This tea set was brought back by travelling relatives for Tony's grandmother in the 1950s. It was thought to be Japanese, but investigation suggests that the Thousand Flower designs are Chinese in origin. Helen had remarked that it looked more Chinese. Similar styles of Chinese Thousand Flower designs can be found here.
One side of the milk jug.
The other side of the milk jug with a lovely chrysanthemum flower. Sorry that the colours haven't reproduced well in these photos - the pattern is very lovely.
Can anyone comment on whether this backstamp is in Chinese or Japanese graphics? It is very tiny, so again hasn't reproduced well.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thousand flower tea set
Monday, July 12, 2010
Victoria fine china, made in Bohemia - tea set
This is the only cup, saucer and bread and butter plate from this tea set that came to us from Max's mother's estate. The cup is very small and light. It is 7.8 cm in diameter, and 6.5 cm in height. The colour green is dull and lifeless, rather reminds me of Palmolive soap in the 1950s, or green lead paint.
The maker's mark says Victoria Fine China, and in the brown blob in the middle is a crown and "Made in Bohemia". I found a website, Ginni's Bohemian, Czechoslovakian & Ceský Factory Marks which lists "Victoria" Schmidt & Co, but no sample of this particular mark. I've emailed Ginni with some photos and hope she can make some comments on the age of the tea set.
The bread and butter plate has a nice shape.
I'm wondering whether this is another 1913 wedding gift for Floris and Fred Brown. I must say the mark looks more modern than the others on Ginni's website, but I wait to see if I hear from Ginni.
Labels:
Bohemia,
Lenore,
tea set,
Victoria Schmidt and Co
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