Herend Hungary Small Dish/ Plate QUEEN VICTORIA

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Herend Hungarian China Porcelain Small Oval Queen Victoria Plate Dish 7783DescriptionWe have an extensive selection of Herend items listed, we are always happy to combine postage where possible. Best Offers are only considered within 20% of the current asking price.General InfoMaker / FactoryHerendApprox. Date20th CCountry of OriginHungaryApproximate MeasurementsLength14.2cm or 5.5inchWidth5.8cm or 2.5inchDepth8.2cm or 3.5inchQuantity1 Item in lotNotesConditionPre-OwnedOverall GradeGreat used condition, no chips, cracks or repairs detected. Usual signs of light careful use as per the photographs.MaterialPorcelain ChinaHistoryThe factory at Herend was founded in 1826 by Vince Stingl as an earthenware pottery manufacturing factory, but also he had been carrying out research experiments on porcelain making. Stingl ran out of funds and subsequently went bankrupt, his creditor Mór Fischer took control of the factory in 1839. The new owner of the manufactory, Mór Fischer, being very ambitious and having new ideas, started artistic porcelain manufacturing in the same year. At that time it was almost impossible to replace broken pieces and supply old, classical porcelain dinner-sets from the Far East and from Europe, but Mór Fischer's efforts met the support of the Hungarian aristocracy already in 1840.The artistic demand, the effort of manufacturing the first true pieces in Herend succeeded in a very short time. The First Hungarian Applied Art Exhibition, the Vienna Exhibition in 1845, the Great Exhibition in London, 1851, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York, 1853 and the Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1855, brought the highest appreciation for Herend. This appreciation appears in the orders made on behalf of several royal courts (Queen Victoria, Francis Joseph I., Maximillian, Mexican emperor etc.).The name of well-known patterns refer to the first customers (Queen Victoria, Esterházy, Batthyány, Rothschild, Apponyi). In 1865 Francis Joseph I gave noble title to Mór Fischer, appreciating his results and work in porcelain art. From 1872 Mór Fischer Farkasházy, Purveyor to the Royal Court, was entitled to use the shapes and patterns of the Manufactory of Vienna, which had closed down. That was the first golden age of Herend.In 1874 Mór Fischer gave the management of the manufactory to his sons. After this, the level of production started to decline, due to repressing the artistic aspests. The factory had several owners, and went almost bankrupt as a result of withdrawing from the artistic aspects. Development came only at the end of the century, when the grandson of the founder, Jeno Farkasházy, became the owner of the factory. Jeno Farkasházy was a trained ceramist, who gained experience in foreign factories and wanted to follow the founder's concepts. Having excellent taste, he gave new life to traditions and in addition, introduced novelties in 1900 Paris and 1901 St. Petersburg. Between the two world wars, limited reproduction of traditional products, from the age of Mór Fischer, was continued. Hungarian figures were also manufactured, after the work of the best Hungarian sculptors.In 1948 the company was nationalised. In 1993 it was privatised, and 75% is now owned by the management and workers. The mission of the Herend Porcelain Manufactory Ltd. is to maintain its position as a profitable enterprise on the leading edge of production of hand-crafted luxury porcelain goods of outstanding quality, nurturing the history and traditions of artisanship, providing a secure, long-term workplace for its skilled employees.ProductsHerend products are made from hard-paste porcelain using a mixture of kaolin, feldspar and quartz.After cleaning, decorating and drying, it is first fired at 830 degrees Celsius. The fired pieces are then immersed in a glaze and fired again, this time at 1410 degrees Celsius. This results in white, translucent porcelain. At this stage it is ready for painting by hand and then, depending whether it has been painted with colours or with gold, it is finished off with one or two more firings.The design artists, potters, painters and modellers add the value that has won this porcelain 24 grand and gold prizes in world exhibitions between 1851 and 1937[citation needed]. Perhaps the most well known Herend pattern was presented at the London World Exhibition in 1851, the Chinese-style butterflies and flowery branches painted in joyful, lively colours. The British Queen, Victoria, ordered a dinner set with its gold medal-winning pattern for Windsor Castle. Hence the pattern's name "Viktória".The Herend Porcelain Manufactory was purveyor to the Habsburg Dynasty and the aristocracy, both in Hungary and abroad. The factory consciously preserves traditions and therefore the quality of Herend Porcelain is consistent.All of the items we offer are vintage, antique or simply pre-owned, consequentially, reasonable wear and tear is to be expected. Therefore our items are sold as seen. We try to describe any damage or problems of which we are aware, in all of our listings. We always include significant numbers of clear photographs, these are integral to the description, so please review closely. Please be aware that vintage and antique items are not likely to be in factory condition, if you are not used to buying antique or vintage items and are looking for a pristine, unused item, a new reproduction my be what is required - we are honest in our descriptions - we want happy buyers. In the unlikely event you have a problem after you receive your item, please contact us, don't just leave negative/neutral feedback, it is in neither parties interest, we don't want bad feedback & you don't want something you are not happy with. Most things can be sorted out amicably, and there should be no reason to leave negative feedback, we have 100s of happy customers - so buy with confidence.***IMPORTANT***Please feel free to contact us anytime via eBay, however please select 'General Question About The Item' option in the eBay contact seller option. Due to changes in eBay policy any cases now count against the seller regardless of outcome - If you select anything else it automatically opens a formal case by eBay. We guarantee to resolve any issues without the need to open case.We do not accept returns but if any issue Please contact us.*** International Shipping : USPS Priority Mail . Buyer Responsible for their country custom fee.PaymentPayPal read more

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