למביני דבר. סט פורצלן אספני לתה או קפה, לפחות בן 100 שנה. סט יפיפה של "נוריטקה" Noritake CHINA יפן. מעוטר בפס ...

למביני דבר. סט פורצלן אספני לתה או קפה, לפחות בן 100 שנה. סט יפיפה של "נוריטקה" Noritake CHINA יפן. מעוטר בפס בגוון כחול אפרפר ובדוגמאות פרחים ופסי כסף. 12 צלחות קפה + 10 ספלי קפה ותה + 12 קעריות + 12 צלוחיות לעוגה + כלי נוסף לרוטב עם מכסה

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History of Noritake China

In 1876, Japanese businessman Ichizaemon Morimura and his brother Toyo opened the Morimura

Brothers shop in New York City to sell Asian antiques and decorative arts in the U.S. and bring American money into Japan through export trade. The shop was successful, but the brothers continued to look for new products for American customers. They knew that china and porcelain were used in every home for dining, washing up, or displaying the family's good taste with decorative pieces, but European factories had production locked up.

In 1889, Ichizaemon visited the Paris World Exposition and seeing fine French porcelain, was inspired to create porcelain for the U.S. market by opening a factory in Japan, his home country. The Morimura brothers hired experts to learn porcelain manufacture, and by 1904, they had built a ceramics factory in Noritake, Takaba-village, Aichi, Japan. This allowed the company to control the quality of their goods and designs and ensured that the patterns appealed to U.S. buyers.

The ceramics were hand-painted and gilded by individual artists, and Noritake instituted production line painting and decoration to satisfy future demand. It took nearly 10 years for the company to develop their fine china, but the result continues to enchant collectors today, and the company still thrives.

Noritake china is famous for its delicate designs, some of which feature beautiful gold trim. These patterns hold a special place in the hearts of collectors and enthusiasts, so it's helpful to know a bit about the many gold-edged patterns of antique Noritake china.interchangeably, and refer to a white, translucent ceramic.) 

Identifying the China

Noritake china is often referred to as antique, vintage, or collectible, but this terminology can be confusing

to a new collector.

Antique Versus Collectible Pieces

Based on the U.S. Customs definition, antiques must be at least 100 years old, so the earliest Noritake pieces are antiques. "Collectible" can be used to mean pieces under 100 years old, and much of Noritake falls under that definition. And finally, since Noritake still produces dinnerware and other items, the products can also be considered new, contemporary, or vintage and retro (roughly 25 years for vintage and under up to 50 years for retro): just remember that these are informal terms with no official definition, and different dealers may use the terms interchangeably.