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The Waechtersbacher ceramic(s) in the hessian Brachttal Schlierbach was created 1832 by the princes to Ysenburg and and partners. The entire company name reads Waechtersbacher ceramic(s) Otto Friedrich prince to Ysenburg and GmbH & CO kg.

The Manufaktur referred produced this very day high-quality ceramic(s) in the old factory buildings, it 1838 and the one outstanding example of industrial architecture in 19. Century represent.

History

If the Waechtersbacher ceramic(s) produced mainly simple, white Gebrauchsgeschirr in the initial years from 1832 to approximately 1845, then into the 1850er with the first copper reprint procedures more complex work was implemented. The capacity and quality of the work increased up to the end 19. Century, when the factory under the direction of max of Roesler in historicism reached its first high point. Extremely qualityful and technically complex work occupies the high standard in the production, which by many competitors one copied. If the Waechtersbacher ceramic(s) was to date only locally represented, she supplied now the entire German Reich.

Max Roesler left the factory in the controversy, because a participation was refused to him on the part of the prince and based the today still existing Roesler porcelain factory.

Guard brook achieved the next high point after 1903, when with Christian Neureuther as designer the art department into being one brought. Neureuther introduced art nouveau. He compiled the factory an international reputation. Consequently work of Joseph Maria Olbrich, Peter Behrens, Hans Christiansen developed among other things in this time produced guard brook for the artist colony.

By enormous success and the trailblazing drafts the company Konkurrenten could leave far such as Villeroy&Boch behind itself. after the way course Neureuthers 1921 was again closed 1923 the art department.

Nevertheless one could obligate a further renowned Entwerferin in the 30's with Ursula Fesca. Mrs. Fesca converted very early building house ideas and sketched series, which the time taste so far ahead were that them only after that 2. World war were produced. Because of illness Mrs. Fesca from 1933 to 1945 left the factory. Thus and because of rigider a fall began, which concerns capacity, quality and innovation.

After that 2. World war could be taken up production with Mrs. Fesca again and guard brook developed to the largest ceramic(s) manufacturer of Germany.

For the 60's the company exports its products also to America.

In the last 20 years Waechtersbacher became ceramic(s) an assembly area, which finds steadily new trailers.

Exhibitions

Large exhibitions are to be found in the national museums Kassel and Darmstadt, furthermore in the Vonderau museum Fulda and in the museums for applied art in Frankfurt/Main and Berlin, in addition in the lock museum Jever. In the year 2001 the savings bank culture donation Hessen Thuringia organized an itinerant exhibition, to which also a catalog appeared. The largest exhibition is in private hand in controversy mountain at the family Kessler and is according to previous date agreement to be visited.

Current

The Waechtersbacher ceramic(s) produces still. Attached to the factory it gives a factory sales (factory route 2, 63636 Brachttal Schlierbach), furthermore is the novelties on the fairs "Ambiente" and "Tendence" in Frankfurt/Main to be seen and in all department stores be had. On 21 January 2005 the factory was sold after 173 years in family estate to the BEFI GmbH in Wain with Laupheim.