Tea pair and cake plate Lichte.Klemo 1949. Figured handle, legs and edges of the plates, hand painted History of Lichte Porzellan In 1822, Johann Heinrich Leder, having received the princely privilege of Schwarzburg, founded the Lichte Porzellan factory on the northern slope of the Thuringian Forest of Thuringia, famous for its porcelain producers. In 1840, the factory was bought by the brothers Christoph and Philipp Heubach and received the name Gebrüder Heubach. In subsequent years, the factory would be transferred to their sons.nnInitially, the company produced porcelain tableware. The appearance of a school of drawing and modeling in Licht in 1862 contributed to the development of artistic and jewelry trends in the factory’s assortment. In 1876, the factory began producing decorative figurines. In 1900, the factory exhibited its products for the first time at the World Exhibition in Paris and won a silver medal in competition with other porcelain factories. This greatly inspired German masters to further expand the department of artistic porcelain painting, with special attention paid to decorative animal painting. All figures produced at the factory at that time were hand-painted. This helped German porcelain continue to win prestigious awards at international exhibitions. In 1938, the factory was transferred to the Prince of Isenburg and Büdingen, and 7 years later it was expropriated and converted into the Lichte decorative porcelain factory (Zierporzellanwerk Lichte (VEB)). The factory continued to produce luxury tableware using the finest bone china, combining strength and elegance.