A FINE AND RARE SET OF TEN COPENHAGEN FIGURES

A very fine and rare set of TEN Copenhagen PORCELAIN FIGURES by the famous Carl Martin-Hansen. These scarce and desirable figures are beautifully modelled and charmingly hand-painted.  They form the series of children from various territories and islands that are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, including: Jutland; Grønland; Farøe; Armager and Fanø. Each wears their brightly-coloured national dress, the girls with garlands of exquisite flowers.  Truly delightful ~ and a very special Christmas present for someone… Measurements: 10 – 14cms high (4 to 5.5ins). c1910-1925.

** CARL MARTIN-HANSEN was born in 1877. Originally from Jutland, he moved to Copenhagen as a very young man, where he became an apprentice to the American Danish-born sculptor Hans Christian Petersen.  Later he was a pupil at Vehmerhen’s Painters School and finally at the prestige Danish Academy of Arts in 1897.  He exhibited widely, being awarded a Gold Medal at the Bruxelles World Fair in 1910.  He died in 1941.