Posted 8 years ago
butterflyb…
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I bought this Tea Set when I was about 19 years old from an older woman who was downsizing. I paid 25.00 for the set plus 4 gold trimmed plates that are Elite Works France/Limoge on the back. Loved these back then, and now I`m 67 years young, and still love them. No idea when they were made nor their value IF any. The Tea Pot is six inches tall, and about 9 inches wide from handle to spout. The footed Tea Cups are 3½ inches wide and 2 ¼ inches tall. The Saucers are 5½ inches wide. The mark on the bottom of the Tea Pot is ¼" tall.
The small bowl and salt dips were probably my Grandmother`s who passed away when I was about 3 years old. I got them from my mother.
They are Nippon (with an M in the center of the stamp).
I was afraid of confusion. the bread and butter plate has been added with it`s mark on the back of the plate.
They are beautiful. What a gorgeous handle on the teapot! I'm a bit confused on what is marked Limoges? Plates that are not pictured? The Nippon M mark is probably Noritake - but can't tell because there is no picture! If the decoration is raised on the pieces, it is called 'moriage'.
http://gotheborg.com/marks/noritake.shtml
“Maple Leaf Nippon”, dates back to 1891. Found in green, blue (shown) & magenta. Van Patten’s #52. This mark should be 1/4? high. Known fake Maple Leaf backstamps are 1/2? high."
https://myriadtradingco.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/nippon-backstamps-and-known-dates-of-manufacture/
Celine I updated my post from yesterday...thank you for responding.
GORGEOUS !!! Very Lovely pieces butterflyblues , just lovely !