Can anybody tell me anything about these cups and saucers?

by Pam
(NZ)

Can anybody tell me anything about these cups and saucers?

Can anybody tell me anything about these cups and saucers?





Can anybody tell me anything about these cups and saucers?:- These two cups and saucers were given to me by an elderly neighbour back in the 1960s when I was a child. She and her neice lived in the oldest home in our village in NZ and their little cottage was a veritable mine of beautiful antiques - brass bedheads and patchwork quilts.

The cup and saucer sets have no marking, writing or stamps whatsoever on them. I estimate given the age of the ladies back then that they would be from the early 1900s.

Since there are no markings - are they just the cheap china of the day? I've always wondered about this. (As you may have guessed I am very new to identifying china). They are quite fine.

Looking forward to some comments - thank you in advance :)

Pam

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Can anybody tell me anything about these cups and saucers?

Hi Pam


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Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter (Admin)

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Cups & Saucers
by: Blake

Dear Pam,
Without any marks the cups & saucers are going to be tough to identify to a specific maker. However, the upper most cup and saucer is from Japan circa 1930's Art Deco; the geometric handle angle and the stylized floral decoration are exact for Japan during this period.
The lower cup & saucer is most probably English. An educated guess would put the date around 1910-1930; notice how the handle is overly done to keep it from breaking. Early teacups had no handles. When handles became popular, keeping the from breaking off was a problem had by many porcelain/bone china makers in England especially during the war years when certain materials became unavailable.
As to value, try searching ebay & Google for similar teacups & saucers of the respective periods by known makers, Noritake will work for the first set, then deduct at least 25% for not being able to tell them maker.

Yours, Blake

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by: Pam

Hi Blake
Thanks for that info. Confirms my guess re age and certainly is interesting the first is Japanese. I will keep looking.

Kind regards :)

Pam

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