Porcelain marks, written in alphabets other ... name of the country of origin in legible English. The Japanese used “Nippon,” which was the English equivalent of the Japanese word for Japan.

Is this a fair appraisal? Frank Schmitz, Parma The "Nippon" mark is found on Japanese-made porcelain, not pottery, from 1891 until 1921. Rich, cobalt blue was often combined with gold decoration ...

A decade ago, collectors were wild for American Indian designs, done on humidors ... Source: "Van Patten's ABC's of Collecting Nippon Porcelain" ($29.95, Collector Books), by Joan Van Patten.

Executive producer Marsha Bemko shares her tips for getting the most out of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Value can change: The value of an item is dependent upon many things, including the condition of the ...

Its blue circular mark says “Nippon.” A: Assuming your Nippon porcelain vase, circa 1910 to 1921, with pigtail-shaped handles measures around 8 inches high and is in good condition ...

Appraisal: Nippon Porcelain Coralene Collection, ca. 1910, from Cincinnati Hour 1. Watch David Lackey's appraisal of a Nippon Porcelain Coralene collection, from Japan with glass bead decoration ...

He visited the Paris World's Fair, and started manufacturing Western style porcelain dinnerware in 1904 as Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd in Noritake. The M in the wreath and Nippon were used between 1911 ...

The shapes and designs of coffee cups bound ... Old Noritake is defined as “a generic term for porcelain manufactured and sold by Morimura-gumi and Nippon Tōki, predecessor of Noritake, from ...

Any ideas? — D.K., New Hampshire Dear ... gave Baron Morimura the idea to start manufacturing Western style porcelain dinnerware, and in 1904 the Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd was established in ...

A visit to a Paris World’s Fair, however, gave Baron Morimura the idea to manufacture Western-style porcelain dinnerware. In 1904 the Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd was established in a village named ...

A visit to a Paris World’s Fair, however, gave Baron Morimura the idea to start manufacturing Western style porcelain dinnerware, and in 1904 the Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd was established in a ...