1998 Desiree Svend Jensen Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Cup

The motif of this 1998 Desirée annual cup WITHOUT saucer from The Porcelain Factory Desiree, also known as Désirée Denmark, Svend Jensen of Denmark, Old Copenhagen Blue is found in the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale The Gardener and the Squire. The 1998 Hans Christian Andersen Annual Cup had the same motif as the 1998 Svend Jensen Christmas plate. So the 1998 Desiree Annual Cup and the 1998 Desiree Christmas plate are actaully a beautiful coffee set with plate and cup. With inspiration in the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale “The Gardener and the Squire”, the designer Lis Torbøl painted a man, who is loading a Christmas Tree into the wagon. In the background we see one of the many Danish manor houses. Désirée started the Annual cup series in 1982 and ended it in 2001. So 20 different sets were made to complete a perfect coffee set. All motifs of the Hans Christian Andersen annual cups from Désirée are inspired by Hans Christian Andersen´s Fairy Tales.