The Hutschenreuther porcelain business was founded in 1814 by
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther (1794–1845) in
Hohenberg an der Eger, Bavaria, Germany. He had previously worked at the
Wallendorf porcelain manufactory in
Lichte (Wallendorf). After his death in 1845, the factory was headed by his widow, Johanna Hutschenreuther, and her two sons. A large part of the factory was destroyed by a fire in 1848, but it was rebuilt. From 1860, they produced hand-painted and gilded porcelain products.
Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb In 1857,
Lorenz Hutschenreuther, the elder son of Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther, established a porcelain factory in
Selb. They expanded from 1902 to 1969 and were named
Porzellanfabriken Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG Selb (Lorenz Hutschenreuther Porcelain Factories Company, Selb). Hutschenreuther acquired the following other porcelain manufacturers: • Jaeger, Werner & Co., Selb (1906) • Paul Mueller, Selb (1917) • Bauscher brothers,
Weiden (1927) •
Tirschenreuth porcelain factory (1927) • Königszelt porcelain factory, Königszelt (today
Jaworzyna Śląska),
Silesia (1928) In 1969, Porzellanfabriken Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG Selb merged with C. M. Hutschenreuther of Hohenberg. ==See also==