Lichte Porzellan

Lichte porcelain
Type	Company with limited liability
Founded	1822
Headquarters	Lichte, Germany
Products	Porcelain, Porcelain painting, Figurines
Website	Lichte porcelain

Main building of the manufactury in the street Sonneberger-Strasse

The Lichte porcelain (GmbH) (German: Lichte Porzellan (GmbH)) was founded 1822 in Lichte, Thuringian Highlands.

History

On the northern hillside of the Thuringian Highland, close to the Rennsteig, where the early settlements of the Thuringian porcelain manufacturing took its rise, Johann Heinrich Leder established in 1822 a new porcelain manufacturer, today’s Lichte porcelain (GmbH).

Early work

Although the newly established porcelain manufacturer was from the very beginning in close competition to the already 1764 founded local Wallendorf porcelain manufacture, Lichte porcelain quickly opened up a share of the porcelain market of its own. This became possible by the highest quality standards and aim high product management. This company internal so-called philosophy survived until today.

Structure of the manufacture

Structure, owners, proprietors, and managing directors since 1822
Time	Description	Affiliation to	Remarks
1822–1824	Lichte porcelain		Ownership by Johann Heinrich Leder
1824–1830	Lichte porcelain		Ownership by Wilhel & Heinrich Liebmann
1830–1840	Lichte porcelain		Exclusive possession by W. Liebmann
1840–1846	Lichte porcelain	Heubach brothers company	Ownership by Christoph & Phillipp Heubach
1846–1848	Lichte porcelain	Heubach brothers company	Ownership by Anton Heubach (son of C. Heubach)
1848–1876	Lichte porcelain	Heubach brothers company	Ownership by A. & Louis Heubach (son of P. Heubach)
1876–1887	Lichte porcelain	Heubach brothers company	1876 retire of A. Heubach; exclusive possession by L. Heubach participation of its sons Hermann, Philipp & Ottokar (1886 deth of Hermann)
1887–1904	Lichte porcelain	Heubach brothers company	Ownership by P. & O. Heubach (1889 participation of Richard H.)
1904–1919	Lichte porcelain	Gebrueder Heubach AG	1904 foundation of the Heubach brothers AG managing directors: the previous holders (1908 participation of Eduard H., son of Hermann)
1919–?	Lichte porcelain	Gebrueder Heubach AG	Managing director: Eduard Heubach (son of H. Heubach)
-	Lichte porcelain
1990–present	Lichte porcelain (GmbH)	Company with limited liability	Managing director: Mr. Peter

References

Wilhelm Stieda: Die Anfänge der Porzellanfabrikation auf dem Thüringerwalde Jena 1902, S. 71 ff
Commemorative publication to the 100th anniversary, Lichte, Dec. 1922, Heubach brothers AG

External links

Website of the Thuringian porcelain road

Porcelain

China

General:	Chinese porcelain Chinese export porcelain Chinese influences on Islamic pottery

Types:	Proto-celadon (16th century BCE) Celadon (1st century) Yue (2nd century) Jingdezhen (6th century) Sancai (8th century) Ding (10th century) Qingbai (12th century) Blue and white (14th century) Blanc de Chine (14th century) Kraak (16th century) Swatow (16th century) Tianqi (17th century) Kangxi (17th century) Famille jaune, noire, rose, verte (17th century) Canton (18th century)

Korea

General:	Korean porcelain

Types:	Goryeo (10th century) Joseon (14th century)

Japan

General:	Japanese porcelain

Types:	Imari (17th century) Kakiemon (17th century) Kutani (17th century)

Europe

General:	French porcelain Chinese porcelain in European painting Heraldic china

Types:	Fonthill Vase (1338) Royal Tichelaar (1572) Medici (1575) Rouen (1673) Nevers Saint-Cloud (1693) Meissen (1710) Rörstrand (1726) Chantilly (1730) Doccia (1735) Vincennes (1740) Chelsea (1743) Capodimonte (1743) Oranienbaum (1744) Mennecy (1745) Bow (1747) Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (1747) Plymouth (1748) Worcester (1751) Frankenthal Porcelain Factory (1755) Sèvres (1756) Derby (1757) Weesp Porselein (1759) Wedgwood (1759) Wallendorf (1764) Etiolles (1770) Limoges (1771) Loosdrechts Porselein (1774) Royal Copenhagen (1775) Clignancourt (1775) Revol (1789) Herend Porcelain Manufactory (1826) Bing & Grøndahl (1853) Zsolnay (1853) Wagner & Apel Porzellan (1877) Porsgrund (1885)

Technologies

People

Collections

British Museum (London): Asia Department / Percival David Foundation
The David Collection (Copenhagen)
Dresden Porcelain Collection
Gardiner Museum (Toronto)
Kuskovo State Museum of Ceramics (Moscow)
Sèvres – Cité de la céramique (Paris)
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris)
Palace Museum (Beijing)
Topkapı Palace (Istanbul)
Victoria and Albert Museum (London)
Museum of Royal Worcester
Walters Art Museum (Baltimore)