A group of five rare porcelain dessert plates from the I.E. Kuznetsov Factory in Volkhovo, circa 1878-1917. Borders molded with shell and scroll ornament and magenta rim, blue factory mark on underside. 1214-012. Diameter: 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm).Ivan Emilianovich Kuznetsov, a member of the multigenerational barons of ceramic production in late Imperial Russia, founded three ceramics factories in Northwest Russia after 1880 in the cities of Volkhovo, Bronnitsy, and Gruzino near the city of Novgorod. The factories produced a wide variety of high-quality wares for middle-class and upper-middle class buyers until the 1918 Revolution. Once nationalized, these Novgorod area factories partnered with artists from the former Imperial factories on new designs for mass production.

Overall good condition, some wear to glaze on high points consistent with age and use, one plate with a chip to rim