The tea set Golden Cockerel was made at Imperial (Lomonosov) Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg, Russia. For the first time wonderful pattern of these teapots created at the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg by Alexei Vorobyevsky, porcelain painter and Eduard Krimmer, modeler in 1972. ❗ The large tea pot is 24 x 16 x 22 cm (10" x 6 1/2" x 9"). It holds 1800 ml water. The small tea pot is 14 x 10 x 9.5 cm (5 3/4" x 4" x 3 3/4"). It holds 250 ml water. Hand - painted with gold 22K ink. Brand new, never used, in excellent condition. The Imperial Porcelain Factory was founded by Empress Elizabeth in 1744 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Imperial Porcelain Factory was the first porcelain manufacturer in Russia to develop and commercially implement the alabaster porcelain technology. This fine delicate porcelain is a more brilliant white than the usual kind, and thin almost to the point of being translucent. From its first porcelain bear, hand-made by the inventor of Russian porcelain, Dmitry Vinogradov, the factory has continued the tradition of creating life through porcelain. This quality, demanded by the Imperial Romanov Family, can still be found two and a half centuries later, when more than 300 different types of figurines are made at the factory for people throughout the world to enjoy. And every one of them is hand­made and hand-painted. It is this special attention to detail of porcelain artists which infuses each figurine with life, soul, individuality. Durning the Soviet time the factory became known as the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (LFZ) In 2005, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory was renamed to its pre-Soviet name, the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory (IPM) Standards of excellence set by Lomonosov sculptors, such as B.Vorobyev, I.Riznich, P.Veselov received high international acclaim at World Exhibitions in Brussels, New York, London etc. Pictures are part of the description and reflect the current state of the article. The real color of the item may be slightly different from the pictures shown on website caused by many factors such as brightness of your monitor and light brightness. Please keep in mind that shipping takes 3-5 weeks to the USA and 10-20 days to Europe. Customs can cause delays with your shipment which the seller has no control over. Please consider such delays when making your purchase. unique teapot gold teapot russian teapot Christmas gift Christmas gift for her Christmas gift for him Christmas gift for mum