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Doccia porcelain

Italian porcelain manufactory founded in 1735

Doccia porcelain, now usually called Richard-Ginori (or Ginori 1735; previously known as the Doccia porcelain manufactory), at Doccia, was one of the most prestigious European porcelain factories. It was founded in 1737 by Marquis Carlo Ginori in a villa he owned in Doccia, now part of Sesto Fiorentino, Florence. The descendants of Carlo Ginori continued to own and manage it until 1896, when it merged with the Richard Ceramic Society of Milan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1735Founded1
  • HeadquartersDoccia1

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Da agostino cornacchini, manifattura di doccia, juditta e oloferne, 1746-50 su un modello del 1722-23
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Doccia porcelain, now usually called Richard-Ginori (or Ginori 1735; previously known as the Doccia porcelain manufactory), at Doccia, was one of the most prestigious European porcelain factories. It was founded in 1737 by Marquis Carlo Ginori in a villa he owned in Doccia, now part of Sesto Fiorentino, Florence. The descendants of Carlo Ginori continued to own and manage it until 1896, when it merged with the Richard Ceramic Society of Milan.2

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Biancalana, Alessandro (1998). La Manifattura dei Ginori nel '700. Decorazioni Pittoriche e forme nella porcellana di Doccia da Carlo a Lorenzo Ginori (1737–1791), in Mario Burresi, La manifattura toscana dei Ginori. Doccia 1737–1791. Catalogo della Mostra [The Ginori Manufactory in the 18th Century. Pictorial Decorations and Forms in Doccia Porcelain from Carlo to Lorenzo Ginori (1737–1791), in Mario Burresi, The Tuscan Ginori Manufactory. Doccia 1737–1791. Exhibition Catalog].

Biancalana, Alessandro (1999). "La figura di un secondo Johan Carl Anreiter figlio di Karl Wendelin" [The Figure of a Second Johan Carl Anreiter, Son of Karl Wendelin]. Ceramica Antica. 9.

Biancalana, Alessandro (2000). "Johann Karl Wendelin Anreiter von Ziernfeld (1702-1747)" [Johann Karl Wendelin Anreiter von Ziernfeld (1702-1747)]. Der Schlern. 2.

Biancalana, Alessandro (2005). Lehner Jobst C.; d'Agliano A. (eds.). "Die Entstehungsgeschichte der Manufaktur Doccia, in "Barocker Luxus Porzellan". Catalogo della Mostra" [The Founding History of the Doccia Manufactory, in "Baroque Luxury Porcelain". Exhibition Catalog]. Kraftner J.

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Biancalana, Alessandro (2006). "Terre, massi, vernici e colori della Manifattura Ginori dalla sua nascita agli albori del XIX secolo" [Clays, Stones, Glazes, and Colors of the Ginori Manufactory from Its Founding to the Dawn of the 19th Century]. Faenza. 4–6.

Biancalana, Alessandro (2007). "I pittori della Manifattura di Doccia dal 1740 al 1784" [The Painters of the Doccia Manufactory from 1740 to 1784]. Amici di Doccia - Quaderni. I.

d'Agliano, Andreina (2008). "Alcune porcellane di Doccia al Museo Civico di Torino" [Some Doccia Porcelain at the Turin Civic Museum]. Amici di Doccia - Quaderni. I.

d'Albis, A.; Biancalana, A. (2008). "Un voyage a Paris de Bartolomeo Ginori en 1771" [A Journey to Paris by Bartolomeo Ginori in 1771]. Sèvres. Revue de la societè des Amis du Musée National de Ceramique. 17.

Carola Perrotti, Angela (1972). "Porcellane di Doccia alla Floridiana" [Doccia Porcelain at the Floridiana]. Arte Illustrata. 49 (June).

Carola Perrotti, Angela (2008). "I marchi del giglio di Capodimonte e della "N coronata" ferdinandea nelle porcellane di Doccia" [The Lily Marks of Capodimonte and the Crowned "N" of Ferdinandea in Doccia Porcelain]. Amici di Doccia. Quaderni. II.

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