From 1920
gold and green
gold and green · Bavaria, Germany
Gold and green Mitterteich Bavaria mark used .
Pottery & porcelain
Mitterteich marks
The name “MITTERTEICH BAVARIA” appears among Mitterteich marks from Bavaria, Germany. Its mark period is 1931–1945.
- Active years
- 1887–2006
- Country
- Germany
- City / region
- Mitterteich, Bavaria, Bavaria
- Products
- household porcelain, hotel and restaurant tableware, coffee services, ovenproof Porzeton ware
- Marks
- 11
Factory lineage from Ludwig Lindner in 1887; Max Emanuel ownership 1895–1917; AG formed 1917. Factory outlet gives 2005 production closure, while PM&M dates final factory closure to 1 March 2006.
What to look for
- Read the entire factory and country wording. Mosanic pieces marked Made in Austria were made by Oscar & Edgar Gutherz rather than the Mitterteich factory.
- Keep pattern names such as Feston separate from the maker’s name. Later export marks can include pattern numbers and additional quality codes.
- 1887 in an anniversary mark is the founding year. The Alt-Mitterteich / W.Germany anniversary format is dated 1987–1990 in the specialist mark table.
Dated marks & timeline
11 marks
c. 1950–1990
Mitterteich Bavaria W. Germany - second half of the not later than
Mitterteich Bavaria W. Germany mark - second half of the 20th century not later than .
c. 1950–1999
Mitterteich Bavaria second half of .
Mitterteich Bavaria second half of 20th century mark.
About Mitterteich Bavaria
The Mitterteich porcelain factory began with Ludwig Lindner’s business in the Bavarian town in 1887. London retailer Max Emanuel & Co. took over in 1895. Its Mosanic trade name appeared on products supplied for the retailer, including wares from other manufacturers as well as its own German factory. A Mosanic mark therefore needs to be read together with the country and factory clues on an object.
British ownership ended during the First World War. The business continued as Porzellanfabrik Mitterteich AG from 1917 and expanded with additional works in 1925 and 1937. Household and hotel tableware formed the core output, with a wide range of forms and decorations. Ovenproof porcelain was also sold under the Porzeton name.
Postwar production included named patterns, export services and changing Mitterteich logos. The factory converted from coal-fired kilns to gas-fired tunnel kilns during the early 1950s. Its later history included reconstruction after a fire at one works in 1988. Financial difficulties brought German factory production to an end in the 2005–2006 closure period, while the established factory outlet continued selling porcelain.
Also known as: Porzellanfabrik Ludwig Lindner · Porzellanfabrik Mitterteich, Max Emanuel & Co. · Porzellanfabrik Mitterteich A.G. · Porzellanfabrik Mitterteich AG and predecessor factories
Look-alikes & how to tell them apart
Oscar & Edgar Gutherz / Mosanic
Max Emanuel commissioned Austrian wares too. Made in Austria separates these from the Mitterteich German production using related Mosanic branding.
Lindner of Küps →
Ludwig Lindner’s Mitterteich factory is a different business from the later Lindner porcelain company at Küps. Compare the full name and town rather than the surname alone.