Noritake china
7281 Cherita Service for 12
Grandparents purchased it for their 25th wedding anniversary in the 1940s. No other info is known.
Inherited
Yes
Hi Mary,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A vintage 105-piece Noritake parcel gilt china part dinner service
In the Cherita pattern, made in Japan, bearing the backstamp in use from 1933, comprising:
12 dinner plate
12 squared plates
12 desserts plates
12 bread and butter plates
12 sauce bowls (no handles)
12 consomme bowls (two handles)
12 cups with 12 saucers
2 graduated platters
1 covered casserole
1 casserole
1 gravy or sauceboat with underplate
1 sugar bowl
1 cream pitcher
CONDITION: client reports 1 small chip on the rim of a sauce bowl. Otherwise they are in perfect condition. They've been washed by hand or in the dishwasher with a special detergent that won't take off the gold. In the 30 or so years of ownership9, they've been used no more than a dozen times.
PROVENANCE: inherited
$400-700 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.
That's helpful, Mary Lu, thank you very much; you're all set
Thank you for your appraisal. I'm hoping to sell it and get a good price. It's a very beautiful set.
Mary Lu
Everything in the picture of the table setting has 12 pieces: dinner plate, 3 side plates, cup and saucer, 2 bowls--soup and sauce. 96 pieces total.
In the picture of serving pieces, there's 1 of each: 2 platters (lg. and sm.), 2 casseroles (1 covered), gravy boat attached to bottom plate, sugar and creamer. Counting the 2 lids, there are 9 pieces. Total: 105 pieces.
I've looked at each piece and only found 1 small chip on the rim of a sauce bowl. Otherwise they are in perfect condition. They've been washed by hand or in the dishwasher with a special detergent that won't take off the gold. In the 30 or so years that I've had them, I'd say they've been used no more than a dozen times.
If you wish me to send you a picture of all the piles, which are out on my counter, to confirm this, let me know.