The Herend Porcelain Factory is a Hungarian porcelain manufacturer that has been producing fine china for over 180 years. It was founded in 1826 in the small village of Herend, located in western Hungary, by Vince Stingl, a Hungarian ceramicist.

Initially, the factory produced simple household ceramics such as bowls and plates, but from 1839 when it commenced manufacture of fine porcelain, it gained a reputation for its high-quality, hand-painted porcelain wares. The factory was recognized for its exquisite artistry and soon became a supplier to the Habsburg court in Vienna.

In 1851, Herend exhibited its porcelain at the Great Exhibition in London, which led to international acclaim and a commission to create a dinner service for Queen Victoria with a butterfly and floral pattern. This became known as the Victoria pattern. The Queen was so impressed with the quality and beauty of the porcelain that she ordered more...

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A Herend porcelain 'Coronation' pattern part dinner service,…

Herend 'Coronation' Porcelain Dinner Service, 65-Piece Set

A Herend porcelain 'Coronation' pattern part dinner service, approximately sixty-five pieces, generally a service for ten places with larger or smaller numbers of some pieces, comprising soup plates (11), dinner plates (12), side plates (10), smaller side…

A Herend porcelain part dinner service in the 'Nanking Bouquet'…

Herend Porcelain 'Nanking Bouquet' Part Dinner Service, Hungary

A Herend porcelain part dinner service in the 'Nanking Bouquet' pattern, Hungary, each piece decorated with orange floral sprays on a white ground, comprising 8 coffee cups and saucers, a coffee pot, 3 chocolate pots, 2 creamers, a small jug, two leaf…

A large Herend porcelain 'Rothschild Bird' pattern part dinner…

Herend Rothschild Bird Porcelain Dinner Service - 150 Pieces

A large Herend porcelain 'Rothschild Bird' pattern part dinner service, approximately one hundred and fifty pieces, generally a service for eight places with smaller or larger numbers of some pieces, including soup plates, entree plates, dinner plates of…

A Herend 'Nanking Bouquet' porcelain 96 piece dinner service…

Herend 'Nanking Bouquet' 96-Piece Dinner Service

A Herend 'Nanking Bouquet' porcelain 96 piece dinner service consisting of 3 tureens, 1 large serving platter, 1 round platter, 2 bowls, 1 sauce boat and tray, 1 small dish, 15 lidded coupes, 15 coupe saucers, 14 dinner plates, 13 crescent moon dishes, 14…

A Herend porcelain 'Rothschild Bird' part dinner service,…

Herend Porcelain Rothschild Bird Dinner Service

A Herend porcelain 'Rothschild Bird' part dinner service, second half 20th century, comprising eight each of entree plates, dinner plates, sides plates, soup bowls and under plates, tea cups and saucers, together with serving pieces including a tureen, a…

A set of 18 Herend dinner plates with butterfly motif, diameter…

Herend Butterfly Dinner Plates Set (18)

A set of 18 Herend dinner plates with butterfly motif, diameter 25.5 cm

A fine 83 piece Herend 'Rothschild Bird' dinner service, 20th…

Herend 'Rothschild Bird' 83-Piece Dinner Service

A fine 83 piece Herend 'Rothschild Bird' dinner service, 20th century, designed 1860, service purchased at Hardy Brothers Melbourne, a complete service for eight with accessories, comprising dinner, side, tea, plates, soup bowls, tea and coffee cups with…

Sixty three piece Herend Queen Victoria dinner set each piece…

Herend Queen Victoria 63-Piece Dinner Set

Sixty three piece Herend Queen Victoria dinner set each piece of hand painted floral and butterfly decoration, including 12 dinner plates, (design # 524), 12 entree plates, 6 side plates, 12 soup bowls, 11 cups and 10 saucers.

17 piece Queen Victoria Herend part dinner set each with hand…

Herend Queen Victoria 17-Piece Dinner Set

17 piece Queen Victoria Herend part dinner set each with hand painted floral and butterfly decoration, including 5 soup bowls, (marked to base and # 72001), together with matching 4 entree plates, 4 dinner plates, 2 side plates, and 2 cups.

Herend, porcelain dinner service, green Chinese bouquet pattern,…

Herend Porcelain Dinner Service in Chinese Bouquet Pattern

Herend, porcelain dinner service, green Chinese bouquet pattern, comprising twelve soup coupes and twelve under plates, four egg cups, two open salt bowls, two pepper shakers, gravy boat, sauce jug, fourteen dinner plates, seventeen soup plates, sixteen…

Herend, porcelain dinner service, Market garden' pattern,…

Herend Market Garden Porcelain Dinner Service

Herend, porcelain dinner service, Market garden' pattern, hand-painted with flowers and fruits, comprising soup tureen, two tureens, eight soup plates, eight entree plates, eight dinner plates, three platters, gravy and sauce boats with one ladle, blue…

Herend 'Queen Victoria' twelve piece dinner set, comprising of…

Herend 'Queen Victoria' 12-Piece Dinner Set

Herend 'Queen Victoria' twelve piece dinner set, comprising of 4 dinner plates, 4 bowls and 4 side plates (12)

Herend Hungarian porcelain hand painted 11 dinner plates, 6…

Herend Porcelain Dinnerware Set with Accessories

Herend Hungarian porcelain hand painted 11 dinner plates, 6 cups and saucers, 2 miniature vases, lidded box, dish & cover.

Herend 'Chinese Bouquet' green dinner setting comprising…

Herend 'Chinese Bouquet' Green Dinner Set - 65 Pieces

Herend 'Chinese Bouquet' green dinner setting comprising sixteen main plates, twelve salad bowls, twelve side plates, twelve cups, eleven entree plates, ten saucers, eight soup bowls, a pair of oval dishes, pair of graduated serving plates, oval meat dish…

Herend Queen Victoria part dinner set including twelve entree…

Herend Queen Victoria Dinner Set with Accessories (42 pieces)

Herend Queen Victoria part dinner set including twelve entree plates, twelve dinner plates, twelve soup plates, a sauce boat with under plate and ladle, an ashtray, serving dish and a candelabra (A/F) (42)

A Herend hand painted 'Queen Victoria' dinner, tea and coffee…

Herend 'Queen Victoria' Dinner & Tea Set for Eight

A Herend hand painted 'Queen Victoria' dinner, tea and coffee service, Hungarian, 20th century, setting for eight, the coffee pot 25.5 cm high

Herend Queen Victoria pattern dinner set, decorated with…

Herend Queen Victoria Butterfly Dinner Set

Herend Queen Victoria pattern dinner set, decorated with butterflies & flowering plants, comprising of tureen, large bowl (a/f), platter, pierced edge plate, 7 main, 6 entree & 6 bread & butter plates, 6 bowls & teacups with saucers, pierced edged plate &…

Herend, dinner service comprising ten entree plates, ten side…

Herend Dinner Service with Scalloped Edges and Floral Sprays

Herend, dinner service comprising ten entree plates, ten side plates, ten dinner plates and ten soup bowls, each with gilded scalloped edge and interspersed floral sprays to rim, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to base (40)

A collection of Herend Hungarian ?Florilegium? pattern…

Herend Hungarian 'Florilegium' Dinnerware Set (42 pieces)

A collection of Herend Hungarian ?Florilegium? pattern dinnerware including dinner plates, side plates, cups and saucers, approximately 42 pieces

Herend part dinner service, Queen Victoria pattern, consisting…

Herend Queen Victoria Dinner Service

Herend part dinner service, Queen Victoria pattern, consisting of large tureen and cover, two serving dishes, eleven dinner plates, ten soup plates, ten entree plates, five custard cups, six lids, eleven coffee cups and saucers, one jug (A/F), six large…