There was some interest in the little teacup that I shared in yesterday’s post.
I shared that my Grandmother served hot chocolate to my Mom when she was a little girl using this set.
Mom gave me the set before my own kids were born.
*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!
The set is missing two cups. It was fragile then (and more so now), so I didn’t use it much.
I have learned that is a good thing, since it likely contains lead.
Since yesterday, I have learned that my iridescent set is called Lusterware porcelain. After painting and decorating, the pieces are glazed with a transparent metallic finish and fired again to produce the illusion of luminescence. The Japanese Morimura brothers popularized it in the 1870s.
Japanese Lusterware was made between the 1920s to 1940s.
I found a set with the same floral design as mine that was auctioned a few years ago for $60.00.
Value is dependent upon many things: limited production, scarcity, authenticity, unusual features, condition, historical context, popularity and more.
There is no monetary value on sentimentality. How can there be?
Priceless.
See the world around you!
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…and made more priceless in the fact that you are actively enjoying it (its beauty & memories) instead of merely packing it away ‘safely’ in a box, sight unseen. Gorgeous settings to accompany your colorful memories.
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The only time the set has ever been in a box are the times that we have moved (quite a few in our early years). I always unpacked it as soon as I could. What’s the point of having such a collectible, if one never sees it? 🙂
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Absolutely!
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Fun to see it up close and hear the history, Laura!!! Do you know where she got it originally?
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Unfortunately, I have no idea where my Grandmother got it, Nancy. I wish I did…maybe her Mom gave it to her! That would be cool! Maybe she saw it in a catalog? I just don’t know.
I did think it would touch you, since it is Japanese. 🙂
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It’s a pretty set, and fun that you know the history. Thanks for sharing the photo of the set!
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It is fun to know the history, Wendy. I dunno why I never looked it up before. Thanks for the incentive to look it up! 🙂
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It’s a beautiful set! Lusterware – the word I couldn’t think of. Your set is ‘priceless’
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Thank you Sharon! Now we all know the word! 🙂
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I love treasures like that. I have a few of my mother’s and grandmother’s things – priceless is right!
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I am so glad that you have treasures from your Mom and Grandmother, Kathleen! I know they are just things, but they do help us to keep our precious memories. 🙂
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Beautiful set!
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I think so, too! 🙂
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