Lenox
American fine china since 1889, maker of White House services. Now an import and distribution company.
Status: Former Great
- Website
- lenox.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- Europe,Asia
- Ownership type
- PE-owned
- Parent
- Centre Lane Partners
- Acquired
- 2020
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Brown-Forman to Department 56 to Clarion Capital through a 2008 bankruptcy. Closed Kinston NC, the only US fine bone china factory, in April 2020 (159 jobs). Centre Lane bought it in October 2020; it absorbed Oneida and sells under Reed & Barton, Cambridge Silversmiths, and Hampton Forge (Dansk was sold to Food52 in 2021).
Why Former Great
No US factory. The name sells inventory made by other people on other continents.
Sister brands under Centre Lane Partners
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