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The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Augarten (German: ''Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten'') is a porcelain manufactory located in Vienna, Austria.
Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten history
The original Vienna manufactory went out of business in 1864. After that, the main porcelain factory of the
The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Augarten (German: ''Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten'') is a porcelain manufactory located in Vienna, Austria.
History
The historic Vienna Porcelain Manufactory (1718–1864) was the second porcelain manufactory to be established in Europe. Dating back to a privilege given by the emperor to Claudius Innocentius du Paquier in 1718, it was, after Meissen porcelain, Europe's second oldest producer of hard-paste porcelain. Since 1744, pieces bore the shield from the coat of arms of the Dukes of Austria as a trademark.The original Vienna manufactory went out of business in 1864. After that, the main porcelain factory of the
Austro-Hungarian empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
was the Herend Porcelain Manufactory, which had been competing with the Vienna manufactory as purveyors to the Imperial Court. The porcelain of the original Vienna manufactory is often referred to as ''Alt Wien'' ("Old Vienna") porcelain, to distinguish it from the products of the new Augarten manufactory.
The new porcelain manufactory in Augarten was established in 1923. It revived the traditions of the old Vienna porcelain manufactory by continuing the production methods and patterns of the historic manufactory.
See also
* Porcelain manufacturing companies in EuropeReferences
External links
* * Austrian pottery Culture in Vienna Leopoldstadt Manufacturing companies based in Vienna Porcelain Austrian companies established in 1923 Manufacturing companies established in 1923 {{Austria-company-stub