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.
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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.
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