BING GRONDAHL Town Plate Nakskov Town Seal c.1894-95 B G Town plate featuring the Town Seal of Nakskov, a small city (population ~12,500) in Denmark located on the island of Lolland, southwest of Copenhagen. From the excellent book on Bing Grondahl and Royal Copenhagen plates by Lars Christoffersen (Schiffer, 2004) we have this information: "The Bing Grondahl Town plates are high quality plates that were produced in 1894 and 1895. Each one is hand painted using a stencil. Each artist left their unique signature on every plate. The idea for the Town plates originated with Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone, one of the foremost and beloved porcelain painters/designers of that time. Hegermann-Lindencrone used city seals (City Coats of Arms, or ?Insignia Civit?) as her inspiration for designing the plates. The quantity produced of each plate is unknown, but the fact that they are hand painted by the best painters suggests that they were produced in a very limited quantity. Over 70 different Town plates are known at this time." I have a dozen other plates in this series. Please contact me for a full list, or if you are looking for a particular town or plate. THIS plate was hand-painted and signed by Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone. Her monogram, a stylized EHL, can be seen in this close-up photo, lower left. Diameter 24 cm (just under 9 1/2 inches). Pierced foot for hanging wire. Appropriately marked on the back, including the three tower trademark of Bing Grondahl. The 2004 Book Value for each plate was $300 to $500. The background color of this porcelain plate is nearly pure white even though the photo may make it appear otherwise. EXCELLENT CONDITION No chips, cracks, crazing or repair; and FIRST QUALITY (no scratch through the trademark). A very attractive plate, now over 125 years old. RETURNABLE for a full refund if item not as described. Please ask your questions before buying. SHIPPING, HANDLING and INSURANCE: within the United States is just $12.95 for this first item. COMBINED SHIPPING! Shipping and insurance within the United States is just $3 for each additional item when shipped together, one of the cheapest combined shipping rates ! Save on shipping by buying more than one item! For EBAY to apply the combined shipping discount, add the items to your Shopping Cart and then pay for them at the same time. If you have already bought and paid for one item and want to purchase additional items, please email me so that I hold the first item and can adjust the invoice for the additional item(s). I can't combine shipping after the first item has already been shipped! PLEASE! Check out my other items including other Collector, Commemorative, Christmas and Mother's Day plates starting under $4.00! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Sign up for my newsletter to keep informed of new listings and special offers!