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DANTE5

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Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« on: February 24, 2018, 03:33:18 pm »
Hello everyone,

I am not having much luck identifying these items.  I have 4 tea cups with 1 creamer and 1 sugar bowl.  Cups measuring approximately 3" x 4 1/2" and creamer 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" with sugar bowl 6 1/2" x 4". Picked up at Goodwill, excellent antique, vintage condition.  Floral design with heavy gilt with pink watteau.  They are unmarked. I found similar items with focus on handles, but I can not nail down the maker.  I am hoping someone can help me.  I've looked at Haviland, Dresden, Sevres, Continental Porcelain, Occupied Japan to name a few. Does anyone recognize the pattern?  Your help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2018, 04:18:34 pm »
Also the gilding has the Satsuma dots which added to my confusion.

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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2018, 10:56:35 pm »
Dante’s,

Not sure the manufacture either. The gilding is so bright, it makes me think of that “22 karat gold guaranteed” gilding.  They started using that in the 1930’s and after.
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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2018, 07:02:53 am »
Great information Pelady...Thanks.

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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2018, 12:00:04 pm »
There use to be a lot of Asian exports of tea sets.  That might explain the dots in the pattern.  Many of the factories probably weren't branded.

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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2018, 12:08:15 pm »
Dantes,

While you were focusing on the handles, I was trying to find a pattern with a floral cartouche.  The only one I have found so far (and it is not your pattern/set) is Nippon.  Have you found any similar with the oval and gold guild/dots?

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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2018, 12:22:43 pm »
Oh yes! Nippon could be a possibility, I also thought Imari, Royal Crown Derby, all Asian exporters.  Thanks for leads.  You too Icegold10.  As mentioned a lot of the Asian exports were unmarked with a heavy gilt presence.  Thanks again.

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Re: Need Help With Identifying Maker of Tea Cups/Creamer/Sugar Dish
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2018, 12:41:34 pm »
BTW....I mentioned Royal Crown Derby (which is English) because it was often consider the Old Imari.