(4) Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace Dinner Plates 1 / 571 no reserve

(4) Royal Copenhagen dinner plates.  Pattern number 1 / 571, in the blue fluted, half lace style.  (10" / 25.4 Cm. diameter)All in excellent condition, no chips, cracks, or damage.My grandmother inherited a collection of Royal Copenhagen from her own parents, which they started prior to emigrating to America, circa 1910.  As an older woman, my grandmother was still actively buying table wares from Royal Copenhagen, into the mid 1970's, still building on that original collection.  By 1957, my great uncle (grandma's older brother) had returned to live in "the old country", after a full life in America, and he would regularly hand pick, and ship Royal Copenhagen pieces back to relatives in America.  I am slowly listing that entire collection on e-Bay, and am grateful to (nearly) all recent bidders and winning buyers.If I understand the back-stamps correctly, all of these plates were made in 1959, as evident by the underscored "A" in "DENMARK", and I include a picture of original sales documents, and customs / import records, when 12 examples of this pattern were purchased by my Grandmother, and forwarded to her in Los Angeles by her brother, from Germany. Three of these plates were painted by a single artist, their hand painted credit line reading "XCX", in each case.  The fourth plate was painted by another artist, their credit reading "xi".    All four are in excellent condition, with no damage or wear, having been only gently used by family on the occasional major holiday, never in daily service.Please note:  The receipts and other paperwork shown are not included in this sale;  They are part of my family albums, and shown for documentation only.  Ordinarily, I might not feel it necessary to go to such lengths to demonstrate the quality and origins of the pieces offered,  but a recent unpleasant interaction with an uninformed buyer has nudged me to be ever more vigilant in the quality and details of my listings.  I try to describe all items as accurately as I can, sometimes in painstaking detail, and point out the kinds of things that many collectors might not even notice, or care about.  In the case of these plates, I have included a detail shot of an errant dot of blue paint, a "freckle", beneath the fired glaze, located immediately above the central flower.  Anyone who has studied Royal Copenhagen closely will know this to be a very common artifact of the hand painting process, one never flagged by the factory inspectors, or any cause to demote the items from first quality status.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions, or if something strikes you as unusual...  And refrain from bidding if such common signs of character are apt to upset you.  As ever, I welcome (polite, informed) questions or comments on my listings;  I enjoy learning about vintage RC from others who have studied it.To be sent via UPS ground, within one business day of payment, or via the global shipping program, in the event of an overseas buyer.  A modest handling fee of $8 will apply to this large lot, representing less than half of the actual cost of the materials used to secure the item(s) for safe shipping.  I never use dodgy materials, (like balled up newspaper or Styrofoam peanuts) to ship fragile antiques, likely to shift around in transit. To date, 100% of the Royal Copenhagen I have shipped has arrived safely;  I hope to maintain that perfect record, and am grateful to buyers who have left positive comments, some noting the care taken in packaging.Thanks for looking !