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Rare tea cup and saucer, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (LFZ), Leningrad. “Natasha” shape by sculptor Yuri F. Troitsky (1989), “Pink Flowers” pattern by Artist Alexey V. Vorobyevsky(1906–1992) is one of the most collected LFZ porcelain painters. He worked at the factory from 1926 until his death, and painted freehand directly on the porcelain with no preliminary sketch filling nearly the whole surface with fine detail, which is why his patterns are noticeably denser and more intricate than typical factory florals. Honors: Artist of the RSFSR (1981), Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1969), USSR State Prize named after I.E. Repin (1970). Exhibited internationally: honorary diploma, Milan (1927); World’s Fair, New York (1939); World’s Fair, Brussels (1958, gold medal); World’s Fair, Montreal (1967). Works held at the State Hermitage Museum and State Russian Museum.
Each flower and leaf is hand-painted in burgundy, sky blue, and emerald green enamel with hand-tooled 22K gold gilding,no two pieces are identical, confirming true hand decoration, not decal.
Backstamp: Red overglaze LFZ export cipher, “MADE IN RUSSIA” used 1991/92–2002. This is the mark collectors specifically look for: it predates the factory’s 2002 rebrand to “Imperial Porcelain” (IPM) and denotes the older, more labor-intensive Soviet-trained painting workshop still active at the time. The underside is hand-inscribed by the decorator: “Pink Flowers, People’s Artist A.V. Vorobyevsky, executed by N. Besednaya, 1998.”
