Herend Porcelain occupies a singular place in the world of luxury European ceramics. The firm's vast range of figurines and distinctive patterns are visually striking and notably different from those of other major porcelain producers like Meissen or Sèvres. Whereas the latter tend to feature discrete decorative elements that appear to float on a white background, Herend favors large, bold designs for its porcelain, with its serving pieces, dishes and other works incorporating historical scenes, animals or vegetation.
Vince Stingl established what would become the Herend Porcelain Manufactory in 1826 in the town of Herend, Hungary, to produce earthenware. When he went bankrupt in the late 1830s, Mór Fischer, who took over, switched the focus from earthenware to porcelain to take advantage of the growing European market for fine china.
By 1849, Herend counted among its clients members of the Habsburg dynasty and the Hungarian aristocracy. Thanks to its participation in several important international exhibitions and fairs — including the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, the 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York and the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris — its wares became a popular choice for courtly dining in the middle of the 19th century, and its patrons included Francis Joseph I of Austria and Queen Victoria of England, for whom its Viktória pattern was named.
The company foundered in the latter half of the 19th century under the leadership of Fischer’s two sons. But it was given new life, artistically and financially, when Fischer’s grandson, Jenő Farkasházy, himself a trained ceramist, took the helm around 1900. Farkasházy designed new patterns and revived classic ones. After World War II, Herend was nationalized by the Communist government but kept alive its tradition of skilled craftsmanship by continuing to produce its classic patterns. In 1993, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the factory was privatized once again and today is owned by its management and workers.
Authentic Herend animal figurines — their groupings of white rabbits, cats or pheasants — are often covered head to toe with the factory’s famed “fish-scale” pattern, also known as Vieux Herend, which produces the effect of a dense coat of feathers or fur. The fish-scale pattern also appears on this chocolate cup and saucer decorated in the Cornucopia pattern.
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12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Dinner plates # 524, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Dinner plates # 524, 1980s 12 Herend Hungary porcelain dinner plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Gree...
Porcelain
18 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" # 512, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
18 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" # 512, 1980s 18 small Herend Hungary porcelain plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green". The plates...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern A Herend porcelain tea set for 12 persons with the Indian Basket pattern....
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Jewelry Dish
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful hand-painted octagonal porcelain jewelry dish vide-poche from luxury maker Herend, circa 20th century, Hungary. Dish is octagonal wi...
Porcelain
6 Herend porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Rust" Small Plates, #516 1/2
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
6 Herend porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Rust" small plates Six small plates with the Chinese Bouquet decor in the color Rust. The rim with basket we...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Petite Sevres Rose (Sprog) Pattern Demitasse Coffee Set & Tray
By Herend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage demitasse porcelain set. By Herend. In the Sevres or Petite Rose pattern. (Pattern abbr: SPROG) With a gilt trelliswork pattern punctuated by hand-painted pink rose...
Porcelain
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" plates # 519, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" plates # 519, 1980s 12 Herend Hungary porcelain plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green". These plat...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Printemps Pattern" Tureen with Handles
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Printemps pattern" tureen with handles Herend Hungary tureen, hand painted Porcelain with the Printemps pattern with lemon on top of the lid, floral decor ...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set for 12 Persons
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" tea set for 12 persons. A serving tea set with a tea pot, 12 cups and saucers, 12 dessert plates with number #517 and 19 cm diagonal, a milk jug, a sugar bowl with under dish...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Apponyi Rust" Wall Decoration Plate
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Apponyi Rust" wall decoration plate Herend Hungary porcelain plate for as decoration to hang on the wall, with openwork edge with a scene of a peony with...
Porcelain
Zuppiera Centrotavola in Porcellana di Herend Rothschild Anni 70
By Herend
Located in Milano, MI
Zuppiera centrotavola in porcellana di Herend, decoro Rothschild, realizzata negli anni '70 Ø cm 30 Ø cm 26 h cm 13 Herend porcelains are among the most prestigious and sought-afte...
Porcelain
$1,171 / set
Herend Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Serving Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
A Herend porcelain Rothschild pattern serving set A Herend porcelain Rothschild pattern serving set, consisting of 8 plates of 15 cm diagonal (5....
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" tea set A serving tea set with a tea pot, 8 cups and saucers, a beautiful milk jug and a sugar bowl Sugar bowl # 683/AV Cups and saucers # 724/AV Milk jar...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Tea Cup Set Rotschild Bird, 12 pc, Circa 1960
By Herend
Located in COLMAR, FR
A lovely set of 6 vintage tea cups (model 724-10) by the famous Hungarian porcelain maker, Herend Porcelain Manufactory (established in 1826). This set consists of 2 cups and saucers...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Gravy Boats
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" gravy boats Two shell handled gravy/ sauce boats with Chinese Bouquet Raspberry pattern...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Cachepot
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Cachepot Herend Hungary porcelain with Apponyi green and basket weave pattern Marked with the mark of Herend on the bottom 7...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Apponyi Pink" Tea set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Apponyi Pink" Tea set A Herend Hungary porcelain Tea set with a serving tray. The serving tray is the oldest of the set. This is marked with the Herend mark used from 1915-1930 and numbered with 417. The teapot with a rose knob...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set A serving tea set with a tea pot, 2 cups and saucers, 2 plates, a milk jug with under plate, a sugar bowl, a butte...
Porcelain
$313Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Queen Victoria Hand Painted Serving Plate by Herend
By Herend
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage Herend Queen Victoria serving plate made in hand painted fine porcelain. Excellent condition. Hungary, circa 1970
Porcelain
Herend Hungary porcelain basket, 1976
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain basket, 1976 A Herend Hungary porcelain basket with fruit motifs, including a pear, a mushroom, plums, and various insects. The handle features a curled pat...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Fruit Bowl
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" fruit bowl Two handled footed fruit bowl with Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green pattern and roses, raised on four branches feet....
Porcelain
Herend Queen Victoria Older Coffee Pot
By Herend
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elegant Herend China coffee pot with flower lid . This is the older pattern of Queen Victoria that does not have the green border. It has a weave ri...
Porcelain
$1,147 / set
Herend Hungary porcelain salt cellars, Rotschild
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain salt cellars, Rotschild Two porcelain salt cellars by Herend Hungary in the pattern Rotschild. Marked on the bottom, ca 1960-1980 with number 236/RO (RO for...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Round Tray and Small Plates
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" round tray and small plates Two shell handled round plate, 28.5 cm diagonal, # 315/AF 8 x small plates, 15 cm diagonal, #514/...
Porcelain
Extreme Large Cachepot Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green"
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Extreme large Cachepot Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" This extreme large cachepot of 40, 6 cm diagonal and 30 cm high is ve...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Bowl Fruits Flowers
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
*Two (2) bowls available, each sold separately, as per listing. A beautiful, art-like, Hungarian leaf-form hand-painted hard-paste porcelain bowl from luxury maker, Herand, 2001, H...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Bread Basket
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" bread basket Bread basket # 380/ AP Herend Hungary. Measures: 7.5 cm high, 30 cm wid...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain First Edition coffeepot "Quatuor Floral" Pattern, 1998
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain First Edition coffeepot "Quatuor Floral" Pattern, 1998 A coffeepot with painted purple Clematis flowers in relief on white glossy porcelain. The lid with ra...
Porcelain
Four Herend Porcelain Reticulated Dessert Plates. Hungary, Mid-20th Century.
By Herend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully executed set of four Herend porcelain dessert plates in the celebrated Rothschild Bird pattern, featuring exquisitely hand-painted birds perched among flowering branche...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain Apponyi Orange Ram Head Cachepots
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain apponyi orange ram head cachepots Herend Hungary porcelain cachepots in pattern Apponyi orange with ram heads as handles M...
Porcelain
Collection of 7 Plates Herend Hungary Porcelain Wall Decoration Ready to Hang
By Herend
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lot of 7 plates hand painted Hungarian porcelain by Herend. Each one ready to hang at a wall. Tallest measures approx. 6 3/4" in diameter, smallest 3 5/8". All marked with Herend H...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Small/Mini Tureen with Handles
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Small/mini tureen with handles Herend Hungary porcelain small round 17.5 cm diagonal tureen with lemon knob # 43/AV (Apponyi Ve...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain Large Baroque Style Green and Gold Candelabra
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain large Baroque style green and gold candelabra A Herend Hungary porcelain 5 arms very large candelabra of 42 cm high In Bar...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Figural Asparagus Covered Box Model No. 6070/C
By Herend
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine figural porcelain covered box. By Herend. In the form of a bundle of asparagus tied together with a pink ribbon. Model No. 6070/C. Simply a wonderful piece of Here...
Porcelain
$120Sale Price|20% Off
Herend Porcelain Roses
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Herend porcelain salmon orange roses with green leaves and vine/stem decorative object, 2001, Hungary. Marker's mark on underside as shown in last image. Dimensions: 6" x...
Porcelain
Herend Queen Victoria Pattern Large Platter Vintage Vibrant Hand Painting
By Herend
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of the most beloved and recognized patterns since London’s first world’s expo, the Great Exhibition of 1851. This signature Herend pattern received Queen Victoria’s admiration. S...
Gold, Enamel
Herend Rothschild Oiseaux Tea & Dessert Set For 6 Persons, Hungary, 20th Century
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
Herend service consisting of 21 parts: 1 lidded tea pot, 1 milk jug, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 6 cups, 6 saucers, 6 dessert plates. Shape: Osier basket weave Decor: RO - Rothschild Oisea...
Porcelain
Herend "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Tureens with Handles
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" tureens with handles Herend Hungary porcelain In one of the tureen has a glaze flaw in the bottom. The porcel...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" 10 Cups and Saucers
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" 10 cups and saucers 10 cups and saucers, with the Chinese Bouquet Raspberry pattern Marked with number # 708 Herend Hungary porc...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain vases "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Purple"
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain vases "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Purple" 2 vases by Herend Porcelain, Hungary with the Chinese Bouquet Apponyi pattern in the color Purple The vase raised on ...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Box, Dish and Cake Plate
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" dish and cake plate 3 pieces porcelain, a heart shaped lidded box, a leaf dish with handle and a cake plate * The heart sha...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Potpourri Lidded Vase, 1920
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" potpourri lidded vase, 1920 Potpourri lidded vase Herend Hungary porcelain Made in 1920 Measures: 14.5 cm high, 9 cm diagonal Th...
Porcelain
$740Sale Price|20% Off
Herend Porcelain Queen Victoria Pattern Lidded Biscuit Box
By Herend
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Herend Porcelain Queen Victoria Pattern Lidded Biscuit Box. It depicts a biscuit box with white background and decorated with bright c...
Porcelain
Herend "Rothschild" Lidded Vase with Swan Handles
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend "Rothschild" lidded vase with swan handles Herend Hungary porcelain lidded vase with a beautiful swan handles Each side of the vase has a differ...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Square Salad Dishes
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Raspberry" Square Salad Dishes 2 salad dishes with the Chinese Bouquet Raspberry pattern Marked wi...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Plates and cup and saucer
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Plates and cup and saucer A Herend Hungary porcelain set with six plates and are 20,5 cm diagonal. Two cups and saucers in the large size. The...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain Bunch of Tulip pattern Ram Head Cachepot
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain Bunch of Tulip pattern Ram Head Cachepot Herend Hungary porcelain cachepot in pattern Bunch of Tulip with ram heads as han...
Porcelain
$500Sale Price|20% Off
Herend Porcelain Queen Victoria Pattern Salad Bowl
By Herend
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Herend Porcelain Queen Victoria Pattern Salad Bowl. It depicts a square bowl decorated with colorful small bouquets of flowers and but...
Porcelain
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" soup plates # 503, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" soup plates # 503, 1980s 12 Herend Hungary porcelain plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green". These...
Porcelain
6 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Dinner Plates, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
6 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Dinner Plates, 1980s 6 Dinner plates with a basket weave rim that curves more around and has a more scalloped edge The plates are marked wi...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Poisson Tureen in Blue with Handles
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
Rare Herend Poisson Tureen in Blue with fish and seaweed and the signature rose petal handles. The blue in this design is more rare than the white backg...
Gold Leaf
8 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" # 514, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
8 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" # 514, 1980s 8 Herend Hungary porcelain plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green". The plates are mar...
Porcelain
$1,412 / set
Pair of Herend Porcelain Eagles
By Herend
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Pair of Herend porcelain eagles.
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Egg Cups and Plates
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" egg cups and plates Set of 12 egg cups and 12 small plates The plates has number 512/AV, (...
Porcelain
44 Pieces Windsor Flowers ' Livia ' Dinner Set For 12 Persons, Herend Hungary
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
Herend service, consisting of 44 pieces: a large tureen with lid on a presenter, a large oval platter, a large round platter, a square side dish, a sauce boat, two leaf-shaped bowls,...
Porcelain
Pair of Herend Porcelain Hand Painted Large Size Ducks
By Herend
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of Herend Porcelain Hand Painted large size ducks. This is the large size. 15" wide by 7 1/2" tall. Good age appropriate condition. Gold is in wonderful condition. There are 2 v...
Porcelain
Rothschild Oiseaux Coffee & Dessert Set For 12 Persons Herend Hungary 20th C.
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
Herend service consisting of 39 parts: 1 lidded coffee pot, 1 milk jug, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 12 cups, 12 saucers, 12 dessert plates. Shape: Osier, basket weave Decor: RO - Rothschild...
Porcelain
Herend White Porcelain Tray Dish
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white porcelain tray dish vide-poche by luxury marker Herend, circa 20th century, Hungary. This rectangular porcelain tray has a latticework open design, braided edge, an...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Bowl Fruits Flowers
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
*Two (2) bowls available, each sold separately, as per listing. A beautiful, art-like, Hungarian leaf-form hand-painted hard-paste porcelain bowl from luxury maker, Herand, 2001, H...
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Boxes
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Rothschild" boxes A rectangular lidded box, an egg shaped lidded box and an half egg shaped decorative piece All Rothschild pattern...
Porcelain