Lomonosov "Menagerie"

Tabby Kitten {Lomonosov] SPECIAL PRICE

Kitten (Котик). A true-to-life tabby kitten with appealing green almond-shaped eyes and dainty paws. Hand painted at the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory with blue "ЛФЗ 1С" factory backstamp. 5¼"x 5¾". Two talented artists collaborated to...

Lamb (Lomonosov)

Lamb Figure. A lamb is a baby sheep. Its mother is a ewe an father is a ram. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber. They are a part of the Christian iconography of the birth of Jesus. Christians are collectively often referred to as a...

Baboon or Mandrill Lomonosov Porcelain

Baboon or Mandrill (Павиан) Sculpture. This Lomonosov figure is nicely modeled and painted with yellow and brown fur and blue markings under the eye. It is 6¾"x 4" and was hand painted at the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory and marked with the...

Orangutan [Lomonosov ]

Orangutan (Орангутанг).  Orangutans are intelligent great apes that can be found most of the time in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. They have proportionally long arms and short legs and their hair is reddish-brown. This piece is 7½" x...

Alligator (Crocodile)

An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator. Adults are olive-brown, weigh nearly 800 pounds and can grow up to 13 ft. Solitary creatures, they are native to China and the United States. Alligators first appeared about 37 million years ago...

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros (Носорог). A rhinoceros (nose-horned), or rhino, is one of the largest remaining megafauna, and weighs in at one ton in adulthood. They are vegetarian creatures with small brains and one or two horns, and thick protective skin. Most rhinos are...

Dog Dancing on Accordion (Lomonosov)

Performing Dog (Танцующая собака). Elegant miniature Lomonosov porcelain of a cute little dog dancing atop an accordion. Finely painted. 6" in height. Blue LFZ mark, 1C.  The Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Ломоносовский фарфоровый завод) has had...

Woolly Mammoth (Lomonosov)

Woolly Mammoth. This impressive, nay stupendous, porcelain sculpture was made at the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory using the manual underglaze painting technique. The tusks molded in milk white porcelain are a work of art unto themselves. This piece is a...

Russian Wolfhound Borzoi

Borzoi (Борзая). The graceful Borzoi was the favorite hunting breed of the Russian aristocracy. This wolfhound has a narrow head and silky, often white, coat and is an even tempered dog. The word "Borzoi" means "swift". Lomonosov produces one Borzoi in...

Bear Cub with Honeycomb [Lomonosov]

Bear Cub with Honeycomb (Медвежонок с сотами). Elegantly modeled and painted bear cub locks his teeth into a sweet honeycomb. Finished with a smooth glaze and hand painted in the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. Red Lomonosov mark. 4¾" x 2". 1 only,...