NORITAKE CHINA TEACUP SET - JAPANESE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING SIX-PIECE TEACUP SET IN FINE BONE CHINA, MANUFACTURED BY NORITAKE CHINA OF JAPAN AND BEARING THE U.S. DESIGN PATENT MARK 187156. THIS SET EXEMPLIFIES MID-CENTURY JAPANESE PORCELAIN PRODUCTION AT ITS FINEST, COMBINING ELEGANT FORM WITH REFINED DECORATIVE DETAILING.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: MORTAKE CHINA, JAPAN
- PATTERN NAME: BIARRITZ
- PATTERN NUMBER: 6006
- MARK TYPE: PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH DECORATIVE WREATH AND SHIELD, PLATINUM OR GREY METALLIC RIM
- DATE: CIRCA 1950S-1960S BASED ON BACKSTAMP AND DESIGN PATENT REGISTRATION
- U.S. DESIGN PATENT: 187156

COMPOSITION AND DESIGN:
THE SET COMPRISES SIX TEACUPS , EACH FEATURING A GENTLY TAPERED CYLINDRICAL CUP FORM WITH A SINGLE APPLIED HANDLE. THE BODY DISPLAYS SUBTLE VERTICAL RIBBING OR FLUTING TO THE LOWER TWO-THIRDS, CREATING VISUAL INTEREST AND TACTILE DIMENSION. THE RIM IS FINISHED WITH A PLATINUM OR GREY METALLIC BAND, APPLIED WITH PRECISION. .

DIMENSIONS:
- CUP HEIGHT: 8.5 CM
- CUP DIAMETER (AT RIM): 7.5 CM
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CONDITION: EXCELLENT. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, HAIRLINE FRACTURES, OR REPAIRS DETECTED. THE METALLIC RIM DECORATION IS BRIGHT, COMPLETE, AND SHOWS NO WEAR OR FADING. THE GLAZE IS UNIFORMLY GLOSSY WITH NO CRAZING, DISCOLOURATION, OR SURFACE SCRATCHES. ALL SIX CUPS ARE CONSISTENT IN CONDITION AND APPEARANCE, INDICATING THEY HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED AS A COMPLETE SET.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, AUSTRALIA. THE SET APPEARS TO HAVE SEEN MINIMAL USE AND HAS BEEN STORED IN CONTROLLED CONDITIONS, PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL FINISH AND DECORATION.

NOTE: THIS SET REPRESENTS QUALITY MID-CENTURY JAPANESE PORCELAIN PRODUCTION, DESIGNED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET AS EVIDENCED BY THE U.S. DESIGN PATENT REGISTRATION. THE BIARRITZ PATTERN WAS A POPULAR EXPORT LINE, AND COMPLETE SIX-PIECE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF MID-CENTURY TABLEWARE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS.

Item Size: Height: 9cm, Width: 7.5cm, Depth: 7.5cm, Weight: 2Kg

TOORMINA
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