FINE Wine & Champagne India - Winter 2018

The history of the very talented Zsolnay
family is intertwined with that of Pécs, a
very old town in south-west Hungary that was
founded by the Romans in the 2nd century under
the name Sopiane. The porcelain factory was
founded in 1852 by Miklos Zsolnay, but it was his
multi-faceted son, Vilmos – businessman, artist,
ceramist, inventor – who made the brand world
famous. Driven by, “I always want to replace the
good with the better”, Vilmos was also decorated
by the French Government with the order of the
Légion d’Honneur in 1878.
At the 1878 Paris World Fair, innovative products
like ‘pirogranite’ and ‘porcelain faience’ were
shown and won the Grand Prix Gold Medal
– pirogranite pieces were used by architects
and artists in their commissions that decorate
famous buildings built in the Austro-Hungarian
monarchy and Central Europe. Zsolnay’s bestknown
and most carefully guarded invention
(still made only by Zsolnay) is the ‘eosin’ glaze
– a unique opal metallic lustre that resembles
the shining dawn light – named after the Greek
Goddess of the Dawn, Eos.
The brand has upheld tradition and artistic value
even as it pioneered technological advances in its
age. Zsolnay's unique glaze and dye technology,
are unique. The base ivory color and the rich
color tones in the décor make each creation
unrepeatable, unique and unique!
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