Pottery & porcelain
Cmielow porcelain marks
The name “ĆMIELÓW MADE IN POLAND” appears among Cmielow porcelain marks on porcelain from Poland. Its mark period is 1947.
- Active years
- From 1934
- Country
- Poland
- Products
- figurines, porcelain, stoneware, tableware
- Marks
- 43
Dated marks & timeline
43 marks
After 1930
POLSKA FABRYKA PORCELANY C W ĆMIELOWIE
porcelain · Ćmielów, Poland
Polska Fabryka Porcelany w Ćmielowie mark used
After 1930
FABRYKA PORCELANY C ĆMIELÓW Gatunek Specjalny
porcelain · Ćmielów, Poland
Specjalny Gatunek Cmielow mark used .
From 1979
Cmielow
This coloured mark was used from 1979; 1790 is part of its wording.
porcelain
1790 colorful mark used .
Undated
faience, porcelain
faience, porcelain · Poland
The circa-1790 date concerns the factory's foundation. This entry dates porcelain production to 1838, differing from another source's 1840s account.
Undated
printed, impressed · porcelain and earthenware
printed, impressed · porcelain and earthenware · Ćmielów, Poland
Printed or impressed variants are dated 1839–1870 and 1870–1887.
Marks 25–43
Undated
porcelain and earthenware
Printed or body-mark variants are dated 1839–1870 and 1870–1887.
porcelain and earthenware · Poland
Undated
porcelain and earthenware
Printed or body-mark variants are dated 1839–1870 and 1870–1887.
porcelain and earthenware · Poland
Undated
CMIELOW
faience, porcelain · Poland
The circa-1790 date describes the factory's foundation, not use of this mark.
Undated
Swit CMIELOW
porcelain · Poland
The Świt factory opened in 1934 and was nationalized and merged in 1950; these are factory-history dates.
Undated
CMIELOW
faience, porcelain · Poland
The circa-1790 date describes the factory's foundation, not use of this mark.
Undated
CMIELOW
faience, porcelain · Poland
The circa-1790 date describes the factory's foundation, not use of this mark.
Undated
impressed, printed · porcelain, faience
impressed, printed · porcelain, faience · Poland
Printed or body marks; the shared caption gives 1839–1870 and 1870–1887 without assigning one to this image.
About Cmielow
Ćmielów's origins are disputed: the source gives a traditional 1790 workshop foundation but notes research placing faience production in the early 19th century under Jacek Małachowski. After ownership changes following his death in 1821, the factory stabilized in the 1830s. Gabriel Weiss began porcelain production in the 1840s, and quality and the range of tableware and figures expanded later in the century.
The 1920s and 1930s brought Art Deco designs, including Bogdan Wendorf's Kula tea set. The factory was nationalized after the Second World War and became a centre of modern design in the 1950s and 1960s. Ćmielów's beginnings are traditionally dated to 1790, though some researchers place the start of faience production in the early nineteenth century. Porcelain production developed under Gabriel Weiss in the 1840s.
The factory became known for Rococo Revival wares and later Art Deco designs, including Bogdan Wendorf's Kula tea set. It was nationalized after World War II and became a centre of modern design in the 1950s and 1960s. Ćmielów began around 1790 under Wojtas, initially producing faience. Porcelain production began under the Weiss brothers in 1838 and stoneware was made from 1850. Faience production ended in 1882.