What is the Lomonosov Factory?
In 1774 a porcelain factory was founded in the environs of St. Petersburg, which laid the foundation of the porcelain industry in Russia. The factory supplied the needs of the Tsar`s Court and, as compared to private porcelain works, was a small-scale production. The articles produced were extremely costly and were rarely put up for sale. The composition of the first Russian porcelain and glazes, as well as the porcelain manufacturing were evolved by the Russian scientist D. Vinogradov with regard to the local raw materials – Gzhel clays and Olonets quartz and alabaster. The first porcelain painters were trained at the Academy of Fine Arts. At the moment the factory produces a varied assortment of porcelain-ware – tea and coffee services of different shapes and decor, goblets, cups and saucers and presentation sets, flower vases, sculptures (mainly representing animals), decanters for wine and all kinds of souvenirs. Porcelain items with LFZ trademark are well known in 30 countries. Th
