HERZOG FERDINAND

TIMELESS ORIGINAL OF CLASSICISM

This classic range in WHITE deliberately turns its back on the playful ornaments of the Rococo style and moves towards stringent, clear lines instead with the style elements from architecture being transferred to porcelain.

FORM HERZOG FERDINAND

With its cylindrical-oval basic shape, the angular handles, stylised pine cones for lid knobs and the surrounding model line, HERZOG FERDINAND is a truly timeless original of classicism. The porcelain, with its clear and austere shaping gives a clue to the elegance of past upmarket table culture. FÜRSTENBERG furnished the Grand Hotel Heilgendamm at the Baltic Sea in Germany completely with this tableware series originally designed in 1780.

ALL DECORS OF FORM HERZOG FERDINAND

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HERZOG FERDINAND

The HERZOG FERDINAND shape goes back to classicist tableware designs based on antique models and can be traced back to FÜRSTENBERG from around 1765/70. The forerunner of HERZOG FERDINAND was created around 1780. The reason for the change in style from opulent Rococo to austere Classicism was the discovery of simple living and the sober, elegant designs of Greco-Roman antiquity.

HERZOG FERDINAND is characterized by straight lines and geometric ornamentation. The angular handles and cylindrical shapes of jugs and cups are particularly typical, as are the stylized pine cones or acanthus flowers as lid knobs. The geometrically arranged relief decorations known as “Kanneluren” at the base of the snouts of the jugs by HERZOG FERDINAND are also an element borrowed from antiquity. The oval shape of the jugs is a special feature of FÜRSTENBERG and the HERZOG FERDINAND shape. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

The HERZOG FERDINAND shape was still produced by FÜRSTENBERG throughout the 19th century and was remodeled in 1981 and supplemented with stylish items designed for today's needs. HERZOG FERDINAND was named after Duke Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the brother of the founder of the FÜRSTENBERG porcelain manufactory, Duke Carl I. Duke Ferdinand was not only an important military man of his time, but also promoted art and culture in the spirit of the Enlightenment. He thus made a decisive contribution to the classicist style of the ducal porcelain manufactory in Fürstenberg.