1946 Bing & Grondahl CHRISTMAS PLATE, Commemoration Cross

This plate can be purchased at:

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The Christmas Plate or “Juleplatte” stems from an ancient Danish Tradition, transformed into fine porcelain by Harald Bing in 1895.  Originally, the Christmas Plates were a gesture of thanks presented by Danish Nobility to their servants at Christmas time.  It was the thought of immortalizing this “gesture of thanks” in fine porcelain that has given the world a beautiful symbol of Christmas Spirit as well as the wonderful hobby of plate collecting, enjoyed by millions today.

The Motif on this plate is from

“Commemoration Cross”

From 1946

designed by H. Flugenring

1932 Bing & Grondahl CHRISTMAS PLATE, The Lifeboat

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 The Christmas Plate or “Juleplatte” stems from an ancient Danish Tradition, transformed into fine porcelain by Harald Bing in 1895.  Originally, the Christmas Plates were a gesture of thanks presented by Danish Nobility to their servants at Christmas time.  It was the thought of immortalizing this “gesture of thanks” in fine porcelain that has given the world a beautiful symbol of Christmas Spirit as well as the wonderful hobby of plate collecting, enjoyed by millions today.

1940 Bing & Grondahl CHRISTMAS PLATE,

 Delivering Christmas Letters

 for sale on Ebay at

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Waterford 12 Days of Christmas Flutes

Waterford Crystal 12 Days of Christmas on Ebay

The following information about Waterford Crystal was taken from their website.

Waterford Crystal story was started in 1783 when two brothers, George and William Penrose, founded their crystal manufacturing business in the busy port of Waterford. They were important developers and the city’s principal exporters.

They employed 50 to 70 people, led by a fellow Quaker, John Hill, from Stourbridge in England, and succeeded in producing crystal with a purity of colour unmatched in Ireland or England. Merchant ships sailed regularly from the port of Waterford with cargoes of crystal bound for Spain, the West Indies, New York, New England and Newfoundland.

But less than 100 years later the initial company failed due to lack of capital and excessive taxation. In what seems a remarkably short time, Waterford Crystal acquired an unequalled reputation that has transcended the intervening centuries.

Another century passed before the enterprise was revived. In 1947, while Europe was still in ruins after the second World War, a small glass factory was set up in Waterford just 11/2 miles from the site of the original glass factory.

Today Waterford Crystal is the leading brand of premium crystal.

The brand’s reputation among its target market – upscale men and women – in its major markets is such that it has taken the brand to the heights that it now occupies. The target consumers simply regard Waterford Crystal as the best for self and gift purchase.

Recent research has confirmed the standing of Waterford Crystal in both the US and the UK.

In November 2000, Waterford Crystal was named as the top world class brand in the United States by a survey conducted among 30,000 people by the Princeton, New Jersey, based independent market research company, Total Research Corporation. Total Research said that Waterford Crystal was judged by American consumers as the brand with the highest quality out of 19 world class brands in the US market. Other brands in the league table below Waterford include Rolls-Royce Bentley, Bose stereo and speaker systems, Philadelphia cream cheese, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Kodak, Heinz ketchup and National Geographic magazine.

Waterford Crystal has become almost a synonym for the finest quality crystal sought after by collectors and connoisseurs around the world. Each piece of Waterford can be recognised by the signature on the base with the word “Waterford”, the name of the finest crystal in the world.

And that brings us to my Waterford Crystal listing. “12 Days of Christmas” champagne flutes are both beautiful and elegant. The Waterford Crystal I have listed are for the first 8 flutes and the special storage box. Take a look and see how awesome this is.

Waterford Crystal 12 Days of Christmas on Ebay