German factory founded in Hohenburg by Carolus Magnus
Hutschenreuther (CMH) in 1814. One of the first privately
owned porcelain factories in Germany. The name of the factory was
"Betrieb Porzellanfabrik C.M.Hutschenreuther AG".
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther was a porcelain painter, earlier
employed at the Wallendorf Factory. The factory produced porcelain
in an industrial manner right from the start. Upon his death, the
factory was carried on by his widow and children.
Lorenz Hutschenreuther (LH), one of Carolus six
children, opened his own factory in Selb in 1857, naming it
"Herstellerwerk Lorenz Hutschenreuther". LH presented his products
at the Leipziger Fair, and the orders poured in. Almost instantly
the factory won fame. Lorenz Hutschenreuther retired in 1877- the
sons Viktor (VH) and Eugen (EH) Hutschenreuther took over.
Based on a dispute of inheritance following the fathers death in
1845, when Lorenz, although capable and willing, did not inherit
the factory, the two family factories worked totally independent of
each other. They had no co-operation what so ever, on the contrary
they were fierce rivals. By 1969 the two family factories
were finally united, when Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG bought
the controlling interest in Porzellanfabrik C.M. Hutschenreuther in
Hohenberg. From then off the company was named
Hutschenreuther AG. This was only one of several factories
that LH's company bought during the years. In connection with the
125th anniversary of Lorenz Hutschenreuther in 1982, "The Museum of
German Porcelain Industry" was opened in Hohenberg.
The Hutschenreuther Group was bought by Rosenthal on
August 1st 2000. The famous "Lion"-brand lives on within
the Rosenthal Group, as a strong world class brand in German
porcelain - rich in tradition.
Today the majority of shares in Rosenthal are owned by the
Waterford Wedgwood Consortium.
Hutchenreuter produced Ole Vinthers Christmas plates, please
note below photo
Hutschenreuther
German factory founded in Hohenburg by Carolus Magnus
Hutschenreuther (CMH). One of the first privately owned
porcelain factories in Germany. The name of the factory was
"Betrieb Porzellanfabrik C.M.Hutschenreuther AG".
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther was a porcelain painter, earlier
employed at the Wallendorf Factory. The factory produced porcelain
industrially from the start. Upon the death of CMH, the factory was
carried on by his widow and children. A big fire in 1848 destroyed
the factory among many others, but the factory was rebuilt.
Lorenz Hutschenreuther (LH), one of Carolus six
children, opened his own factory in Selb in 1857. After the great
fire of Selb in 1856, destroying most of the town, Lorenz built his
factory with one oven and room for 50 workers. His factory was
named "Herstellerwerk Lorenz Hutschenreuther". LH presented his
products at the Leipziger Fair, and the orders poured in. Lorenz
could not even begin to deliver in those quantities, only
possessing one oven. Having learned from this, Lorenz built more
ovens and expanded the factory with painting workshops, in order to
produce larger quantities of painted porcelain.
Almost instantly the factory won fame for its fine porcelain and
beautiful dinner sets. Lorenz Hutschenreuther retired in 1877 due
to health problems. His sons Viktor (VH) and Eugen (EH)
Hutschenreuther took over. In 1880 Hutschenreuther entered into
important relationsships and co-operation with contemporary
artists, and the factory thus had a headstart in the development of
new products and styles. Stepping into the new century, the factory
expanded considerably.
By 1902 the factory was registered as a company and in 1906 the
company took over the recently built "Porzellanfabrik Jäger, Werner
& Co.", also situated in Selb. Another Selb-factory
"Porzellanfabrik Paul Müller" was bought in 1917, at the same time
as the Hutschenreuther Art-department was established. The
Art-department was managed by Professor Fritz Klee, founder, former
director and teacher of The Royal Bavarian Technical College of
Porcelain in Selb.
When in 1926 Selb celebrated its 500 years
anniversary, a huge exhibition showing Selb-produced
porcelain was arranged by professor Fritz Klee. The anniversary
speaker was Lorenz Hutschenreuther, the founder of "Selb the
Porcelain-City". The city Selb existed before Lorenz' factory, but
following the big fire in 1856, almost everything was gone, so in a
matter of speaking, Lorenz' factory was the beginning of the city,
and from the start just about the only place in town, where people
could get a job. Before the fire, Selb was a city of weaving mills
and weaving workshops, but not a single weaving workshop survived
the fire.
The porcelain factories "Tirschenreuth" and "Gebrüder
Bauscher" in Weiden were acquired in 1927. Former director
of the National Porcelain-manufacturers in Meissen, Max Adolf
Pfeifer, was engaged as artistic and technical counsellor at the
Selb factory in 1934, and by 1937 the company won the gold medal at
The World Exhibitions in Paris. National Porcelain-manufacturers
Berlin by the Paul Müller Plant was evacuated in 1943.
Allmost all production of artwares etc. was stopped during the
war, and many factories were bombed. At the end of the war
production was resumed in small selections, and big orders were
delivered to the American headquarters in the US-zone.
Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG celebrated their centenary in 1957,
and ten years later the Art-department celebrated its
50thanniversary. Based on a dispute of inheritance
following the fathers death in 1845, when Lorenz, although capable
and willing, did not inherit the company, the two family factories
had no co-operation at all, on the contrary they were fierce
rivals. By 1969 the two family factories were finally
united, when Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG bought the
controlling interest in Porzellanfabrik C.M. Hutschenreuther in
Hohenberg and renamed the company Hutschenreuther AG.
A merger with Kahla AG in 1972 brought along the factories Werke
Arzberg, Schönwald, Wiesau and Schwandorf. In connection with the
125th anniversary of Lorenz Hutschenreuther in 1982, The Museum of
German Porcelain Industry opened in Hohenberg.
The Hutschenreuther Group was bought by Rosenthal on
August 1st 2000. The famous "Lion"-brand lives on within
the Rosenthal Group as a strong world class brand in German
porcelain - rich in tradition. Today the majority of the shares in
Rosenthal is owned by the Waterford Wedgwood Consortium.