Goldscheider Pottery marks

About Goldscheider

Friedrich Goldscheider founded the Vienna porcelain and majolica manufactory in 1885. His sons Walter and Marcell expanded it during the 1920s and 1930s. The family fled Nazi persecution in 1938; Josef Schuster was appointed to run the Austrian business. Walter established a factory in Trenton, New Jersey, and later attempted to revive production in Vienna from 1950 to 1953. Marcell made figures for Myott in Stoke-on-Trent and later opened a Hanley studio.

Carstens bought the brand and formed Kunstkeramische Manufaktur Goldscheider GmbH in 1953, producing figures and masks until 1963. Peter Goldscheider and Michael Sommer founded Goldscheider Keramik GmbH in 1987; its Stoob production ended in 1994. Friedrich Goldscheider established the Vienna porcelain and majolica factory in 1885, later opening branches in other European cities. His sons Walter and Marcell continued the business before fleeing Nazi persecution in 1938.

The factory was known for terracotta, faience and bronze work in revival, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. Family members later produced work in the United States and Britain. Friedrich Goldscheider founded the Vienna manufactory in 1885. It became known for artistic terracotta, faience and bronze in revival, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. The family fled Nazi persecution in 1938.