Pottery & porcelain

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & Hofmann marks

Ilmenau, Germany · 1888–1929 · 20 marks.

Active years
1888–1929
Country
Germany
City / region
Ilmenau
Marks
20
Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Dated marks & timeline

20 marks
Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

1891–1916

shield

Ilmenau, Germany

Regular crowned "Marmorzellan" version on older item with the stamped ( ) mark.

RWZRMark wording

1895–1910

RWZR

Ilmenau, Germany

Possibly already used from mid-1891 onward, stamped. Finally registered at the under №·10·092 on -10, deleted from the registry in 1916.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

c. 1897–1916

impressed · blue

impressed · blue · Ilmenau, Germany

Used between approximately . Some impressed marks were accompanied by blue mark stamp.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

1897–1916

shield

impressed · Ilmenau, Germany

Regular crowned "Marmorzellan" version on older item with the impressed ( ) mark.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

1905

shield

Ilmenau, Germany

Regular crowned "Marmorzellan" version on older item with the curved "Marmorzellan" ( +) mark.

RWZRMark wording

1905–1915

RWZR

Ilmenau, Germany

Used between , stamped on items with a marbled surface. Registered at the under №·79·179 on -23, deleted from the registry in

RWZRMark wording

1905–1929

RWZR

Ilmenau, Germany

Used from . Registered at the under №·81·694 on -20. (Picture: Rachel, Pamela & Bruce)

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

From 1905

overglaze

overglaze · Ilmenau, Germany

Used onward, overglaze. Used only on items with "Marmorzellan" finish.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

From 1905

overglaze · blue

overglaze · blue · Ilmenau, Germany

Used onward, overglaze. Here applied on an item with an older blue mark.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

From 1906

shield

Ilmenau, Germany

Used presumably /1907 onward; a combination of both "Marmorzellan" and the crowned mark.

RWZRMark wording

1911–2005

RWZR

Ilmenau, Germany

Used onward. Registered at the under №·144·259 on -19. Note how the two "L"s in "Galluba" are placed next to each other.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

From 1911

Mark image

Ilmenau, Germany

Used onward. Perfect example of the previous mark together with the standard mark type (here found upside-down).

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

Mark image

Ilmenau, Germany

Example of another golden version carrying the addition "Germany".

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

Mark image

Ilmenau, Germany

Rare mark version with dual "Marmorzellan" addition plus "Saxe Weimar".

RWZRMark wording

Undated

RWZR

Ilmenau, Germany

Registered at the under №·27·121 on 1897-10-18, deleted from the registry in 1916. (Picture: Bobbie Dell'Acqua)

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

orange

orange · Ilmenau, Germany

Example of an orange version carrying the addition "Germany". (Picture: Carol Jones)

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

Mark image

Ilmenau, Germany

Used 1888 until mid-1891. The only ever used Küchler & Co. mark.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

gold

gold · Ilmenau, Germany

Please read the Comment(s) section remark on the dedicated export version. Shown here is a badly applied example in gold. (Picture: Mike Walker)

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

blue

blue · Ilmenau, Germany

A near perfect example of the previously mentioned mark in blue.

Porzellanfabrik Galluba & HofmannMaker name

Undated

red

red · Ilmenau, Germany

Example of a red version carrying the addition "Germany".

Also known as: Porzellanfabrik Küchler & Co.