Table service (8) - Porcelain

A porcelain dinner service for 8 people, produced in Germany by Bareuther, from the late 20th century.

Each piece of the service is decorated on the rim with fluting and, along the edge, with a refined gold contour line.

Maker's mark in green on the back.

The service consists of 8 flat plates of 24 cm.

The service is in excellent condition.

The Bareuther porcelain factory was founded in Waldsassen in 1866 by Johann Mathäus Riess, who had gained experience at the C.M. Hutschenreuther factory. He died a year later and the business was taken over by his son Johann Riess. The new owner began porcelain production in 1875.
The factory encountered financial difficulties and in 1884 was sold to Wilhelm Schreider. It was sold again already in 1885. This time the new owners were Max Jena, Ernst Ploß and Oskar Bareuther. The new name of the company became Porzellanfabrik Jena, Bareuther & Co. When Max Jena left the business in 1887, it was renamed again and, until 1904, operated under the name Porzellanfabrik Bareuther & Co.

At the turn of the century, the factory earned an excellent reputation. In 1904 it was transformed into a joint-stock company. In 1930 it employed about 700 workers. Unfortunately, it was nearly destroyed during World War II. Nevertheless, it took on many of the employees of Porzellanfabrik Königszelt A.G., forced to leave Silesia following the region’s proclamation as Polish territory. In 1949 the factory returned to full operation. In 1969 it merged with Gareis, Kühnl & Cie. and continued production as Porzellanfabrik Waldsassen Bareuther & Co. A.G. Like most German porcelain manufacturers, in the 1980s and 1990s the factory had to compete with low-cost foreign production. It declared bankruptcy in 1994.