Tea pair “Field Poppies” (2 cups with saucers) Condition: One cup is in perfect condition, and the other has a thin crack and chip (clearly visible in the photo) Material: Porcelain Hand-painted artist Antonina Semenova (1928-2015). Made in USSR (Leningrad) The Lomonosov Imperial Porcelain Factory, also known as the Imperial Porcelain Factory or Imperial Porcelain Manufactory (IPM), was founded in 1744 by Dmitry Ivanovich Vinogradov on the banks of the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was Russia's first porcelain factory and one of the earliest in Europe. The factory has been supported by Russian tsars since Empress Elizabeth and is known for its hand-painted ceramics.