Hutschenreuther
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Hutschenreuther is the name of the family that established the production
of a fine china in Northern Bavaria, in 1814. Hutschenreuther was a
trend-setter and enabled Germany to gain an excellent reputation in the
European china industry. The Hutschenreuther "Mark of the Lion"
is a symbol of excellence that continues to this day, though, since 2000,
it is little more than a trademark of Rosenthal.
The company was founded in 1814 by Carl Magnus Hutschenreuther
(c1780-1845) and based in Hohenberg an der Eger, Bavaria, Germany. Carl
had previously worked as a porcelain artist at the Wallendorf china
manufacturing company. After his death in 1845 the factory was headed by
his widow, Frau Johanna Hutschenreuther and her sons. From 1860 they
produced gilded porcelains that were hand painted. A large part of the
factory was destroyed by a fire in 1848 but it was rebuilt.
C. M. Hutschenreuther, Hohenberg/Eger
In the early part of the 20th century, Hutschenreuther grew quickly by
absorbing factories at Altrohlau (1909), of Carl Auvera in Arzberg
(1918/1919)
Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb
Around 1856 Carl's sons Lorenz and Christian founded their own firm in
Selb, a town some 17 km north of Hohenberg. Later know as Lorenz
Hutschenreuther, Selb (LHS), this firm expanded and took over the
Tirschenreuth porcelain factory, in 1927.
Hutschenreuther AG to Rosenthal Trademark
Since World War II, the ceramic industry in Germany had to face low-budget
imports from all around the world. Only few competiting companies survived,
among them Lorenz Hutschenreuther (Selb) and C. M. Hutschenreuther (Hohenberg),
which merged in 1969 to form the Hutschenreuther AG. In the years to
follow, this company acquired the remainders of the pre-war Kahla
porcelain, holding trademarks and rights on designs of Arzberg porcelain
and Schönwald porcelain.
In 2000, Hutschenreuther lost its independence, and was split up: BHS
Tabletop continues to produce gastronomic tableware, while Rosenthal,
since 1997 minority partner of Waterford Wedgewood, took over the high
quality segment. Today, in 2006, the name Hutschenreuther survives only as
a Rosenthal trademark.
