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chase33 Posts: 362 Registered: Feb 2008	posted 10-28-2010 10:07 PM Hello All I have a friend who likes the look of the "Danish" - inspired modern designs and is looking for a flatware pattern. So far these are the ones that I have found: COLONIAL CLASSIC by REED & BARTON COPENHAGEN by MANCHESTER SILVER DANISH BAROQUE by TOWLE EMPRESS by INTERNATIONAL INTERMEZZO by NATIONAL SILVER KING CEDRIC by ONEIDA KING CHRISTIAN by WALLACE CO NORSE by INTERNATIONAL NORTHERN LIGHTS by INTERNATIONAL ROYAL DANISH by INTERNATIONAL SILVER POPPY by LUNT SILVERSMITHS SONJA by INTERNATIONAL SOVEREIGN (HISPANA) by GORHAM SOVEREIGN, OLD by GORHAM Does anyone have any other patterns to add to the list? Thanks Robert IP: Logged
taloncrest Posts: 169 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 10-29-2010 08:01 AM I'm fond of Princess Ingrid by Concord/Frank M. Whiting. It is not as obvious as those above, but Reigning Beauty by Oneida seems Danish inspired to me. If you look it up in Hagan, she still has the illustrations for Reigning Beauty and Satin Beauty reversed. Satin Beauty has a curlicue at the juncture of the handle; Reigning Beauty has none. [This message has been edited by taloncrest (edited 10-29-2010).] IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 10-29-2010 12:25 PM International's Spring Glory is my favorite of the 1930s-40s Scandinavian-inspired patterns and my pattern. I've kept a list for several years, intending at some point to gather up another dozen or so place-settings of different patterns to coordinate with my service. Your list seems to be patterns with some similarities of form to Jensen's Acorn/Konge (heh, especially Royal Danish), here are a few others along those lines: Oneida - Mansion House Watson - Juliana Weidlich - Jenny Lind Frank M. Whiting - Princess Ingrid ~ Taloncrest - haven't seen this pattern by Concord before (in Hagan?) - though Ellmore acquired both companies well before the introduction date. Some others on my list: Graff, Washbourne & Dunn - Fountain & Modern Nordic Old Newbury - Karen & Oak Leaf Frank Smith - Woodlily Tiffany - Palmette Watson/Wallace - Lotus Royal Crest's Castle Rose is also a pattern that coordinates well with Spring Glory and my Scandinavian (mostly Danish & Norwegian) serving pieces, etc. To my eye, a number of 20th century American patterns have Scandinavian influences, including many of the modernist designs from the 50s-60s. Interestingly, you include the 1968 Gorham Sovereign pattern, which was introduced and sold as Hispana until the the mid-'70s (my 1977 edition JCK Index shows the name change), part of the "Mediterranean/Spanish" trend in the '60s-70s. The 1948 Oneida Mansion House pattern was reintroduced in a 1967 satin-finish version called Casa Grande - as with most things in life, design can be seen differently according to individual perceptions. ~Cheryl [This message has been edited by dragonflywink (edited 10-29-2010).] IP: Logged
taloncrest Posts: 169 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 10-29-2010 01:57 PM Cheryl, you are right about Princess Ingrid. I had a senior moment. I have a small set of Troubadour, which is found with both marks, and my mind confused that fact with the Princess Ingrid, which would be Frank Whiting only. I have found old articles of the period which considered Troubadour to be a Scandinavian style design, but I really don't see it. IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 11-02-2010 06:36 PM I remember hearing a comment, or reading one, that "Royal Danish" was "designed by International's legal department." It's awfully close... IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-02-2010 11:30 PM It is nice to see attorney’s getting credit for such a beautiful design, but I suspect any design patents on the Jensen patterns had expired by the time that Royal Danish was introduced. IP: Logged

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