Tettau

Royal Privileged Porcelain factory Tettau

The factory was founded in 1794 by Georg Christian Friedman Greiner (GG). He had previously worked with the Veilsdorf factory. Suggested by the famous naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian government requested GG to start the Tettau factory. The factory was favoured by Friedrich Wilhelm II with Royal privileges. Tettau was the first porcelain factory in Bavaria.

From the very start the factory focused on producing tableware just as they do now. The greyish-white colour is the characteristics of Tettau porcelain, unlike any other German porcelains - all chalk-white.

The factory was taken over by Ferdinand Klaus in 1852 - then employing 70 people. The factory changed hands several times successively after 1866. During a giant fire in 1897 the whole factory was destroyed, but later it was completely rebuilt.

The trademark has been "T" ever since the first day of production. A "shield-holding" Lion was added to the trademark after 1885.

The Tettau products from the 1900 century are in great demand among international collectors and museums.

Among other things they have produced beautiful richly coloured Christmas plates on a blue base. The blue base-colour varies in different shades, just as the colours in the motifs vary.

The factory has right from the start made it a point of honour to produce the best possible quality. Still today the raw materials and the employees are selected with the greatest care. Preferably only raw material imported from Eastern Europe is used. In Eastern Europe occurrences of the finest kaolin, felspar and quartz are found.

Today the factory name is "Porzellanfabrik Tettau GmbH" and since 1957 has been part of the Seltmann Weiden Group.

Delivery terms

There are 2 types of delivery terms:

1. Delivery of items in stock
2. Delivery of customised/special ordered items and items not in stock

Delivery of items in stock

All items currently in stock are items that we currently have stored at our warehouse.

Items in stock are normally shipped immediately (within 1-4 business days). When your payment has been confirmed by us, you will receive an order confirmation.

Should the time of delivery be delayed beyond normal (i.e. orders of large quantity) we will let you know.

Attention! By delivery time we mean the time from the order is confirmed to the order is shipped from DPH Trading. Not the time between the order is made to the time you receive the order.

Delivery of customised/special ordered items and items not in stock

Customised/special ordered items and items not in stock are all items we do not currently store at our warehouse.

We are therefore depending of the various suppliers, dealers and collectors and the time of delivery is only an estimate.

In some situations it can be impossible for DPH Trading to predict the exact time of delivery if the items are specially ordered or customised.

Sometimes the items have to be produced from scratch. If the particular item is of significant age we may have to rely on private collectors who are willing to sell.

All the customised/special ordered items are delivered as close to the agreed delivery date as possible.

DPH Trading could take precautions for the delivery of entire or parts of an order. Part deliveries can occur. We always strive to inform you as quickly and efficiently as possible, should any deliveries change or be divided into separate deliveries.

In extraordinary situations negotiations can be made where the buyer are not responsible for the extra delivery cost in case of part deliveries.

Collect your items at our shop

If you prefer to collect your order at our boutique in Odense, Denmark you very welcome to do so. 

You can see our opening hours and contact information at the page top and bottom.

When you collect you order in person at our shop the freight cost is free. A visit to our store also gives you the opportunity to experience our amazing selection of items on display.