked one hundred years of these distinctive collector's porcelain Christmas plates. In the early years the motifs were selected from entries in a competition among the factory's porcelain painters. Later, the plate's motifs were inspired by Danish countryside, history and traditions.