Pottery & porcelain

Arzberg Porzellan GmbH marks

Schirnding, Germany · From 1901 · 27 marks.

Active years
From 1901
Country
Germany
City / region
Schirnding
Marks
27
Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

Dated marks & timeline

27 marks
Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1902–1909

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between . Third mark registered by Lorenz Reichel . Intended for export but barely used.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1902–1909

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between , second mark. Is often shown in reference books like this ...

USMark wording

1905–1909

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Schirnding, Germany

Claimed to have been used between on export items intended for the market. (Picture: Loredana Ruvolo)

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1909

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Schirnding, Germany

Introduced and only used for a short time.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1909–1925

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between , same as before. Here an example with additional handwritten production codes.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1909–1925

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between , same as before. Often accompanied by a stamped internal code.

PSMark wording

1909–1925

PS

Schirnding, Germany

Used between , crowned shield containing the initials " " divided by a band stating "Schirnding".

PSMark wording

1918–1925

PS

Schirnding, Germany

Used between . Fancy including " " and "Bavaria".

PSMark wording

1925–1936

PS

Schirnding, Germany

Used between , crowned containing " " and "AG" divided by a band stating "Schirnding". (Picture: Trudy Schrader)

RWZRMark wording

1934–1945

RWZR

Schirnding, Germany

Used between , registered at the under №·475·992 on -23. Ostmark was a regional descriptor.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

c. 1940

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Schirnding, Germany

Used . A trademark stamp using the Offenbacher Schrift writing style; it shows "Kosag feuerfest".

USMark wording

1946–1948

US

Schirnding, Germany

Used between , post-war mark with included " Zone" addition. (Picture: Esko Ikäläinen)

US-Mark wording

1949

US-

Schirnding, Germany

Used in only: additionally stamped "Made In Germany US-Zone". (Picture: Esko Ikäläinen)

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1949–1956

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between . Here "Qualitäts-Porzellan" only, often with "Made in Western Germany". (Picture: Stephanie Urwich)

Deutsches Qualitäts PorzellanMark wording

1956–1974

Deutsches Qualitäts Porzellan

Schirnding, Germany

Used between . The "Feston" series had a special mark, this also reads " ".

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1956–1974

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between . "Bavaria", stylized Edelweiss above "Schirnding", here without any additions.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1956–1974

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between . "Bavaria", stylized Edelweiss above "Schirnding", here with the series name "Hannelore".

W.Mark wording

1974–1989

W.

Schirnding, Germany

Used between . Note the "Made in W.Germany".

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1977–1995

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between , on various (collector) series not really intended for export.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1977–1995

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between , here on an item (re)decorated by the business in Plankenhammer / Floss .

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1989–1991

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between . These marks show a gap before the word "Germany" as the "W." was simply removed after German reunification.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

1992–1995

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between . This mark is the second post-reunification version with corrected text flow.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

From 1995

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Schirnding, Germany

Used onwards, simle "Schirnding" above "Made in Germany".

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

Undated

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Schirnding, Germany

however the original registered by Lorenz Reichel looks like this.

Marks 25–27
Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

Undated

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Schirnding, Germany

Used between 1964(?) and 1974. Nearly the same as before; note that the flower petals are smaller on newer marks.

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

Undated

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Schirnding, Germany

An example of double branding on a "Schirnding" special edition for coffee machine producer Saeco .

Arzberg Porzellan GmbHMaker name

Undated

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Schirnding, Germany

Another example. The "Import" addition was most commonly used on exports to Poland. (Picture: Ulf Jansson)

Also known as: SKV-Arzberg-Porzellan GmbH · SKV-Porzellan-Union GmbH · Schirnding Porzellan AG · Schirnding Porzellan GmbH