Johann Christian David von Schwarz

Nuremberg-Ostbahnhof, Bavaria.
Kunst-Töpferei / Art Pottery.
The firm named Johann von Schwarz (Nürnberg b.1802-d.1885 Nürnberg) was founded about 1859 in Nürnberg as a Specksteingasbrenner factory, or Soapstone gas burner factory. They first started produce their own Terracotta wares in 1866, followed by Majolicaware and Art Faience in 1870. During this period they had around 150 employees. When Johann died in 1855, his sons Benedict (b.1825-d.1895) and Ludwig (1828- d.1912) ran the company. In 1895 the two sons of Benedict, George (b.1852-d.1906) and Benno (b.1861-d.1920) became co-owners. This was the start of the Jugendstil period and the brothers had the vision to celebrate it. To this end they employed Carl Ludwig Luber, as their designer in 1896. The first Jugendstil products were produced in 1897. Luber left in 1906. The factory eventually closed, after Benno's death, in 1921.
Stein designed by: Carl Sigmund Luber
Reference: Abcap