The Bauscher Brothers Porcelain Factory and the Tischenreuth Porcelain Factory of Weiden were added in 1927. In addition, students at the Selb Technical School of Porcelain were encouraged to design dinnerware and sculptures. Using the talents found in Müller’s art division, Hutschenreuther Selb began manufacturing figurines. Emil Mundet, the managing director, was behind the Müller purchase. Hutschenreuther Selb acquired the Selb factories of Jaeger, Werner & Company in 1905 and the Paul Müller China Factory in 1917. When Lorenz died in 1886, his sons Viktor and Eugen assumed control of the company. Lorenz focused on dinnerware and partnered with Haviland and Wedgwood.
Lorenz’s company became Hutschenruether Selb. In 1857, Lorenz struck out on his own to establish the first porcelain factor in Ludwigsmühle (mill of Ludwig), which later became the town of Selb, known as the City of Porcelain. A major fired destroyed the factory in 1848. Upon his death in 1845, his widow Johanna carried on his work with the help of her two grown sons, Christian and Lorenz. Hurschenreuther recruited artists, craftsmen, and sculptors from other European potteries. Hutschenreuther was responsible for bringing porcelain to the common man and was a pioneer of the modern German china industry. After an eight-year struggle with the Bavarian government, which opposed competition to The Royal Manufactory at Nymphemburg, Hutschenreuther finally received the necessary permission in 1822. Unsatisfied with just decorating, Hutschenreuther yearned to produce his own porcelain wares. Hutschenreuther companies were two totally independent companies until their merger in 1969.Ĭarl Magnus Hutschenreuther (1794-1845) established Hutschenreuther AG, a German porcelain decorating factory in Hohenberg on der Eger, Bavaria, in 1814.