Blue Fluted Plain Very rare glass cooler from 1898-1923

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, very rare Monteith. A Monteith is a large glass cooler used for coming down the glasses used for dessert wines. Ice cubes are put into the bowl, and the glasses are put in upside down. The glasses are then all cooled down, and the dessert wine can be served in the correct temperature. Some also use this for holding egg cups and serving egg in. There are room for 16 glasses or 16 egg cups. Decoration number 1/118. The factory mark shows, that this was made between 1898 and 1923. This was decorated by painter number 8, who was miss A. Lübcke. She was a very experienced painter, who worked at Royal Copenhagen from 1887 until 1932. Factory first. Length 31.0 cm., width 24.0 cm., height 12.0 cm. Perfect condition.