Pottery & porcelain
Gerold marks
On porcelain from Tettau, Bavaria, Germany, Gerold marks carry “Tettau Bavaria Made in Germany Handgefertigt”. The mark period is 1990–1993.
- Active years
- From 1904
- Products
- figurines, porcelain
- Marks
- 21
Dated marks & timeline
21 marks
1928–1937
NTP Neue Tettau Porzellanfabrik Bavaria AG
porcelain · Tettau, Bavaria
Neue Tettau Porzellanfabrik Bavaria AG mark
c. 1949–1989
W.-
porcelain · Bavaria, West Germany
Gerold Porzellan Bavaria Made in W.-Germany ca. mark
After 1949
Gerold Porzellan Bavaria addition Made in Western Germany added after
porcelain · Bavaria, West Germany
Gerold Porzellan Bavaria mark with addition Made in Western Germany added
Undated
Golden Crown E&R
label · black · porcelain
Import label used on Gerold china by Ebeling and Reuss of Pennsylvania.
Undated
80 Jahre Gerold Porzellan Bavaria anniversary
label · porcelain · Bavaria, Germany
80th anniversary sticker.
About Gerold
Neue Porzellanfabrik Tettau was founded in 1904 by three traders, including Bernhard Gerold, and mainly produced porcelain figures. Hans Pülz managed it, followed by Ernst Büttner from 1913 to 1925. It became a stock company in 1923. Fritz Gerold took control in 1937, and the name became Neue Porzellanfabrik Tettau, Gerold & Co. Part of the factory served military production during the Second World War. The name was shortened to Porzellanfabrik Gerold & Company in 1960.
Bankruptcy followed in 1993. Lindner acquired assets and the trademark in 1997, and the trademark later passed to the Seltmann Weiden Group. Neue Porzellanfabrik Tettau was established in 1904, with Bernhard Gerold among its founders. It became a stock company in 1923, and Fritz Gerold gained control in 1937. After bankruptcy in 1993, Lindner Porzellan acquired assets and the trademark in 1997, renaming the operation Porzellanfabrik Gerold Kueps.
Neue Porzellanfabrik Tettau was founded in 1904 by three traders, including Bernhard Gerold. Fritz Gerold gained control in 1937 and the business later used the shortened Porzellanfabrik Gerold & Company name. Following bankruptcy in 1993, assets and the trademark passed through several later owners.