Lomonosov Porcelain

Lomonosov was founded in 1744 by Peter the Great's daughter, Empress Elisabeth. Lomonosov is the home of Russian's finest hand crafted porcelain products.

Throughout the years the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory has gone through many names such as: Imperial Porcelain Factory, Leningrad Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, then in 2005 back to Imperial Porcelain Factory, although people today still call it the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory.

Lomonosov's best known pattern is the Cobalt Net, which first appeared in 1949 based on the set that Catherine the Great made. This handpainted pattern has a combination of intersecting lines of cobalt blue with inverted tear drops of cobalt blue and 22 karat gold accents.

Know when your porcelain was made!

The first backstamp put on each piece of porcelain was post-Soviet and it had a red LFZ monogram, with "Made in Russia" stamped in red.

In 2002, the new backstamp appeared with a blue LFZ monogram, with the words "Hand Decorated, 1744, St. Petersburg, Russia."

After 2005, the newest backstamp are the words "Imperial Porcelain, 1744, St. Petersburg" along with a double-headed imperial eagle.

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