The Lomonosov Imperial Porcelain Factory was founded in St. Petersburg in 1744 under the decree of Peter the Great's daughter. Empress Elizabeth. It was the first porcelain company in Russia and the third in all of Europe Europe. This is where the talented Russian scientist Dmitry Vinogradov (1720-1758) discovered the secret of making "white gold." He was the first in the history of ceramics was a scientific description of porcelain production, which is close to the latest concepts of ceramic chemistry.
We're continuing this royal porcelain tradition by bringing to you some of the finest hand-crafted porcelain products directly from the Lomonosov Factory in St. Petersburg. Whether you're a serious porcelain collector or a shopper with an eye for beauty, we're confident that you'll find something to satisfy your heart's content in here.
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![Imperial Lomonosov Factory](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/0_bf72f_bd0dd1ed_orig_0.jpg)
![Foundry](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/q3mRZD2ASws.jpg)
![Department of screen printing](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/y5ePizKh4W0.jpg)
![Foundry semi-automatic machine for cups and mugs manufacturing](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/kOtPP_mA4cg.jpg)
![Electric conveyor oven for kilning overglaze paints](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/SPBAM2UYi64.jpg)
![Department of underglaze painting. The application of the underglaze painting with airbrushing technique](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/l6y8Vpjr7r4.jpg)
![Glazing department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/6AbZQw5lTFg.jpg)
![Ready products department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/kTT_IqC9hSY.jpg)
![Porcelain mass manufacturing department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/uKD_ZKXpDkc.jpg)
![The department of the foundry for casting service/set pieces](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Bs5rRCkA1X4.jpg)
![Porcelain mass manufacturing department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/3NIEtzL0seA.jpg)
![Porcelain white blanks](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/db7VU5yofX0.jpg)
![The united suspended pusher conveyor allows to provide intra and interdepartmental movement of the semifinished product](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/vEDRNb9HX2U.jpg)
![Foundry. The department of large products casting](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/wxAiuHaVwZo.jpg)
![The kiln department. Gas furnace](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/q6uaAZSZxQk.jpg)
![Electric muffle furnace of periodic action](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/J5txCGDCkxk.jpg)
![Steamshop](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/gl95Ie0IL3I.jpg)
![Foundry. Cup handls attaching](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Njclen3P4fc.jpg)
![Rest area](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/0yCNDFYrC5w.jpg)
![Underglazing department. Products painting with salts by the method of underglaze decoration.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/N5I3VaSTgpE.jpg)
![The department of large products casting](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/lfKpJe70ak4.jpg)
![Flat products are made by molding from more dehydrated porcelain mass on molding machines.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/jLgGoCEGRVU.jpg)
![The department of highly artistic items. Electric furnace](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/2GS83iHOw9Q.jpg)
![Glazing department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/MzuncmzV0qU.jpg)
![Foundry](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/r5z_ONDCJlk.jpg)
![The track moves bone china mass from mass producing department to bone china department.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Dsgu0MnRwQ8.jpg)
![Glazing of animalistic sculpture decorated with underglaze painting.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/JgbOn7jx6x4.jpg)
![Underglazing department. Cobalt net glazing](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/CSBZAndbUyg.jpg)
![Ready for kilning](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/woWvO2MMpfE.jpg)
![Kilning department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Ad28e4E30i0.jpg)
![Kilning department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/p8kC7coz7YY.jpg)
![Bone china department](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/dYqRi5AqdU8.jpg)
![Glazing of porcelain items](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/1m2R9SdsAGc.jpg)
![Foundry. Molding forms](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/q4F1IrCyUcA.jpg)
![Matting - gold painting with agate pencil](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/CwaA-JFwX2A.jpg)
![Overglaze hand painting with pen](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/bEUq1LbhG1I.jpg)
![Drawing painting with a special ceramic paints intended for underglaze decoration.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/s12YHW7CMj0.jpg)
![Gold painting with agate pencil on vase "Gossip Girls"](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/qAZbCiIDaBs.jpg)
![Gradual drawing of hand painted elements on overglaze highly artistic items](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/JXvYi1z3-hM.jpg)
![Hand glazing of porcelain items](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/KTWYVklS_JI.jpg)
![Matting - gold painting with agate pencil](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/YaVGq5MnKW4.jpg)
![Hand casting. Seams correction](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/OosjrX6WAl0.jpg)
![Highly artistic items painting](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/3aSaFT7zZ1c.jpg)
![The process of bonding cast porcelain parts. Parts the product are stuck together with thicker slurry.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/nsV6LZ7vJEQ.jpg)
![Underglaze painting of highly artistic items](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/lNXp8dix9Io.jpg)
![Drawing painting with a special ceramic paints intended for underglaze decoration.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/dTcK-AGQQDE.jpg)
![Bonding cast porcelain parts](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/DxoI4Kjhfuk.jpg)
![Glazing the porcelain item with airbrush](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/11HGcRdWtDE.jpg)
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![Up to 80 technological operations are required for manufacturing 1 mug](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/p9pMMpAj83s.jpg)
![Molding forms](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/RBorasO0NqE.jpg)
![Cast handles](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/4xDO4-UL8iE.jpg)
![Waiting for the next step](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/RguqmrEbwAk.jpg)
![On the way to kiln](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Kx52u9-9wIU.jpg)
![Glazed items, ready to kiln](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/yM0p_BADXKo.jpg)
![Animal sculpture is made of "soft" porcelain, kilned at temperatures up to 1280°C/2336 F°. It consists of the same components but with higher content of feldspar.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/MxUrd9jquDM.jpg)
![The painter is painting the large tea pot with Cobalt Net pattern](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/lka7lnl3wZk.jpg)
![Ready for the next step](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Wq-P8nG7VzQ.jpg)
![Kilning products after decorating in a furnace](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/jd6RbQkXFVs.jpg)
![Printing department. The process of making decals.](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/qJ3rtJkjZ1g.jpg)
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![](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Z779tzBezfs.jpg)
![Highly artistic items workshop](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/B2pDYBFcTxE.jpg)
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![Working instruments](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/Gw9Ez6t-LJs.jpg)
![](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/LhaCWYev1R4.jpg)
![Ready for kilning](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/B9YKwBcnPN4.jpg)
![Logo decal](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/3AbJsAUd0zA.jpg)
![Cobalt Net hand painting](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/xbFPp_N76HQ.jpg)
![Stamping golden elements](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/5ke7dqJC4W0.jpg)
![Hand painting with a pen](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/671qWMTXOQU.jpg)
![Decal application](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/9QIlrlq38Kk.jpg)
![Decal application](https://lomonosov-russia.com/sites/default/files/4kKh55C31vA.jpg)