Fine Online Estate Sale Auction, Private Residence Honey Brook, PA
Lot 48:
Description
A partial porcelain dinner service manufactured by Noritake in Japan, featuring the Mariana pattern. The pieces are constructed from white porcelain with an ivory-toned rim. Decoration consists of transfer-printed polychrome floral baskets filled with pink, yellow, and blue flowers, accented by brown scrollwork and swags. This motif is bordered by an outer blue scalloped line with black scrolls and an inner brown geometric checkered band. The undersides of the pieces bear a reddish-brown backstamp featuring a laurel wreath surrounding the letter M, with Noritake arched above, Made in Japan and Mariana in a cartouche below, and U.S. Design Pat. Applied For at the bottom. This mark was used by Noritake from approximately 1911 into the early 1920s. The set includes one large oval serving platter, ten dinner plates, ten large soup or cereal bowls, eight salad or dessert plates, five small fruit or berry bowls, and six small saucers.
Oval serving platter: 16 inches in length
Dinner plates: 10 inches in diameter.
Condition report:
The service is in good overall vintage condition. No significant chips, cracks, or repairs were noted upon inspection of the stacked items. There is typical light surface wear to the transfer-printed decoration and minor shelf wear to the unglazed foot rings, consistent with age and occasional use.
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