Imperial porcelain plant mark: IPP

Notes

Near the city of Saint Petersburg The plant was opened at the behest of the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in 1744 near Petersburg. The organizer of the production and the first craftsman was Dmitriy Ivanovich Vinogradov. Since the beginning of the ’s the first successful works were small objects, such as snuff boxes, cups, bottles, buttons, brooches inserts, pipes, handles for knives and forks. they began production of larger things (dishes, sets, vases, sculptures). till 1758 Vinogradov put on some products his own name tag in the form of the letter «W». A brand with the coat of arms of Saint Petersburg is also found: the two anchors and a crown over them. Sometimes they put a mark of Court Office «Ï.Ê.», which subsidized the plant. Later the brands were in the form of monograms and the crown of emperors. Brands of are usually green or gold underglaze. After the revolution the plant was nationalized and named State plant (ÃÔÇ). Brands ÃÔÇ were put with green and dark-blue colours under the glaze or by hand on the glaze. In 1936 plant was named after Lomonosov (ËÔÇ). Such brands are often overglaze made with the stamp or by hand of all colours. -1769 Eagle is in the paste or with dye. Monogram of Catherine II and the mark of Court Office.