Porcelain manufacturing companies in Europe

Porcelain manufacturing companies are firms which manufacture porcelain.

European porcelain manufactures before the 18th century

The table below lists European manufacturers of porcelain established before the 18th century. This table may be sorted according to the year of foundation, description and country.

Year
Description

Site / location

Country

Remark

1575 Medici porcelainFlorenceItalyTuscany
1673 Rouen porcelainRouenFranceNormandy
1693 Saint-Cloud porcelainSaint-CloudFranceIle-de-France

18th-century European porcelain manufacturing companies

The table below lists European manufacturers of porcelain established in the 18th century. This table may be sorted according to the year of foundation, description and country.

Year
Description

Site / location

Country

Remark

1710 Meissen porcelainMeissenGermanySaxony
1718Augarten porcelainWienAustria
1720 Venice porcelainVeniceItaly[1]
1727 Real Fábrica de AlcoraAlcoraSpainAlso, Real Fábrica de Loza y Porcelana; the manufacture of porcelain began only in ca. 1750.
1730 Chantilly porcelainChantillyFranceIle-de-France
1735Manifattura Ginori di DocciaSesto FiorentinoItalyTuscany
1740Manufacture de VincennesVincennesFranceMoved to Sèvres in 1756
1743Capodimonte porcelainNaplesItalyTwo Sicilies
1743Chelsea PorcelainLondonEngland
1744Imperial Porcelain FactoryOranienbaumRussia
1745 Mennecy porcelainMennecyFranceIle-de-France
1746Höchster PorzellanmanufakturHöchst (Frankfurt) GermanyHesse
1747 Bow porcelain factoryLondonEngland
1747Fürstenberg ChinaFürstenbergGermanyLower Saxony
1747Nymphenburg Porcelain ManufactorySchloss NymphenburgGermanyBavaria
1748 Plymouth porcelainPlymouthEnglandDevon
1750Royal Crown DerbyDerbyEngland Year of establishment disputed with 1757
1751 Tournai porcelainTournaiBelgiumHainaut[1]
1751Royal WorcesterWorcester, Stoke-on-TrentEngland
1754Liverpool porcelainLiverpoolEngland
1755 Frankenthal Porcelain FactoryFrankenthalGermany

Rhineland-Palatinate

1756Manufacture nationale de SèvresSévresFrance
1757Porzellanmanufaktur GothaGotha GermanyThuringia
1757Royal Crown DerbyDerbyEngland Year of establishment disputed with 1750
1757Lowestoft Porcelain FactoryLowestoftEnglandSuffolk
1758Marieberg porcelainStockholmSweden[1]
1758Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufacturing Company LudwigsburgGermanyBaden-Württemberg
1758Ansbach Porcelain AnsbachGermanyBavaria
1759WedgwoodStoke-on-TrentEnglandThe manufacture began to produce porcelain only in 1812[1]
1759Weesp porseleinWeespNetherlands
1760Real Fábrica del Buen RetiroMadrid SpainPopularly called La China
1760Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain factoryVeilsdorf GermanyThuringia
1761Porzellanmanufaktur KelsterbachKelsterbachGermanyHessen
1762Volkstedt porcelain Volkstedt (Rudolstadt)GermanyThuringia
1762Nove Porcelain NoveItalyRepublic of Venice
1763Royal Porcelain Manufacture BerlinBerlinGermanyBerlin
1764Wallendorf PorcelainLichte (Wallendorf)GermanyThuringia
1766Gardner ManufactureVerbilkiRussiaMoscow oblast, Taldomsky District
1766Villeroy & BochMettlach, SaarlandGermanyestablished in Audun-le-Tiche, Lorraine, France The company was established in 1748. However, it began to produce porcelain wares only in 1766
1767SpodeStoke-on-TrentEnglandUnited Kingdom The manufacture began to produce porcelain only in 1800[1]
1769Chelsea porcelain factoryChelsea, LondonUnited KingdomMoved to Derby
1770RörstrandStockholmSwedenThe company was established in 1726. However, it began to produce porcelain wares only in the 1770s
1771Limoges porcelainLimogesFrance
1774Loosdrechts porseleinLoosdrechtNetherlands
1775Aynsley ChinaLongton, StaffordshireEngland
1775Royal CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
1777Graf von Henneberg Porcelain, IlmenauIlmenauGermanyThuringia
1783Porcelian Manufacture RauensteinRauensteinGermanyThuringia
1790Weimar Porcelain(Blankenhain)GermanyThuringia
1792Haas & CzjzekHorní SlavkovCzech RepublicGerman: Schlaggenwald Defunct as of 2011
1793MintonsStoke-on-TrentEnglandUnited Kingdom
1794Thun 1794Klášterec nad OhříCzech Republic
1794Königlich privilegierte Porzellanfabrik TettauGermanyBavaria

Current porcelain manufacturers in Germany

Year
Description

Site / location


Remark
1710 Meissen porcelain Meissen, Saxonia 1st porcelain manufacturing company in Europe
1746 Höchst Porzellanmanufaktur Höchst (Frankfurt), Hesse Höchster Porzellanmanufaktur
1747 Fürstenberg China Fürstenberg, Lower Saxony
1747 Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory Schloss Nymphenburg, Bavaria
1748 Villeroy & Boch Mettlach, Saarland established in Audun-le-Tiche, Lorraine, France
1751 Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin
1758 Porzellan-Manufaktur Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg
1762 Älteaste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur Volkstedt (Rudolstadt), Thuringia
1764 Wallendorfer Porzellan Lichte (Wallendorf), Thuringia
1790 Weimar porcelain Blankenhain, Thuringia
1794 Königlich privilegierte Porzellanfabrik Tettau, Bavaria
1814 Hutschenreuther Selb, Bavaria Part of Rosenthal GmbH
1822 Lichte Porzellan Lichte, Thuringia
1844 KAHLA/Thuringian porcelain company Kahla, Thuringia
1877 Wagner & Apel Porzellan Lippelsdorf, Thuringia Lippelsdorf Porcelain figures and sculptures
1879 Rosenthal GmbH Selb, Bavaria Part of Sambonet Paderno Industrie
1881 Bauscher Weiden company, dishware Bavaria
1887 Arzberg porcelain Arzberg, Bavaria
1903 Heinrich & Co. Selb, Bavaria 1896 as porcelain painters, 1903 as manufacturer; part of Villeroy & Boch
1986 Barbara Flügel Porcelain Selb, Bavaria

Current porcelain manufacturers in other European countries

Year
Description

Site / location

Country
Remark
1718 Augarten porcelain Wien Austria 2nd porcelain manufacturing company in Europe
1735 Richard-Ginori 1735 Sesto Fiorentino Italy Richard Ginori 1735
1743 Capodimonte porcelain Naples Italy
1744 Imperial Porcelain Factory (Lomonosov Porcelain Factory) Lomonosov, Russia Russia
1750 Royal Crown Derby Derby England Year of establishment disputed with 1757
1755 Royal Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark Royal Porcelain Factory
1757 Royal Crown Derby Derby England Year of establishment disputed with 1750
1775 Aynsley China Longton, Staffordshire England
1777 Hollóházi Porcelain Manufacture Hollóháza Hungary Hollóháza porcelánjáról
1792 Haas & Czjzek Horní Slavkov Czech Republic German: Schlaggenwald Defunct as of 2011
1794 Thun 1794 Klášterec nad Ohří Czech Republic German: Klösterle an der Eger
1809 Porcelain manufactore Ćmielów Ćmielów Poland Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
1824 Vista AlegreÍlhavo Portugal Porcelain and Crystal Factories in Portugal, producing Tableware, Giftware, Home Decor, and Hotelware
1826 Herend Porcelain Manufactory Herend Hungary
1831 Porcelain manufactore Wałbrzych Wałbrzych Poland Wałbrzych Voivodeship
1832 Dulyovo porcelain works Likino-Dulyovo Russia Moscow Oblast
1853 Bing & Grøndahl Denmark In 1987 merged with the Royal Porcelain Factory
1853 Zsolnay Porcelain Manufacture Pécs Hungary Zsolnay
1860 Zakłady Porcelany Stołowej Karolina Jaworzyna Śląska Poland Wałbrzych Voivodeship
1864 Český porcelán a.s. Dubí Czech Republic Eichwelder Porzellan – und Ofenfabriken Bloch & Co. Böhmen
1882 Porcelain manufactore Benedikt Switzerland
1883 Arabia (company) Toukola (Helsinki) nFinland kitchenware and tableware china
1884 Belleek Belleek Northern Ireland
1885 Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik (PP) Porsgrunn Norway Telemark county
1897 Porcelain manufactore Chodzież Chodzież, Greater Poland Voivodeship Poland
1906 Porzellanfabrik Langenthal Switzerland today G. Benedikt
1907 Rudolf Kämpf Nové Sedlo (Sokolov District) cz:Loučky (Nové Sedlo) Czech Republic
1938 JIESIA porcelain, Kauno Jiesia, UAB Kaunas Lithuania JIESIA porcelain. The main manufacturer in post-soviet region and the only bone china company in Baltic States..
1941 Figgjo porcelain Sandnes Norway Figgjo is a trend-setting porcelain manufacturer for the professional kitchen. www.figgjo.com
1953 Lladró Tavernes Blanques Spain Valencia
1970 Apulum SA Alba Iulia Romania
1949 Sargadelos Lugo Spain Galicia, Spain
19?? Porzellanmanufaktur Reidling GmbH Sitzenberg-Reidling Austria Lower Austria
2012 Capodimonte's Finest Naples Italy Naples, Italy

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Eileen Aldridge, Porcelain, London, The Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1969
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