NORITAKE IVORY CHINA DINNER SERVICE - JAPANESE CIRCA 1920-1940

A SUBSTANTIAL DINNER SERVICE IN NORITAKE IVORY CHINA, A PREMIUM JAPANESE PORCELAIN PRODUCED DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD. THE SERVICE FEATURES A REFINED AESTHETIC WITH HAND-PAINTED SEPIA-TONED FLORAL SPRAYS ARRANGED IN A SCATTERED PATTERN ACROSS THE RIM, COMPLEMENTED BY GILT BANDING TO THE OUTER EDGE AND INNER WELL.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: NORITAKE, NAGOYA, JAPAN
- MARK TYPE: PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH WREATH AND 'M' MARK, 'JAPAN' AND US DESIGN PATENT NUMBER 208650
- PATTERN: FLORAL SPRAY DESIGN IN SEPIA TONES WITH GILT TRIM
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1920-1940 BASED ON BACKSTAMP AND PATENT REGISTRATION

SERVICE COMPOSITION:
THE SERVICE COMPRISES:
- DINNER PLATES (27CM): APPROXIMATELY 8PIECES
- SALAD/DESSERT PLATES (19CM): APPROXIMATELY 8 PIECES
- BREAD PLATES (16CM): APPROXIMATELY 8 PIECES
- SOUP BOWLS WITH SAUCERS: 6 PLACE SETTINGS
- TEACUPS WITH SAUCERS: 6 PLACE SETTINGS
- SERVING PIECES: 1 TEAPOT WITH LID, 1 CREAM JUG, 1 SUGAR BOWL WITH LID, 2 SERVING PLATTERS (OVAL)

CONDITION: OVERALL GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE GLAZE EXHIBITS MINOR CRAZING THROUGHOUT, A CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF NORITAKE IVORY CHINA FROM THIS PERIOD AND NOT INDICATIVE OF DAMAGE. THE GILT BANDING SHOWS LIGHT WEAR TO THE RIM EDGES FROM USE AND HANDLING. THE HAND-PAINTED SEPIA FLORAL DECORATION DISPLAYS GENTLE FADING, PARTICULARLY TO THE OUTER SPRAYS, WHICH IS NATURAL FOR PIECES OF THIS AGE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE SERVICE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL GLAZE FINISH THROUGHOUT, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPAINTING.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THE SERVICE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CAREFUL USE AND STORAGE, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR LOSS. THE COMPLETE NATURE OF THE SERVICE AND THE PRESENCE OF ALL SERVING PIECES SUGGESTS THIS WAS A VALUED FAMILY POSSESSION.

NOTE: NORITAKE IVORY CHINA REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN JAPANESE CERAMICS MANUFACTURING DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD, COMBINING TRADITIONAL HAND-PAINTING TECHNIQUES WITH MODERN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. THIS SERVICE EXEMPLIFIES THE QUALITY AND AESTHETIC REFINEMENT THAT MADE NORITAKE A PREFERRED CHOICE FOR MIDDLE TO UPPER-CLASS HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD DURING THE 1920S-1940S.

Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 70cm, Depth: 50cm, Weight: 16Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+3

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