A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
Focus on Uniques of the Art Nouveau
Carl Frederik Liisberg
Carl Frederik Liisberg generated sculptures and was a porcelain painter. He was born 15.05.1860 in Aarhus and died 19.04.1909 at Frederiksberg. His parents were blacksmidth Peter Jensen Liisberg and Ane Nielsen. On 14.09.1895 he was married with Selma Amalia Möllengorg in Gårdsby Smaland. She was born 17.10.1868 in Vaxjo and died 28.01.1963 at Frederiksberg.
C. F. Liisberg joined the Royal Copenhagen factory and was one of Arnold Krog's first employees. He was very talented and innovative in that factory and Danish porcelain art was booming at the time. He performed figure fitting into a richly decorated Fluted dinnerware by Arnold Krog, but modeled also self sculptures for underglaze procelain, including a polar bear that sits on its hind legs. Liisberg had large share of the growth, the naturalistic statuette art was in the Danish porcelain. In addition, he developed into one of the brightest underglaze painters of this technique early period.
Liisberg learned carving technique. He was taught modeling by Hans Christian Berg; painting at figure painter C. F. Andersen; Was at the Kunstakacademy Copenhagen, Dekorations Arts from 1879-82, Sculptors Art 1882-86.
Liisberg acted as teacher in underglaze painting at the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg in 1892. The factory sent him there - later also Carl Mortensen - to do a kind of know how transfer for underglaze painting. He was employed at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory as Signing porcelain painter and modeller from 1885 to 1909.
Main information source: Kunstindex Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: May 1890
Unique Number: 1987
Height: 36 cm
Diameter: 16 cm
Motif: Marabu Vase
Remarks: Sold to Mr. Bapst in Paris 1894 for 500 Fr.
KRC0422
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: May 1896
Unique Number: 5878
Height: 26.5 cm
Diameter: 29.5 cm
Motif: Flower pot with water callae, frogs and
worms
Remarks: Sold to Mr. du Paul in Paris 1897 for 250 Fr.
KRC1170
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: January 1897
Unique Number: 6138
Height: 41 cm
Diameter: 20 cm
Motif: Vase with waves and birds
Remarks: Sold to Sagf. Oesehardt 1901 for 75 DKK
From the collection of Mr. O.U. Weidner.
Cologne exhibition 1991
KRC1169
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: February 1890
Unique Number: 1763
Height: 4.5 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Motif: Plate with sparrows and reed
Remarks: From the collection of Mr. O.U. Weidner.
Exhibited in Cologne 1991. Repaired.
KRC1183
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: March 1892
Unique Number: 3245
Height: 34.5 cm
Diameter: 18 cm
Motif: Vase with Snakes and Iris
Remarks: Sold to Mr. John Jones in Paris 1894 for 90
Fr., Vase no. 65
KRC1189
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: October 1897
Unique Number: 6464
Height: 32.5 cm
Diameter: 13 cm, rectangular base 16x16
Motif: Vase with Flamingos on grass
Remarks: Sold for 250 DKK, Vase no. 141, Drilled and
used as a lamp
KRC1198
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: February 1888
Unique Number: none
Height: 18.5 cm
Diameter: 8 cm
Motif: Lilly
Remarks: Early unique with golden trim
KRC0423
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: November 1895
Unique Number: 5607
Height: 3.5 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Motif: Robin under flying seagulls
Remarks: Was sold to Dr. Hygom 1895 for 70 DKK
Was then part of Queen Alexandra´s
collection and sold during an auction
presented by H.M. Queen Mary to Mr.
Ralph Eastman in March 1928
KRC0424
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: April 1907
Unique Number: 9807
Height: 36 cm
Diameter: 16 cm
Motif: Landscape Vase
Remarks: Sold for 300 DKK
KRC0425
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: September 1907
Unique Number: 9904
Height: 32,5 cm
Diameter: 16 cm
Motif: Landscape Vase
Remarks: Sold for 300 DKK
KRC0426
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: 1898
Unique Number: 6748
Length: 24 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Height: 12 cm
Motif: Stoat snarling
Remarks: Sold for 125 DKK
(based on model 470 from 1897)
KRC0427
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: 1909/1914
Unique Number: none (based on model 470 from 1897)
Length: 24 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Height: 12 cm
Motif: Stoat snarling
Remarks: Double signed by CFL 1909 and V.L.
privat 1914. So either 5 years
anniversary for his death, or finalized
privately?
KRC0428
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: October 1902
Unique Number: 8384
Height: 50,5 cm
Diameter: 25 cm
Motif: Chestnut leaves
Remarks: Sold to K. Sohebko 1902 for 150 DKK
KRC0429
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: September 1901
Unique Number: none, production piece no 502 (1894)
Height: 33 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 15 cm
Motif: Roaring Polar Bear
Remarks:
KRC0430
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: June 1891
Unique Number: 2684
Height: 6,5 cm
Diameter: 40 cm
Motif: Lilac leaves and blossoms
Remarks: Sold to Mr. Garnier in Paris for 225 Fr.
KRC0431
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: January 1901
Unique Number: 7787, production piece no 473 (1896)
Height: 10 cm
Width: 47 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Motif: Sneaking cat in white
Remarks: Was sold for 150 DKK
KRC1144
Artist: Carl Frederik Liisberg
Date of Production: March 1901
Unique Number: 7854-59??, production piece no 473 (1896)
Height: 10 cm
Width: 47 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Motif: Sneaking cat in white
Remarks: Was sold for 150 DKK
KRC1205