Bing & Grøndahl was founded on 15 April 1853 by the sculptor Frederik Vilhelm Grøndahl, who made figurines for the Royal Danish Porcelain Factory, and the brothers Meyer Hermann Bing and Jacob Herman Bing , who were art and book dealers. The factory was located on the corner of Vesterbrogade and Rahbek Allé in the Vesterbro area, at that time outside the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. Grøndahl initially began the company to produce biscuit porcelain figurines modeled on the neoclassical sculptures of Bertel Thorvaldsen. The company extended production to include elegant tableware and coffee sets and art porcelain vases and figures, mostlybased on nature.[1]
In 1987 the company merged with its primary competitor, the Royal Porcelain Factory under the name Royal Copenhagen.
