Porcelain manufacturing companies in Europe


Porcelain manufacturing companies are firms which manufacture porcelain.

European porcelain manufacturers before the 18th century

The table below lists European manufacturers of porcelain established before the 18th century. This table may be sorted according to the year of foundation, description and country.
Year
Description

Site / location

Country

Remark

1575Medici porcelainFlorenceItalyTuscany
1673Rouen porcelainRouenFranceNormandy
1693Saint-Cloud porcelainSaint-CloudFranceIle-de-France

18th-century European porcelain manufacturing companies

The table below lists European manufacturers of porcelain established in the 18th century. This table may be sorted according to the year of foundation, description and country.
Year
Description

Site / location

Country

Remark

1710Meissen porcelainMeissenGermanySaxony
1718Vienna porcelainViennaAustriaThis first phase called the "Du Pacquier factory"; from 1744 owned by the emperors
1720Vezzi porcelainVeniceItalyUntil 1727. First of the Venetian factories.
1730Chantilly porcelainChantillyFranceIle-de-France
1735Doccia porcelain:en:Sesto Fiorentino|Sesto FiorentinoItalyTuscany
1740Manufacture de VincennesVincennesFranceMoved to Sèvres in 1756
1743Capodimonte porcelainNaplesItalymoved to Madrid in 1760, becoming Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro
1743Chelsea PorcelainLondonEnglandMerged with Derby in 1769
1744Imperial Porcelain Factory, Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgRussia
1745Mennecy porcelainMennecyFranceIle-de-France
1746:de:Höchster Porzellanmanufaktur|Höchster PorzellanmanufakturHöchst GermanyHesse
1747Bow porcelain factoryLondonEngland
1747Fürstenberg ChinaFürstenbergGermanyLower Saxony
1747Nymphenburg Porcelain ManufactorySchloss NymphenburgGermanyBavaria
1750Royal Crown DerbyDerbyEnglandYear of establishment disputed with 1757
1750:es:Porcelana de Alcora|Real Fábrica de AlcoraAlcoraSpainAlso called Real Fábrica de Loza y Porcelana; founded 1727 but porcelain production only began c. 1750
1751:fr:Porcelaine de Tournai|Tournai porcelainTournaiBelgiumHainaut
1751Royal WorcesterWorcesterEnglandAcquired by Portmeirion in 2009
1754Liverpool porcelainLiverpoolEngland
1755Frankenthal Porcelain FactoryFrankenthalGermany
Rhineland-Palatinate
1756Manufacture nationale de SèvresSévresFrance
1757Porzellanmanufaktur GothaGothaGermanyThuringia
1757Royal Crown DerbyDerbyEnglandYear of establishment disputed with 1750
1757Lowestoft Porcelain FactoryLowestoftEnglandSuffolk
1758:sv:Mariebergs porslinfabrik|Marieberg porcelainStockholmSweden
1758Ludwigsburg porcelainLudwigsburgGermanyBaden-Württemberg
1758:de:Porzellanmanufaktur Ansbach-Bruckberg|Ansbach PorcelainAnsbachGermanyBavaria
1759WedgwoodStoke-on-TrentEnglandThe manufacture began to produce porcelain only in 1812
1759Weesp porseleinWeespNetherlands
1760Real Fábrica del Buen RetiroMadridSpainCapodimonte porcelain was moved to Madrid. Popularly called La China
1760:de:Porzellanwerk Kloster Veilsdorf|Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain factoryVeilsdorfGermanyThuringia
1761Porzellanmanufaktur KelsterbachKelsterbachGermanyHessen
1762Volkstedt porcelainVolkstedt GermanyThuringia
1762Le Nove porcelainNoveItalyRepublic of Venice. Until 1835
1763Royal Porcelain Manufacture BerlinBerlinGermanyBerlin
1763Niderviller potteryNidervillerFranceFounded 1735; made porcelain from 1763 to 1827
1764Cozzi porcelainVeniceItalyRepublic of Venice. Until 1812
1764Wallendorf PorcelainLichte GermanyThuringia
1766Gardner ManufactureVerbilkiRussiaMoscow oblast, Taldomsky District
1766Luneville FaiencelunevilleFranceFounded 1730, made porcelain from 1766 to 1777
1766Villeroy & BochMettlach, SaarlandGermanyEstablished in Audun-le-Tiche, Lorraine, France; the company was established in 1748, but it began to produce porcelain wares only in 1766
1768Plymouth porcelainPlymouth, DevonEnglandMoved to Bristol 1770-1781, New Hall 1781-1835
1770SpodeStoke-on-TrentEnglandThe manufacture began to produce porcelain only in 1800
1770RörstrandStockholmSwedenThe company was established in 1726; however, it began to produce porcelain wares only in the 1770s
1771Limoges porcelainLimogesFrance
1771Naples porcelainNaplesItaly"Naples Royal Porcelain Manufactory". Also called the Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea. Until 1806.
1774Loosdrechts porseleinLoosdrechtNetherlands
1775Aynsley ChinaLongton, StaffordshireEnglandAcquired by Belleek Pottery in 1997
1775Royal CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
1777:de:Graf von Henneberg Porzellan Ilmenau|Graf von Henneberg Porcelain, IlmenauIlmenauGermanyThuringia
1777Hollóháza Porcelain ManufactoryHollohazaHungaryBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
1783Porcelain Manufacture RauensteinRauensteinGermanyThuringia
1790Weimar PorcelainGermanyThuringia
1792Haas & CzjzekHorní SlavkovCzech RepublicSchlaggenwald; defunct as of 2011
1793MintonsStoke-on-TrentEnglandUnited Kingdom
1794Thun 1794Klášterec nad OhříCzech RepublicChomutov District
1794:de:Königlich privilegierte Porzellanfabrik|Königlich privilegierte PorzellanfabrikTettauGermanyBavaria

19th-century European porcelain manufacturing companies

The table below lists European manufacturers of porcelain established in the 19th century. This table may be sorted according to the year of foundation, description and country.
Year
Description

Site / location

Country

Remark

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XIX centuryBolesławiecBolesławiecPolandOriginated in the Middle Ages and developed in the 17- 19 centuries
1809Porcelain Manufacture ĆmielówĆmielówPolandŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship-
1817Real Fábrica de La MoncloaMadridSpainIt was the successor of the Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory.-
1824Vista AlegreÍlhavoPortugalPorcelain and Crystal Factories in Portugal, producing Tableware, Giftware, Home Decor, and Hotelware-
1826Herend Porcelain ManufactoryHerendHungaryVeszprém County-
1831Porcelain Manufacture WałbrzychWałbrzychPolandWałbrzych Voivodeship-
1832Dulyovo porcelain worksLikino-DulyovoRussiaMoscow Oblast-
1853Bing & GrøndahlDenmarkMerged with the Royal Porcelain Factory in 1987-
1853Zsolnay Porcelain ManufacturePécsHungaryBaranya County-
1860Zakłady Porcelany Stołowej KarolinaJaworzyna ŚląskaPolandWałbrzych Voivodeship-
1864Český porcelán a.s.Dubí Teplice DistrictCzech RepublicEichwelder Porzellan – und Ofenfabriken Bloch & Co. Böhmen-
1872Zaklady Porcelitu StolowegoPruszkówPoland Masovian Voivodship-
1873Fabryka Faiansu WłocławekWłocławekPolandKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship-
1873Arabia porcelainToukola FinlandKitchenware and tableware-
1882Porcelain manufactore BenediktSwitzerland-
1884BelleekBelleek County FermanaghNorthern IrelandUlster-
1885Porsgrunds PorselænsfabrikPorsgrunnNorwayTelemark county-
1897Porcelain Manufacture ChodzieżChodzieżPolandGreater Poland Voivodship-

Current porcelain manufacturers in Germany

Current porcelain manufacturers in other European countries