Product Description
V. Popov. Russian Porcelain: Private Factories. USSR (Leningrad): Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1980. Full-color index of porcelain hallmarks. Text in Russian, notes in English. Large hardcover with dustjacket. 320 pages.
An excellent reference on Russian porcelain detailing the history and art of making fine porcelain from the 18th through the early 20th centuries. Documents the evolution and assimilation by the Russian decorative folk element of both Western European and Oriental elements of decoration while fully retaining the Russian style. Covers the famous porcelain houses of Kuznetsov, Gardner, Vinogradov, and more.
