Pottery & porcelain
Ginori porcelain marks
Ginori porcelain marks reflect the 1896 merger with Società Ceramica Richard; Gio Ponti later served as artistic director from 1923–1930.
- Products
- porcelain
- Marks
- 18
Dated marks & timeline
18 marks
c. 1950–1999
Richard Ginori Italy Finest in China since
porcelain · Italy
ca. second half of the twentieth century mark
From 1986
Richard Ginori
porcelain · Doccia, Italy
1735 Manifattura di Doccia Nuvola Design: Sergio Asti mark used
About Ginori
Carlo Ginori established the Doccia manufactory at Sesto Fiorentino in 1735. Specialists hired from Vienna in 1737 included painter Anreiter von Ziernfeld and kiln master Giorgio delle Torri; Gaspero Bruschi and Jacopo Fanciullacci also joined. Experimental wares appeared in 1741 and commercial production around 1746. The factory adapted Florentine sculptors' wax models and casts for porcelain. Ginori's sons continued after his death in 1757.
Family control ended with the 1896 merger with Società Ceramica Richard of Milan, forming Richard Ginori. Gio Ponti was artistic director from 1923 to 1930. Gucci acquired the bankrupt company in 2013, and it later became Ginori 1735. Carlo Ginori founded the Doccia manufactory near Florence in 1735. After experiments, first wares appeared in 1741 and commercial production began around 1746. The factory became known for porcelain sculpture adapted from Florentine models.
The Ginori family ran it until its merger with Società Ceramica Richard in 1896. Carlo Ginori founded the Doccia manufactory at Sesto Fiorentino near Florence in 1735. After experiments, production developed in the 1740s, including porcelain sculpture adapted from Florentine models. The Ginori family ran the factory until its 1896 merger with Società Ceramica Richard, after which it became Richard Ginori.