Current High Bid: $525.00

Karen Nielsen Drew has made a generous, unique donation to the Northwest Danish Foundation in honor of her sister Mary Nielsen Bendtsen.  She has donated an unusual and beautiful Royal Copenhagen porcelain double figurine for sale to the highest bidder with all proceeds from the sale to be used in support of the programs of the Foundation.   Mary Nielsen Bendtsen is the late wife of NWDF member Howard Bendtsen. 

The Northwest Danish Foundation will accept bids on this beautiful piece of Danish porcelain art beginning 1 August 2008 and ending 17 October 2008.  The highest bid submitted by 5 pm on Friday, 17 October, will be the winning bid.

Bids will be accepted by mail or by email.  Send bids by mail to Northwest Danish Foundation, 1833 N. 105th, Suite 203, Seattle WA 98133.  Email bids should be sent to seattle@nwdanish.org.  All bids must include your name, address, phone number, and the amount of your bid.  You may bid as often as you wish.  The amount of the current highest bid will be posted weekly, each Thursday afternoon, on the home page of the NWDF website www.northwestdanishfoundation.org.

Bidding will start at $500.  The “Harvest” figurine is no longer in production by Royal Copenhagen.   Examples have been sold at auction during the past eight years for between $1300 and $1600. 

The figurine donated by Karen Drew is in excellent condition and may be viewed by appointment by contacting Edith Christensen at edithchristensen@hotmail.com.

Tusind tak to Karen Drew for her generous support of the Northwest Danish Foundation!

Figurine Information

The figurine was produced by Royal Copenhagen and was purchased in Denmark in the 1960s by Karen and Mary’s father Holger Nielsen, well-remembered Seattle Dane and restauranteur.  Titled “Harvest/Høstfolk” (#1352), the figurine of a farmer and his wife at rest in the fields is approximately 17 inches tall.   Royal Copenhagen artist Christian Thomsen (1860-1921) created the design for this figurine in 1912.