Antique Hutschenreuther LHS Porcelain Pitcher White 22k Gold Gilded 6.5" Mold 001 Studio Hallmarked
Lorenz Hutschenreuther (son of Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther) opened the factory in Selb, Bavaria in 1857. The company is famous for its bright white porcelain blanks, masterful hand-gilded details, and artistic dinnerware lines.
The combination of the organic Art Nouveau leaf sculpting, the bright gold gilding, and the specific studio markings indicates that the pitcher is a highly collectible mid-20th-century art porcelain piece rather than standard tableware.
This LHS hallmark with the impressed number indicates the item was created inside the specialized design studio or art department of the factory. Instead of mass-produced dinnerware, pieces marked LHS or Kunstabteilung were limited-production art objects, figurines, and highly sculptural accent pieces handled by master craftsmen.
Impressed "001": This is the internal factory mold or shape number. Finding "001" is exceptionally notable, as it typically designates the very first design or shape cataloged in this specific artistic series. The combination of the organic Art Nouveau leaf sculpting, the bright gold gilding, and these specific studio markings indicates that the pitcher is a highly collectible mid-20th-century art porcelain piece rather than standard tableware. The "001" mold stamp means it represents the baseline template for this particular sculptural series
