Lichte Porzellan

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Lichte porcelain
Type Company with limited liability
Founded1822
Headquarters,
Products Porcelain, Porcelain painting, Figurines
Website Lichte porcelain

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

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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,

Structure of the manufacture

Structure, owners, proprietors, and managing directors since 1822
Time Description Affiliation to Remarks
1822–1824Lichte porcelainOwnership by Johann Heinrich Leder
1824–1830Lichte porcelainOwnership by Wilhel & Heinrich Liebmann
1830–1840Lichte porcelainExclusive possession by W. Liebmann
1840–1846Lichte porcelainHeubach brothers companyOwnership by Christoph & Phillipp Heubach
1846–1848Lichte porcelainHeubach brothers companyOwnership by Anton Heubach (son of C. Heubach)
1848–1876Lichte porcelainHeubach brothers companyOwnership by A. & Louis Heubach (son of P. Heubach)
1876–1887Lichte porcelainHeubach brothers company1876 retirement of A. Heubach; exclusive possession by L. Heubach

participation of its sons Hermann, Philipp & Ottokar (1886 death of Hermann)

1887–1904Lichte porcelainHeubach brothers companyOwnership by P. & O. Heubach (1889 participation of Richard H.)
1904–1919Lichte porcelainGebrueder Heubach AG 1904 foundation of the Heubach brothers AG
managing directors: the previous holders

(1908 participation of Eduard H., son of Hermann)

1919–?Lichte porcelainGebrueder Heubach AGManaging director: Eduard Heubach (son of H. Heubach)
-Lichte porcelain
1990–presentLichte porcelain (GmbH)Company with limited liabilityManaging director:
  • Mr. Peter

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