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Hutschenreuther is the name of the family that established the production of a fine china in Northern Bavaria, in 1814. Hutschenreuther was a trend-setter and enabled Germany to gain an excellent reputation in the European china industry. The Hutschenreuther "Mark of the Lion" is a symbol of excellence that continues to this day, though, since 2000, it is little more than a trademark of Rosenthal.

Contents 1 History 1.1 C. M. Hutschenreuther, Hohenberg/Eger 1.2 Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb 1.3 Hutschenreuther AG to Rosenthal Trademark 2 Marks 3 Hutschenreuther designers and decorators 4 Resources 4.1 Notes 4.2 References

The company was founded in 1814 by Carl Magnus Hutschenreuther (c1780-1845) and based in Hohenberg an der Eger, Bavaria, Germany. Carl had previously worked as a porcelain artist at the Wallendorf china manufacturing company. After his death in 1845 the factory was headed by his widow, Frau Johanna Hutschenreuther and her sons. From 1860 they produced gilded porcelains that were hand painted. A large part of the factory was destroyed by a fire in 1848 but it was rebuilt.

In the early part of the 20th century, Hutschenreuther grew quickly by absorbing factories at Altrohlau (1909), of Carl Auvera in Arzberg (1918/1919)

Around 1856 Carl's sons Lorenz and Christian founded their own firm in Selb, a town some 17 km north of Hohenberg. Later know as Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb (LHS), this firm expanded and took over the Tirschenreuth porcelain factory, in 1927.

Since World War II, the ceramic industry in Germany had to face low-budget imports from all around the world. Only few competiting companies survived, among them Lorenz Hutschenreuther (Selb) and C. M. Hutschenreuther (Hohenberg), which merged in 1969 to form the Hutschenreuther AG. In the years to follow, this company acquired the remainders of the pre-war Kahla porcelain, holding trademarks and rights on designs of Arzberg porcelain and Schönwald porcelain.

In 2000, Hutschenreuther lost its independence, and was split up: BHS Tabletop continues to produce gastronomic tableware, while Rosenthal ^[1], since 1997 minority partner of Waterford Wedgewood,^[2] took over the high quality segment. Today, in 2006, the name Hutschenreuther survives only as a Rosenthal trademark.

• The mark for C.M. Hutschenreuther is a shield with a crown over it and the initials "C M H R" in the shield.
• The "L. Hutschenreuther's" mark is as above with the initials "JHR Hutschenreuther Selb" as well as the traditional lion mark.

• Osborne T. Olsen China decorator

1. ^ Dates according to the official Rosenthal webpage
2. ^ See official webpage

• Fritz, Bernd: Gebrauchsporzellan des 20. Jahrhunderts, Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich & Berlin 1995 ISBN 3-7814-0382-3
• Singer, Friedrich Wilhelm: Arzberger Bilderbuch, Arzberg 1974 no ISBN