WALLENDORF AND SCHAUBACH KUNST MARKS: AGE

Wallendorf is/was the name of the area where the orginal factory established by J W Hammann was located in Thuringia. The factory was closed and reopened numerous times thru the years due to changes in ownership, political upheavels, and export restrictions. March 30, 1764 is the date when Duke Franz Josias officially granted the concession for porcelain making to the factory at Wallendorf, hence the 1764 under the crown. Factory was sold to a syndicate headed by Christian Hutschenreuther in 1838, hence the similarity of many Hutschenreuther designs to Wallendorf. In 1932 after a bankruptcy, the factory was purchased by Heinz Schaubach and the Schaubach Kunst crown was introduced. In 1953 the factory was "nationalized" or taken over by the government. Some time during the later 1950's, the Schaubach Kunst mark was replaced once again with the Wallendorf "Crown W",

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