Vintage Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Wire Haired Fox Terrier 2967 Denmark

Description

This standing female Wire Fox Terrier figurine dates between 1930s-1950s: The Painter’s numbers began before the turn of the century, and were dropped in favor of initials after about 1930. The Painter's initials were in lower case until about 1950 (bsx) with the addition of "x" is simply a form of fecit = painted by. Numbered 2967. The figurine measures 6.25 inches high by 7 inches long by 3 inches wide (@ rear legs).
CONDITION: Excellent, no damage or repairs.
Box dimensions: 12 x 12 x 12”
Box weight: 2 lbs, 5.8 oz.
Ships from zip code: 20759
The wire fox terrier was developed in England by fox hunting enthusiasts and is believed to be descended from a now-extinct rough-coated, black-and-tan working terrier of Wales, Derbyshire, and Durham. The breed was also thought to have been bred to chase foxes into their burrows; the dogs' short, strong, usually docked tails were used as handles by the hunter to pull them back out.
The three blue waves of Royal Copenhagen
When the Dowager Queen Juliane Marie founded the Royal Porcelain Factory in 1775, she insisted that the three waves should be the factory's trademark. The waves symbolize Denmark's three most important bodies of water; the Sound, the Great Belt and the Little Belt.
To this day, the waves are painted on the back of each piece of porcelain and comprise Royal Copenhagen's well-known signature of authenticity, a mark of fine craftsmanship and Danish porcelain art.
The royal crown
of Royal Copenhagen
The crown symbolizes Royal Copenhagen's beginnings in the hands of the entrepreneurial monarchy. The crown was initially painted by hand, but by the 1870's, the company began to stamp the mark under the glaze. The crown is decorated with the "Dagmar Cross", a jeweled crucifix dating from the Middle Ages that was discovered in 1690.
Over the years, the crown has changed but it is possible to identify the year or decade in which each piece of porcelain was manufactured.
The craftman's mark
of Royal Copenhagen
It takes four years to learn the craft of painting on Royal Copenhagen porcelain. And although it may be difficult for a layperson to distinguish one Blue Fluted Plain design from another, accomplished painters always know their own work, as they know their own personal handwriting.
Each painter had (and still has) their own stamp, marked on the bottom of every piece of porcelain. Some of the painters are well-known, but some are now a mystery.