A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
Focus on Uniques of the Art Nouveau
Frederik August Hallin
Frederik August Hallin (26.6.1865 Stockholm - 25.3.1947 Copenhagen) started his career after his education at the Technical School for Artists in Copenhagen in the Alumina factory. He moved to Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory to work for Frederik Liisberg and soon began to also create and decorate unique porcelain vases and chargers. He was seen as most talented successor of Arnold Krog. After 10 years he left Royal Copenhagen to join the competitor Bing&Gröndahl. In the first year there he designed the first Christmas plate worldwide - "Behind the frozen Window". The series was a big success for Bing&Gröndahl. For some time in the beginning he was directing the activities of the Crystaline Glaze Department. He retired in 1935.
Main information source: Kunstindex Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Artist: August Hallin
Date of Production: May 1894
Unique Number: 4756
Height: 36 cm
Diameter: 34 cm
Motif: Views of Amalienborg and Fredensborg
Castles
Remarks: This vase was a wedding present from
the Danish royals to Tsar Nikolaus II
and Princess Alix. Initials on one side.
Wedding was 14.11.1894 (26.11.1894
according new style calendar). Shortly
before the engagement (19.4.1894) this
vase must have been ordered at RC.
The vase cost 1500 DKK and was a
masterpiece of August Hallin. Vase
shape 35D
KRC1233
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: February 1889
Unique Number: 1054 and 1055
Height: 21 cm
Diameter: 21 cm
Motif: Carp vases in Japanese manner
Remarks: Low unique numbers, rare pair
KRC0436, KRC0437
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: February 1895
Unique Number: 5191
Height: 36,5 cm
Diameter: 26 cm
Motif: Vase with lillies and landscape
Remarks:
KRC0438
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: October 1891
Unique Number: 2791
Height: 22,5 cm
Diameter: 9 cm
Motif: Vase with plastic young branches
Remarks: Sold to Mr. "Singermann" in Paris for
80 DKK
KRC0440
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: April 1889
Unique Number: 1176
Height: 6 cm
Width: 26,5 cm
Depth: 8.5 cm
Motif: Codfish on base
Remarks:
KRC0441
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: June 1891
Unique Number: none
Height: 24 cm
Diameter: 32 cm
Motif: Blue and White Flower Vase
Remarks: Typcial vase designed by Arnold Krog
KRC0439
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: April 1890
Unique Number: none
Height: 4.5 cm
Length: 18 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Motif: Catfish
Remarks: Model 464 by C.F. Liisberg
KRC0442
Artist: August Hallin for Bing&Gröndahl
Date of Production: 1898-1899
Unique Number: none
Height: 27,5 cm
Diameter: 14 cm
Motif: Crystalline Glazed Vase
Remarks:
KRC0443
Artist: August Hallin for Bing&Gröndahl
Date of Production: April 1897
Unique Number: 51 (4C)
Height: 32,5 cm
Diameter: 36 cm
Motif: Mountain cock planter
Remarks: Planter was exhibited
KRC0444
Artist: August Hallin for Royal Copenhagen
Date of Production: June 1889
Unique Number: 1275
Height: 4 cm
Width: 25,5 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Motif: Codfish
Remarks: Sold for 25 DKK
KRC0445
Artist: August Hallin for Bing&Gröndahl
Date of Production: 1899 - 1902
Unique Number: 427
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: n.a.
Diameter: 11.5 cm
Motif: Green Crystal Glaze vase
Remarks:
KRC0446
Artist: August Hallin
Date of Production: 11.11.1886
Unique Number: none
Height: 3 cm
Diameter: 25 cm
Motif: South view to Copenhagen
Remarks: Probably a test piece. In a very similar
manner Hallin drafted his first Christmas
plate for Bing&Gröndahl in 1895
KRC0447
Artist: August Hallin
Date of Production: October1888
Unique Number: none
Height: 3 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Motif: Lillies on a brownish ground
Remarks: with gold trim
KRC1111
Artist: August Hallin for Bing&Gröndahl
Date of Production: 1895-1898
Unique Number: 10
Height: 27 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Motif: Blue vase with green and white flowers
Silver mounted butterflies
Remarks: early work for B&G
KRC1214
Artist: August Hallin for Bing&Gröndahl
Date of Production: 1915-35
Unique Number: 424
Height: 16 cm
Diameter: 6.5 cm
Motif: Green and gray crystalline glaze vase
Remarks: Was part of the inventory of the museum
of Societe Industrielle de Mulhouse
KRC1218