The porcelain manufactory SP Dresden was founded in 1872 on the outskirts of Dresden, in the village of Potschappel, under the name “Sachsische Porzellanfabrik zu Pottschappel von Carl Thieme” after the founder Carl-Johann Gottlieb Thieme.
Karl-Johann Gottlob Thieme (born September 12, 1823 in Niederdzhan, died March 18, 1888 in Dresden) - Porcelain painter. Since 1864 he has been the owner of his own porcelain and antique shop in the center of Dresden. In 1872 he decides to make his own porcelain. Finds a suitable location in the village of Potschappel near Dresden, where the Saxon porcelain factory Carl Thieme zu Potschappel was founded on September 17, 1872. The linen was initially sold only for the Dresden workshop, but later it was sold throughout Europe, as was the case with the self-purchased white figure.
The flower designer Karl August Kunzsch (1855-1920), Thimes′s son-in-law, played a key role in the company′s success. With a "lush floral filling" he created a style in the style of Dresden porcelain. After Tim′s death, he took over the company, and its economic success allowed the expansion of production buildings in 1912, which remain unchanged to this day.
World wars and the global economic crisis led to a decline in exports, and the number of workers fell from 300 in 1914 to less than 70 in 1932.
After the Second World War, the factory was nationalized and since 1972 it was called “VEB Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur Dresden”. During this period, it gained popularity in Eastern Europe. At the end of the 1980s, the number of employees was approximately 180. After denationalization in 1990, it changed many owners and suspended operations in 2013.