RARE Stork on Nest by Artist Mads Stage Bing & Grondahl Denmark B & G Plate

This is a RARE find. Designed by Mads Stage, a prominent Danish artist, this beautiful resting stork on a nest decorative plate is manufactured by Bing & Grondahl. Made in 1988, the plate was apparently made as an item to raise money for charity as the English translation of "Tak for Stotten Til Modrehjaelpen" is "Thanks for the Support for the Maternity Aid." Made of porcelain and ready for hanging, it has holes on the back for threading a ribbon or rope through. Would make a great addition to your beach house, nautical themed room or bird collection. Artist Mads Stage was born in 1922 in Copenhagen, Denmark. As an artist, Mads Stage cast a wide net, producing designs and decorations for items ranging from books and postcards to porcelain and textiles. He also produced illustrations for several world-renowned books, including Thoreau's Walden and Turgenev's The Hunter's Sketches. Stage received his training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Following his education, he produced work for multiple fields, including scientific drawings for the medical industry and landscape paintings of famous cities and regions. Though he displayed mastery in several mediums, Stage's preferred subjects were scenes of animals, birds, and other wildlife, which appear frequently in his work. Condition is excellent with just a couple light scratches that can be seen only in the right light. Measures 5.75" diameter. F073121