Rheinische Porzellanfabrik Mannheim

Company logo of the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH Mannheim

Factory building of the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH Mannheim around 1919

Grave of the Sterner family in the Jewish cemetery in Mannheim

The Rheinische Porzellanfabrik Mannheim was a porcelain factory in Mannheim that existed from 1887 to 1933.

history

Moritz Sterner Porzellanmanufactur was founded in Mannheim in 1887. The first address was M 2, 17 . Hugo Sterner took over the management of the porcelain factory in 1894 after the death of his father. At that time, production comprised hotel china, table and coffee china, and wash china. In 1898 export articles and porcelain photographs were added to the production program. Hugo Sterner founded Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH in Mannheim in 1899. Both companies were still based at the old address in Mannheim. Hugo Sterner was also the managing director of the new company.

In 1901, Sebald Salmony was appointed to the management of both companies. The production of the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik was relocated to Mannheim, to Sandgewann 8. In 1902 the factories of both companies were relocated to Käfertaler Siemensstraße. The residence of the Jewish Sterner family remained M 2, 17 in Mannheim. Salmony gave up his work as managing director in 1911 and Erich Kirchberg joined the management. The seat of both companies was in 1930 in Lachnerstr. 11 relocated. The Moritz Sterner company supplemented the production program with brewery items. Shortly afterwards, Hugo Sterner sold the premises in Siemensstrasse to the BBC company . Both companies changed their headquarters one last time in 1932. The last address was Karl-Ludwig-Straße 23 in Mannheim. In a letter dated November 6, 1933 to the Mannheim District Court, Hugo Sterner declared the liquidation of Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim, and thus its removal from the commercial register. He proposed himself as liquidator. The Moritz Sterner company, Porzellanmanufactur, Mannheim, remained in existence for the time being.

Hugo Sterner died on February 7, 1940 at 12:45 p.m. in the Israelite Hospital in Mannheim. He was buried in the family grave of the Sterner family in the Jewish cemetery in Mannheim. At the same time, Moritz Sterner, Porzellanmanufactur GmbH, Mannheim, went out.

Soil marks

A special feature was the embossed underglaze floor mark.

Floor brand of Moritz Sterner Porzellanmanufactur Mannheim
Floor brand of Moritz Sterner Porzellanmanufactur Mannheim
Floor mark of the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik Mannheim
Floor brand promotional items from the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik Mannheim
Floor mark custom-made "City of Mannheim" by the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik Mannheim
Embossed underglaze bottom mark of the Rheinische Porzellanfabrik Mannheim
Floor brand Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim
Floor brand Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim
Floor brand Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim
Floor brand Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim
Floor brand Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim
Forming Frankenthal porcelain brand -Hannong-
Forming Frankenthal porcelain with CT mark
Floor brand Rheinische Porzellanfabrik GmbH, Mannheim
Decor 1928
Floor mark Moritz Sterner with WRITING ERROR