Frankenthal Porcelain Factory

Frankenthal porcelain group, c. 1760
Frankenthal porcelain marks
Pieces from a dinner service of 1782
Platter with a paeony from the French Hannong factory making Strasbourg faience, c. 1765

The Frankenthal Porcelain Factory (German: Porzellanmanufaktur Frankenthal) was one of the greatest porcelain manufacturers of Germany and operated in Frankenthal in the Rhineland-Palatinate between 1755 and 1799. From the start they made hard-paste porcelain, and produced both figurines and dishware of very high quality, somewhat reflecting in style the French origin of the business, especially in their floral painting. Initially they were a private business, but from 1761 were owned by the local ruler, like most German porcelain factories of the period.