Vintage Russian Lomonosov Porcelain Snow Bunting Bird Figurine

This is a nice example of a ‘Snow Bunting’ bird figure produced by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory.

The figure has a smooth rounded appearance and is rather stylised. It is hand-painted in black and blue, with the eyes picked out in black and brown.

The underside is marked in red with the Russian equivalent of the letters ‘LFZ’. The abbreviation LFZ comes from the factory name in Russian – Lomonosovkiy Farforoviy Zavod. It also has the words ‘MADE IN USSR’. This implies that this piece was produced before the fall of the Soviet Union.

It has a maximum height of approximately 7.4cm and a maximum length of about 10.0cm.

It has an unwrapped weight of 70g.

It is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks, although there is one glaze flaw on the back wing, where the glaze has lifted during firing. This may have been if it came into contact with another item in the kiln. This can be seen in the pictures and this flaw is reflected in the price.