A RARETY FOR A COLLECTION Porcelain, overglaze hand-painted decoration, gilt accents, and cut glass detailing. Height 21 cm, 9.5 cm. In excellent condition. Eduard Mikhailovich Krimmer (1900-1974) – graphic artist, master of decorative applied art, designer, theater and film artist. Studied at the Odesa Art School. In the early years after the revolution, he was involved in staging performances in Mykolaiv. From 1923, he lived in Petrograd. Student of Kazimir Malevich (1929). In the mid-1930s – production designer for Leningrad Film Studio and Kyiv Film Studio. From 1948–1950, he worked as an artist at the Leningrad Artistic Glass Factory. From 1950, he worked at LFZ. Among Eduard M. Krimmer’s works are large, unique anniversary vases, lighting fixtures, including a monumental porcelain chandelier that adorned the Leningrad pavilion at VDNKh, unique and series tableware items, miniature vanity sets, samovar-kettles ("A Pair for Tea"), sculptural vessels in the traditions of folk art ("Bull," "Rooster," "Bear," etc.), decorative wall panels and sculptures. Eduard M. Krimmer’s works are represented in the State Russian Museum (GRM) and other museums and private collections. Tamara Nikolaevna Bespalova-Mikhaleva (1912-1991) – porcelain artist. In 1931, she graduated from the Leningrad Art and Industrial Technical School. In the same year, she entered the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, where she worked until 1975. In 1954, she performed the duties of chief artist at LFZ. Over the years of her work, she created many original compositions. The favorite motifs of the artist’s hand-painted decorations became plots from Russian fairy tales, as well as plant ornamentation. Tamara N. Mikhaleva-Bespalova's works participated in many Russian and foreign exhibitions.