22K Gold Cobalt Net Tea Pot Russian Imperial Lomonosov porcelain
This beautiful tea pot is decorated with the Gold Cobalt Net. It is unique for its deep blue color accented with gold where each Blue Net line intersects. Gold Cobalt Net patter became the Lomonosov factory's most recognized pattern, its visiting card. The Gold Cobalt Net items are represented in collections of The State Hermitage, The Russian Museum, The State Historical Museum and other largest treasuries of culture. The Tea pot is approximately 8" x 5 1/4" (20 x 13 cm)and 6 1/4 (16 cm) tall. It was hand-painted with Gold Ink. There is an Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory LFZ logo on the bottom.
Brand new, never used, excellent condition, export quality. The Imperial Porcelain Factory was founded by Empress Elizabeth in 1744 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
This fine delicate porcelain is a more brilliant white than the usual kind, and thin almost to the point of being translucent. From its first porcelain bear, hand-made by the inventor of Russian porcelain, Dmitry Vinogradov, the factory has continued the tradition of creating life through porcelain. This quality, demanded by the Imperial Romanov Family, can still be found two and a half centuries later, when more than 300 different types of figurines are made at the factory for people throughout the world to enjoy.
And every one of them is handÂmade and hand-painted. It is this special attention to detail of porcelain artists which infuses each figurine with life, soul, individuality. Durning the Soviet time the factory became known as the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (LFZ). In 2005, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory was renamed to its pre-Soviet name, the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory (IPM). Standards of excellence set by Lomonosov sculptors, such as B.Veselov received high international acclaim at World Exhibitions in Brussels, New York, London etc. Pictures are part of the description and reflect the current state of the article. The real color of the item may be slightly different from the pictures shown on website caused by many factors such as brightness of your monitor and light brightness.