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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Suzanne Dwyer on September 17, 2010, 03:10:49 PM
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I have this really beautiful set. 1 tea pot, 6 saucers, 4 cups and 1 creamer. They are all hand painted on the interior with 24 carat gold paint with embossed dragons on the outside. I am having a hard time finding any information on this considering it was from the time of the Korean war and one a few were made, or so I was told. I would appreciate any information about this set as well as anyone who might be looking to purchase. Thank you.
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Welcome to the Antique-Shop forum, Suzanne.
Plenty of items like you've described were manufactured in asian countries, so some pictures would help quite a bit here (including any hallmarks, etc. that you might find).... you might also try holding the bottom of a cup or saucer up to a light & look through the item (there are some types of items that have an image within the ceramic, such as: dragons, people, flowers, etc).
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Welcome Suzanne D - we really need pictures! Thanks!
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Would really love to see a pic or two of them if possible. Occupied Japan stuff does have a really good following, esp. when they are extra fancy as you have described. I have deal a few pieces of Occupied Japan over the past couple of years, Pretty much it sells. Not really sells for $$$.00, but a good piece can fetch you $10.00 to $20.00 (Ebay Price). Lots of Occupied Japan stuff and even a fair amount of Fakes, espically online. Really easy to put made in Occupied Japan and pawn it off for a few bucks more. If it has a hallmark with it, more likey to sell better. You mentioned embossed Dragons, is it like heavy Paint? I have a few cups with this style Art applied to the outside, usually on Eggshell porcelain (really Thin). Since you do not have a complete set, you will make more money selling seperate most likely. A extra fancy occupied japan cup could get $50.00. Then you have the Teapot, bet a Teapot collector woul snag that up, but as a set well maybe $75.00. Of course this is without information and pics, just a general IMO.
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Welcome to the Antique-Shop forum, Suzanne.
Plenty of items like you've described were manufactured in asian countries, so some pictures would help quite a bit here (including any hallmarks, etc. that you might find).... you might also try holding the bottom of a cup or saucer up to a light & look through the item (there are some types of items that have an image within the ceramic, such as: dragons, people, flowers, etc).
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I am so glad that I was bored enough to read back 75 pages and stumble into this thread!! After reading this. i went straight to a tea set that my grandmother gave my wife a while back. SURE ENOUGH, an image of an oriental lady can be seen. WOW!! I had no idea. LOL.She will love this when she wakes up.
Thanks
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Just do a Google on ...... lithophane tea cups ...... and you can find mucho info.
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These were made in Japan during the 1920s & 1930s.
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I have never heard of seeing images. I hope I get to see that in person one day. How neat!