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Inge Lise-Kofoed's Alien Madonna plaque for Royal Copenhagen

Inge Lise-Kofoed's Alien Madonna plaque for Royal Copenhagen

OK, it's my last trip to Europe for a while.


And here we have beauty and the beast to be sure.


I call this Alien Madonna - it certainly is an alien figure, but it seems the alien took adornment cues from the singer Madonna.  It's so monstrous, I just have to like it -  a whole lot!  This tile/plaque is 10.5 inches by 5.5 inches.  This is not an area of great expertise for me, but here's my sense of the reverse:  Inge Lise-Kofoed's design mark on the lower right; the manufacturer mark (oval, triangle, 3 squiggly lines on top of DENMARK) makes this part of the Aluminia line for RC.  The 'fraction', 169/2911, is surely some design number, but it remains a heiroglyphic for me - can someone else explain this better or have a sense of how it's all interpreted?  Open to all suggestions and corrections!


Rick

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style-invasion's picture

Re: Inge Lise-Kofoed's Alien Madonna plaque for Royal Copenhagen

hi rick maybe this will help? really a nice piece!!!

http://www.jamiri.dk/aluminia-mark.htm

 

the sign in the corner is the artist sign

if there is an x under the r of Denmark its from 1968

if it is an u its from 1961

the first number is supposed to be the form number

the second the decoration number

Duke's picture

Re: Inge Lise-Kofoed's Alien Madonna plaque for Royal Copenhagen

Thank you Thank you Thank you - what a helpful comment, a valuable contribution to all MODish members!