The Gardener And The Squire – 1998 Desiree Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Plate, Cake Plate

The motif of this 1998 Desiree Christmas plate 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. 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 Christmas plate series in 1970 and ended in 2002. All motifs of the Hans Christian Andersen Christmas plates from Désirée were inspired by Hans Christian Andersen´s Fairytales