Herend Experts Blog
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Rare and Limited Herend Patterns
At Herend every piece of porcelain is unique. Yet there are some designs that every Herend enthusiast knows very well because of their famous owners.
Victoria avec Bord en Or (VBO) is based on a classical design that was made popular by Queen Victoria. However the pattern Queen Victoria used is actually called “Queen Victoria” but has been modernized to become VBO. What is interesting to note is that Queen Victoria first saw and purchased this design at the Great Exhibition held in the United Kingdom in 1851 at that time the “Queen Victoria” pattern was called “Kakiemon” as it was renamed later, to commemorate her later on.
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Herend Exhibition in Vienna – Holet Marriott
In 2018 November, we had the honour to organise a Herend Exhibition in Vienna. Many of our customers and visitors did not have a chance to visit this event. We decided to share this experience with you now, through this article.
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Herend Forms – “Rocaille” the Shell relief
“The Rocaille shape cleverly combines the popular element of Rococo with the options provided by the porcelain material. The stylized shell-imitating motif harmoniously fits with many patterns enhancing their aesthetic beauty.
The gracefully arched reliefs combined with the classic wicker motif make up a collection that enjoys great popularity all over the wider form assortment beyond the beauty of patterns choose Rocaille.” -
The Multifunctional Herend Cup
We would like to draw your attention to a less known Herend product, the Multifunctional or Morning Mug.
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The Knob Quest of Herend
The most type of knobs are available for the original Herend form Osier. This form – also called basket relief form – was invented by Herend. You have a wide range of knob types but our customers rarely knows which are these. Let’s see the varieties of knobs of Herend in details…
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Herend Typographical Errors – Blog Post
“How to write it correctly?”
Recently, we have received some messages asking for the following items:
Herrend, Herand, Heren, Heremd, Hevend, and even Heeend, Heron and so on.
Well, the correct form is Herend. But why? Read more!
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Herend Codes
Herend has many types of products and they need to have a logical structure to be able to identify every product. There are more than 16 000 pcs Herend porcelains in different sizes and forms. We need to be able to identify every item.
On the bottom of every Herend porcelain product, you can see a Herend trademark. This is the Unique ID of the product. It doesn’t matter if you have an old or a new product, because with this number you can identify, reference or re-order the product.
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Brief Chronology of Herend
1826
Vince Stingl establishes a hard pottery workshop in Herend.
1839
Mór Fischer buys the Manufactory from Vince Stingl and his partner, regular porcelain manufacture begins. “Herend Begins” Read more!
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Herend Tea and Coffee Set Crash Course
When someone sends us a message “How much is a Coffee Set for 6 persons?” we already know they aren’t asking the right question. Herend is a more than 190 years old luxury brand, which had so many innovative ideas in fine china, that cannot be summarised as “a Tea Set for 6 persons”. You need to understand that every single item has lots of variants and you should choose the one you really love. In this article, I will give you some guidelines on how we do such a process. (TLDR)
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History of Herend Rothschild Bird Decor
In the 1850—60s it was a common practice to use several hundred or thousand-year-old Far Eastern porcelain decors as a base when creating new European patterns. This applies to the history of the Rothschild Bird decor as well…
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Interesting Facts about the Herend Royal Garden Decor
The Royal Garden decor is the modernized version of one of the most popular patterns of Herend Porcelain Manufactory, the more than 160 years old Victoria décor. Some of the most interesting facts about this unique pattern can be read below.
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History of Porcelain – The Secret of the “White Gold”
Porcelain is the noblest ceramic material. The word ceramics comes from the Greek Kerameia, which means ‘fired’. Porcelain is a “white wonder” made of ceramic material heated to high temperatures in a kiln.
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History of the Herend Porcelain Manufactory
The past few days we’ve visited the Manufactory of Herend in Hungary. It is always a miracle to return to the hometown of the European White Gold. We met the Manufactory leaders, had some words with the painters, and also discussed some of our new ideas with the management. This is a great moment to say a few words about the start of the Manufactory.
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7 Famous People Who Bought Herend Porcelain Ware
Herend porcelain ware, dinner, coffee and tea sets are very popular not just among everyday people but famous people, like celebrities and royal families as well. Those who like style, uniqueness, affordable luxury and traditional or modern-style porcelain ware, prefer investing in a long-lasting, quality porcelain set. The below royal personalities and celebrities also have – at least one – set of Herend porcelain ware at home.
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