When you are searching for Royal Copenhagen porcelain marks, you will always see the distinctive mark of three waves. These three waves are designed to symbolize the beautiful straits of water located in Denmark. These straits are the Little Belt, the Sound, and the Great Belt. Royal Copenhagen began using this symbol as part of their marks on May 1st, 1775, the beginning of their existence.
These Royal Copenhagen porcelain marks were painted on the porcelain pieces by hand for almost 100 years. Beginning sometime in the 1870s, the Royal Copenhagen porcelain marks were stamped under the glaze of each porcelain piece. This practice continues with each piece that Royal Copenhagen manufactures today.
Although the Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark of the three waves has remained constant throughout the years, it has undergone a number of different looks. This makes it easy to date the porcelain that Royal Copenhagen has manufactured. From about 1870 until 1890, the three waves symbol was used under the glazing as a Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark. Beginning in 1887 and lasting until 1892, the three waves were featured in the middle of the red or violet colored Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark with the letter KPF above the waves and the word Kiobenhavn under the waves.
Starting in 1892, the Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory began using a green or red stamp over the glaze in order to compile with import regulations from the United States. The Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark included a crown atop the three waves symbol. The word Denmark was located under the waves. From 1894 until 1900, Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark featured a blue waves symbol under a crown and Danmark in green. This was stamped under the glaze.
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In 1889, the Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark consisted of a stamp under the glaze. It had the wave symbol in blue with Royal Copenhagen and a crown in green atop the waves. For a reproduction of the 18th century Juliane Marie line that was begun in 1905, the Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark featured hand paintings of a crown and the three waves symbol under the glaze. Beginning in 1921, there was a Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark denoting production that occurred in China. This hand painted mark
had the words Made For over top the Royal Copenhagen three waves symbol. The words In China were painted under the waves.
The year 1923 saw the Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark of the word Denmark and a crown placed under the glaze. These symbols were stamped in green while the waves were stamped in blue. A rather unique stamp that was used as a Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark to denote both non gloss porcelain as well as unbreakable porcelain was the Royal Copenhagen three waves symbol within a circle.
Beginning in 1923, the Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark was both the Royal Copenhagen name and the crown stamped in green. The three waves symbol was stamped in blue. All of the stamp was under the glaze. Starting in 1935, the Royal Copenhagen porcelain mark that has been placed on virtually every piece of Royal Copenhagen porcelain has included a green dot that has been placed over or under a particular letter in the Royal Copenhagen name. This serves to date each piece of porcelain.
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