The first part of the week was spent getting the greenware cleaned up for firing. Once that was done, I started cleaning and clearing the work space for glazing. I almost couldn’t believe it when I took the last mould […]
Yusupov was one of the great Russian Private Factories for the brief period of its existence. The factory proper was started by Prince Nikolai Yusupov in 1827 but had actually begun a few years earlier as a porcelain painting enterprise. […]
This form seems to have been a favourite made by multiple Russian Private Factories. It is half of a pair of Turkish man and woman cups. Like last week’s, this cup began its history with a lid. Turkey seems to […]
Not everything went as I imagined at assembly time. There was a critical flaw with the trees. They were top heavy and unbalanced when put together. Had to give the branches a trim. Found myself liking them a lot more […]
It took two days instead of one to finish the bear. Six months of model and mould making left plaster and wax bits everywhere. Not the conditions you want to get your porcelain out in. Two days of cleaning and […]
Two stand alone pieces from the garniture, a bench and a tree, and a pair of the wall mounted cat heads are the best I can hope to have fired by the end of this month. The bench with two […]
My best guess is that this cup was made by a Russian Private Factory somewhere between 1810 and 1830. It will take more time and research to be definitive. The subject is what really sells this as being a Russian […]