A fruit vase depicting apples was made at the Volkhov Porcelain and Faience Manufactory “Komintern” in the 1920s. The edges of the dish were decorated with an ornament in the form of leaves and branches; the side handles are asymmetric and curved.
Before the Bolshevik Revolution, the owners of the factory were the Kuznetsovs, one of the most prominent families in Russia. They produced porcelain and faience tableware. Overall, the Kuznetsovs had 19 factories in different cities in Russia. In the Novgorod governorate, Ivan Kuznetsov owned three porcelain factories: Volkhovsky, Bronnitsky, and Georgian. He also had a glass factory near the Chudovo railway station (part of the Nicholas railroad) and a brick factory in the village of Buydinsky in the Novgorod district. About five thousand people worked at Ivan Kuznetsov’s factories.
Ivan Kuznetsov was born on March 17, 1850. He started his career at the factories of his cousin Matvey Kuznetsov. There the future manufacturer worked in the workshops and gained experience. Already in 1873, he became the chief manager of the factories, and a year later, he officially became the managing partner, who was in charge of all the fair “trades” of the Kuznetsov factories. Kuznetsov also learned the technologies of porcelain making.
In 1878, he opened his own business, and on November 7, 1892, at auction he purchased the Bronnitsky factory, which had previously belonged to Peter Reichel and had been “Mercury”. Five years later, he opened a new porcelain production in Chudovo. “Kuznetsov porcelain” was compared with Chinese and Western European products — it was in no way inferior. The tableware was displayed at domestic and foreign exhibitions.
Since 1902, the factories of Ivan Kuznetsov on the Volkhov river began to supply the royal court, and as of 1904, the enterprise became the official supplier of His Imperial Majesty’s Court. Therefore, the owner of the production was awarded the Order of St. Alexander of the 3rd degree.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the Kuznetsovs were monopolists in the porcelain market in Russia. “Kuznetsov goods” were bought and purchased at the largest fairs of the country. With the beginning of World War I, the production of porcelain began to decline due to difficulties with the supply of raw materials. After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918, all the factories were nationalized, and there is no information about Ivan Kuznetsov left.
Before the Bolshevik Revolution, the owners of the factory were the Kuznetsovs, one of the most prominent families in Russia. They produced porcelain and faience tableware. Overall, the Kuznetsovs had 19 factories in different cities in Russia. In the Novgorod governorate, Ivan Kuznetsov owned three porcelain factories: Volkhovsky, Bronnitsky, and Georgian. He also had a glass factory near the Chudovo railway station (part of the Nicholas railroad) and a brick factory in the village of Buydinsky in the Novgorod district. About five thousand people worked at Ivan Kuznetsov’s factories.
Ivan Kuznetsov was born on March 17, 1850. He started his career at the factories of his cousin Matvey Kuznetsov. There the future manufacturer worked in the workshops and gained experience. Already in 1873, he became the chief manager of the factories, and a year later, he officially became the managing partner, who was in charge of all the fair “trades” of the Kuznetsov factories. Kuznetsov also learned the technologies of porcelain making.
In 1878, he opened his own business, and on November 7, 1892, at auction he purchased the Bronnitsky factory, which had previously belonged to Peter Reichel and had been “Mercury”. Five years later, he opened a new porcelain production in Chudovo. “Kuznetsov porcelain” was compared with Chinese and Western European products — it was in no way inferior. The tableware was displayed at domestic and foreign exhibitions.
Since 1902, the factories of Ivan Kuznetsov on the Volkhov river began to supply the royal court, and as of 1904, the enterprise became the official supplier of His Imperial Majesty’s Court. Therefore, the owner of the production was awarded the Order of St. Alexander of the 3rd degree.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the Kuznetsovs were monopolists in the porcelain market in Russia. “Kuznetsov goods” were bought and purchased at the largest fairs of the country. With the beginning of World War I, the production of porcelain began to decline due to difficulties with the supply of raw materials. After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918, all the factories were nationalized, and there is no information about Ivan Kuznetsov left.
