Porzellanfabrik Walküre
German porcelain manufacturer
The Erste Bayreuther Porzellanfabrik "Walküre" Siegmund Paul Meyer, commonly known as Porzellanfabrik Walküre and historically as Porzellanfabrik Siegmund Paul Meyer (with porcelain mark SPM), was a porcelain factory in Bayreuth, Germany, that existed for 120 years from 1899 to 2019. In 2020, Friesland Porzellan GmbH secured the rights to the "Walküre" ('Valkyrie') brand.
History
Foundation
The founder of the porcelain factory, Siegmund Paul Meyer, moved from Nuremberg to Bayreuth in 1890 to work as an accountant for the pottery and oven manufacturer Seiler. Six years later he bought the well-running Georg Bauer porcelain and glass shop at Kulmbacher Straße 20 and set up his own business with a porcelain painting and retail store. For his company he bought white porcelain from Bavarian and Bohemian factories and decorated it in order to later resell it to private individuals. This business model was extremely successful, so the premises on Kulmbacher Straße soon proved to be too small. Since an extension was impossible at this address, Meyer had a painting building built on Gravenreutherstraße in Bayreuth in 1897. Around 20 painters were employed there to decorate cups, patent plates, trophies and other porcelain items.
Due to his success, Meyer finally decided to no longer purchase the porcelain from other factories and instead make it himself. The factory was founded in 1899 under the name "Porzellanfabrik Siegmund Paul Meyer".
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