PSL Imperial Empire Pottery Mark

PSL Imperial Empire Pottery Mark:- I have several 6" plates that were given to me by a neighbor when I was a little girl. I'm guessing the plates are from the 1800's and was wondering if you can tell me what the PSL pottery mark is?

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Peter (admin) says about:- PSL Imperial Empire Pottery Mark

Hi

The factory is "Imperial PSL Empire". Also known as "Imperial Austria" and PUL.

The PSL refers to the Pfeiffer & Lowenstein Factory of Schlackenwerth, Bohemia, Austria.

The PUL refers to Pfeiffer & Lowenstein (u being the shortened version of 'and' in German). Some of the marks are just PL.

Founded in 1873 by Ludwig Lowenstein in Ostrov, Czech Republic (then Schlackenwerth, Bohemia Austria), the factory was managed by Josef Pfeiffer Jr in the 1900's, and was renamed Pfeiffer & Lowenstein.

In 1938 the Nazis seized the factory and renamed it Porcelain Factory Schlackenwerth Josef Pfeiffer.

Finally, after the war, the owners were Luise & Wilhelm Pfeiffer and George von Hoffmann until it closed in 1949.

Best regards

Peter (admin)