Pottery & porcelain
Katzhutte marks
Katzhutte marks are associated with earthenware and figurines from Thuringia, Germany. Katzhutte marks include “Germany K” dated 1958–1990.
- Active years
- From 1864
- Country
- Germany
- City / region
- Thuringia
- Products
- earthenware, figurines, porcelain
- Marks
- 12
Dated marks & timeline
12 marks
Undated
red · porcelain
The Cat's House mark is dated from 1864 to the beginning of the twentieth century.
red · porcelain · Thuringia, Germany
Undated
Filigrette
The Filigrette mark was registered in 1915; no use interval is given.
Germany
Katzhutte mark registered in 1915
About Katzhutte
Christoph Hertwig, Benjamin Beyermann and Carl Birkner began building the Katzhütte porcelain factory in 1864 after an unsuccessful application in Großbreitenbach. It made doll heads, pipe parts and figures. Hertwig became sole owner in 1868. A Meuselbach branch opened in 1911. War and economic pressures narrowed the range to fine earthenware. Ernst Friedrich Hertwig led the business until 1958.
It became the state-owned VEB Zierkeramik Katzhütte in 1960, making decorative ceramics, and closed in 1990. Christoph Hertwig, Benjamin Beyermann and Carl Birkner began building a porcelain factory at Katzhütte in 1864, decorating its wares at Großbreitenbach. Products included doll heads, pipe parts and figures. The business later became VEB Zierkeramik Katzhütte under state ownership and closed in 1990.
The Katzhütte factory was founded in 1864 and made porcelain figures, decorative wares and toys. It later became a state enterprise for fine ceramics.