Dinner sets from the Hungarian porcelain manufacturer Herend have always been considered tableware of unsurpassed quality with numerous rich hand-painted patterns. Years and centuries pass, many things become obsolete and change, and Herend porcelain remains an eternal value. The products of the Herend manufactory are passed on by inheritance, this porcelain becomes an indicator of wealth and is rightfully considered a worthy decoration of the interior and table setting.
It was opened in 1826 and still attracts the attention of collectors and lovers of classic hard porcelain. In their style, shapes and decors, Herend products have always reflected the best traditions of Chinese porcelain art.
Many of the decors used on the Herend manufactory services were invented by artists specially for the orders of the most famous European aristocratic families. Among them are the Rothschilds, Appony, Esterhazy and many others. Accordingly, the sets later began to be named after the names of the families who ordered them for the first time, as a sign of a kind of respect for them, which became a certain commercial technique of the Herend manufactory.
Some of Herend”s most famous customers were the Russian Emperors Alexander II and Nicholas II, King Edward VII of England, and Queen Victoria. The Herend manufactory was the official court supplier of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and representatives of the highest aristocracy.
