Pottery & porcelain
Herend marks
Herend marks are associated with porcelain and stoneware from Hungary. It was nationalized in 1948 and returned to share ownership in 1992.
- Country
- Hungary
- Products
- porcelain, stoneware
- Marks
- 26
Dated marks & timeline
26 marks
c. 1800–1899
impressed · porcelain, faience
impressed · porcelain, faience · Hungary
Painted or body mark.
c. 1800–1899
painted · earthenware and porcelain
painted · earthenware and porcelain · Hungary
XIX century Drawn marks.
c. 1800–1899
FISCHER MÓRICZ HERENDEN 42 S
painted, impressed · porcelain and earthenware · Hungary
XIX century. Drawn marks or marks in the mass.
c. 1800–1899
impressed · porcelain, faience
impressed · porcelain, faience · Hungary
Painted or body mark.
1939–1948
HEREND HUNGARIA
Marks of 1939–1948 often include a year; this example is identified as 1941.
marks in many cases had a year incorporated in a mark. Here 1941.
About Herend
Vince Stingl established the Herend manufactory in 1826, initially making stoneware. Mór Fischer bought it in 1839 and began porcelain production. Herend won a gold medal at the 1851 London exhibition and became a supplier to the Imperial and Royal Court in 1872. Fischer retired in 1874; management passed to his sons, followed by bankruptcy and restructuring under Herend Porcelain Works Co. in 1884.
The company was nationalized in 1948 and became a shareholding company again in 1992, with employees holding 75% of the shares. Month-and-year codes were included in marks from 1990. It was nationalized in 1948 and became a shareholding company again in 1992. Vince Stingl established Herend in 1826, initially making stoneware. Mór Fischer acquired the factory in 1839 and introduced porcelain production.
Herend won a gold medal at the London exhibition in 1851 and became a court supplier in 1872. It was nationalized in 1948 and returned to share ownership in 1992.