noritake china set
white background with silver edges. red/orange pattern with purple roses. gravy boat, all size plates, tea cups, milk/sugar servers, large serving dish, medium serving dish, large round covered serving dish
grandmother owned set. possibly from early 1900s bit not sure
Inherited
Yes
Hi Leigh,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A n antique 66-piece Noritake parcel gilt porcelain part dinner service
unidentified pattern (white with delicate hand-painted floral borders) made in Japan, bearing the backstamp in use from circa 1911-1920s, comprising:
12 dinner plates
12 soup plates (medium shallow bowls)
12 finger or fruit bowls (small shallow bowls)
12 coffee cups with 11 saucers
1 cream pitcher
1 covered sugar bowl
1 gravy or sauce boat
1 very large serving dish
1 medium serving dish
1 oval serving bowl
1 covered circular vegetable dish (serving bowl)
CONDITION: client represents that two cup saucers have tiny rim chips. Otherwise, this appears to be in good condition. Value assumes no other chips, cracks, breaks, repairs or losses.
PROVENANCE: inherited
$400-600 for the set*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.
Thanks, Leigh. You're all set. This would have had a (much) higher value if the set was larger and had more of the place settings (luncheon plates, dessert plates, etc) and service pieces as well as an even number of pieces.
ok no problem! there are 12 coffee cups, 11 saucers for those cups, pourer for cream, sugar bowl with cover, 12 shallow small bowls, 12 medium shallow bowls, 12 dinner plates, one gravy boat, one very large serving dish, one medium serving dish, one oval serving bowl, one covered round serving bowl. two of the cup saucers have one tiny chip on the edge