VTG Victorian Demitasse Tea Cup & Saucer Gold & White Scallop Fancy Handle Japan

Description: VTG Victorian Demitasse Tea Cup & Saucer Gold & White Scallop Bone China Japan This is a wonderful addition to precious collectibles. Lovely demitasse cup and saucer, looks like bone china APPROX SIZE-check pictures, thank youJust a little history found on Internet:Most Japanese ceramics were not stamped with any backstamp or they were marked with the Artist's or Manufacture's name in Japanese. 1891 - 1921 - Starting in March, 1891, after enactment of the McKinley Tariff Act, all goods imported to the U.S. were required to be marked in English with the country of origin.In 1914 the Tariff Act has amended to make the words "Made In" in addition to the country of origin mandatory. This was not rigorously enforced until around 1921 so some pre 1921 pieces can still be found without the "Made In" wordage.Most Japanese pieces from this period were marked "Nippon" or "Hand Painted Nippon". They quite often will have a company logo. You will find a few pieces from this era just marked Japan and a few with no markings at all.1921 - 1941 -In August, 1921 the U.S. Custom Service ruled that Nippon could no longer be used and all goods where to be backstamped with "Made in Japan". Some items got into the U.S. with just a "Japan" stamp. In an effort to save on labor costs not all pieces in a setting were backstamped. This means that you can have an 8 place setting that was imported as a 12 place setting with no stamps at all. Prior to WW ll the few paper stickers that made it to the U.S. were very flimsy and glued on with very weak glue Note: all this information and condition is to the best of my knowledge Thank you for looking HAPPY BIDDING and Good Luck! Payment due 3 days of auction end ************comes from smoke free home but purchased at an estate************** Let's make a deal!

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

End Time: 2025-01-12T21:34:18.000Z

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