MZ CZECHOSLOVAKIA VINTAGE PORCELAIN FLORAL PLATE GREEN

This Colorful Porcelain Plate was manufactured by the Moritz Zdekauer Porcelain Factory of Czechoslovakia approximately 1945-1955 and measures 10 3/4” Diameter.

It has a hand painted multicolor peonies & rose center that is framed by a wide band of green as we approach the border’s edge. The roses and other flowers are painted in colors of blue, red, purple and yellow.

COMMENT: This lovely porcelain plate is ideal as a decorative cabinet plate!

CONDITION: This Czechoslovakian porcelain plate is in good condition except it has very minor wear to the apple green border which is barely noticeable.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF STAROROLSKY PORCELAIN MORITZ ZDEKAUER:

The factory was established in the year 1810, situated in Stara Role close to Karlovy Vary. During that time, the owner of the porcelain factory situated in Dalovice was Benedikt Hassler who bought the lands on the left bank of the river Rolava.

In 1824 Augustin Nowotny, a businessman from Prague, re-situated the factory on the right bank of the river Rolava. He began to sell the products through the warehouses in Prague, Vienna and Pest. In 1836, he changed the factory production program and began to manufacture porcelain. The son Emanuel Nowotny continued extending the factory up to 1870.

At the end of the 19th century the factory was bought in auction by the Bank House of Moritz Zdekauer from Prague. They managed to restart the factory’s ability to export and began to sell to USA, South America, Holland and Dutch colonies.

In 1909 the factory was taken over by the German Porcelain group C.M. Hutschenreuter. They took advantage of the fact that the trademark with the initials “M.Z” was already well recognized and accepted on the market.

After World War II, October 1945, the porcelain factory was nationalized and thereafter the factory passed through different organizations.

In 1958, the factory was incorporated in the National Enterprise Karlovarsky Porcelain.

In 1992 the factory was privatized and became known as Starorolsky Porcelain Moritz Zdekauer.