| Royal Copenhagen is now the porcelain division of | | | | founded in 1775, under the protection of Queen |
| Royal Scandinavia which was formed with the | | | | Juliane Marie, by the chemist, Frantz Heinrich Muller, |
| merger of Royal Copenhagen and the he Swedish | | | | who following years of experimentation and trials |
| glass works Orreefors Kosta Boda. Royal | | | | finally mastered the production the coveted hard |
| Copenhagen had already bought Georg Jensen | | | | porcelain. The factory was beset by difficulties during |
| Silversmithy in 1972, and incorporated with | | | | its first few years, but the problems of 'poor raw |
| Holmegaards Glassworks in 1985 and with Bing & | | | | materials, lack of experience, unsuccessful firings, |
| Grøndahl in 1987. The intention was to secure a | | | | disappointing experiments' were eventually overcome, |
| strong position for the Danish art industry globally. | | | | and in 1779 the absolute monarch King Christian VII |
| The latest merger, Royal Scandinavia, now sees the | | | | assumed financial responsibility, thus guaranteeing the |
| best of Danish and Swedish art industry combined. | | | | future of the porcelain factory. |
| The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory was | | | | |