The Herend Porcelain

Since its foundation in 1826, the Herend Porcelain Manufactory has been making a wide variety of porcelain sets and ornamental pieces of the highest quality. By today it has become the largest manufacturer of its kind in the world – where, observing centuries-old traditions, every work phase – from throwing to painting – is performed by attentive hands manually even today. With a free combination of 16,000 forms and 4,000 patterns, the product range is inexhaustible. Every piece symbolizes exceptional quality, beauty, and value.

 

“A porcelain with a History”

 

 

Important dates

Here are some of the important dates in the history of Herend Porcelain Manufactory

• • 1842 – First Hungarian Applied Arts Exhibition, Budapest

• • 1845 – Applied Arts Exhibition, Vienna

• • 1851 – World Exposition, London

• • 1855 – World Exposition, Paris

• • 1883 – Arts Exhibition, Amsterdam

 

 

GRUE place setting.

Prominent Customers

“Why do we treat our customers like Royalty?
Because many of them are!”

• • The Royal Family of the United Kingdom

• • The Emperor of Japan

• • The Tsar of Russia

• • The Sultan of Brunei

• • The Sultan of Oman

• • The King of Thailand

• • Several Presidents of the United States

• • The Habsburg Family

• • The Rothschild Family

• • The Lichtenstein Family

 

 

Herend products

… in the History of Herend, do not hesitate to read our posts on several aspects of the products and history of Herend.