Pottery & porcelain
Hochst porcelain marks
The name “SR” appears among Hochst porcelain marks on earthenware and porcelain from Germany. Its mark period is 1746–1796.
- Active years
- From 1746
- Country
- Germany
- Products
- porcelain
- Marks
- 15
Dated marks & timeline
15 marks
1746–1796
MH
underglaze, impressed · blue, black, brown, red or gold · faience, porcelain · Germany
Blue underglaze or black, brown, red or gold overglaze; sometimes a body mark.
1746–1796
SR
painted, impressed · blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Blue mark drawn under the glaze, sometimes black, brown, red or gold on the glaze. It is also found in the mass. .
1746–1796
underglaze, impressed · blue, black, brown, red or gold · faience, porcelain
underglaze, impressed · blue, black, brown, red or gold · faience, porcelain · Germany
Blue underglaze or coloured overglaze; sometimes a body mark.
1746–1796
2 P
blue, black, brown, red or gold · porcelain · Germany
Blue underglaze or black, brown, red or gold overglaze; some body marks.
1746–1796
K
underglaze, impressed · blue, black, brown, red or gold · faience, porcelain · Germany
Blue underglaze or coloured overglaze; sometimes a body mark.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
underglaze, impressed · blue, black, brown, red or gold · faience, porcelain · Germany
Wheel emblem of the archbishop of Mainz, sometimes crowned; blue underglaze, other colours overglaze, or a body mark.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Wheel emblem of the archbishop of Mainz. Versions occur in blue underglaze, black, brown, red or gold overglaze, and sometimes impressed in the body.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Wheel, sometimes crowned, represents the Archbishop of Mainz. Blue underglaze, other colours overglaze; body marks also occur.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Wheel emblem, sometimes crowned; variants were painted under or over the glaze or impressed in the body.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Wheel emblem; variants were painted under or over the glaze or impressed in the body.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Wheel, sometimes crowned, represents the Archbishop of Mainz. Blue underglaze, other colours overglaze; body marks also occur.
Undated
black, brown, gold crown
blue, black, brown, red or gold · earthenware and porcelain · Germany
Wheel emblem; variants were painted under or over the glaze or impressed in the body.
About Hochst
The Höchst manufactory was founded in 1746 by two merchants with a painter from Meissen. Johann Benckgraff later established successful hard-paste porcelain production. Its sculptors included Simon Feilner, Lorenz Russinger and Johann Peter Melchior. Production closed in 1796.