Norataké tea cup
17 January 2022
Description

Small tea cup

Provenance

Unknown

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within about 2 hours
By Delia
Jan 17, 18:50 UTC
Fair Market Value
$10 - $15 USD
Suggested Asking Price $15 USD
What does this mean?

Good afternoon,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
While retail prices for individual pieces of Noritake can be significant, they bring quite modest values at auction, which are the prices Mearto appraises at.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage Noritake hand-painted parcel gilt porcelain tea cup
In an unattributed floral on white pattern, made in Occupied Japan, bearing the "Komaru" backstamp in use only in 1947.
(DIMENSIONS)
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition; one small rim chip noted.
PROVENANCE: inherited
$10-15*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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