We are pleased to present this gorgeous and mammoth 12.5 x 12.5 x 1" high, studio hand painted porcelain charger by the renowned C. M. Hutschenreuther ca. 1900. This charger sports a vibrant Pears & Almonds theme with fantastic colors & definition plus beautiful ground shading. The Hutschenreuther White Ware mark in the Charlotte pattern dates to between 1890 to 1910, with the HR Circle + Bavaria designation, or as the Germans put it, Marke mit Zusatz BAVARIA. This giant charger is in excellent condition, and weighs 2# 2 oz. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. C M Hutschenreuther was founded in 1814 by Carl Magnus Hutschenreuther (c1780-1845) and based in Hohenberg an der Eger, Bavaria, Germany. After his passing in 1845, the factory was headed by his widow, Johanna and her sons. From 1860 through the end of the Victorian era, they produced finely gilded high quality porcelains that were hand painted. In 1856, Carl's sons Lorenz and Christian founded their own firm in Selb, Bavaria which became known as Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb (LHS), with this firm becoming large enough to purchase the Tirschenreuth porcelain factory, in 1927. By the early part of the 20th century, C M Hutschenreuther had seen exponential growth, and to complete its expansion, acquired factories at Altrohlau (Porcelain Factory Moritz Zdekauer ca. 1909), Carl Auvera’s Porcelain Factory Arzberg (1918 / 1919), Porcelain Factory C. Tielsch in Altwasser (1919) and the brothers own Lorenz Hutschenreuther factory in Selb shortly thereafter. Hutschenreuther was eventually absorbed by Rosenthal in the modern era, but their quality can be illustrated in one example: Since 2000 Hutschenreuther survives only as a Rosenthal trademark, however continues to produce porcelain and bone china ranges, including its classic ranges, the most famous of which is Blau Zwiebelmuster, a range based on the Meissen porcelain service of the same name. Hutschenreuther was the only officially licensed manufacturer to be allowed to mass produce this very traditional range by Meissen in the 1930s, even though copies based on the same pattern were allowed by the German courts of law since 1926. Research consulted: The Collectors Encyclopedia of Pickard China With Additional Sections On Other Chicago China Studios / by Alan B. Reed; Marks on German, Bohemian and Austrian Porcelain 1710 to the Present / by Robert Rontgen; Directory of European Porcelain / by Ludwig Danckert; Bohemian Decorated Porcelain / by Dr. James D Henderson; Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery & Porcelain (14th Revised Edition) / by Wm. Chaffers.

Very good to excellent condition - minor wear