851697

Nippon Iris Artist Chocolate Pot Set #851697

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Nippon Iris Artist Chocolate Pot Set #851697
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td><em> One of a kind Artist signed Iris Chocolate Pot Set!!! Featured in Joan Van Patten's 6th Series!</em></td></tr><tr> <td width="100%"> This is a stunning example of artistry in Nippon. A beautiful Iris Chocolate Pot Set which includes the chocolate pot with lid and six cups and saucers.



This set was featured in Joan Van Patten's Encyclopedia of Nippon Porcelain - Sixth Series on page 215, plate 4076. I cannot imagine that there is a duplicate set anywhere. I am limited to 4 photos so am providing you with the fine detail photos. I have more photos if you are interested. The backstamp is the blue mark #157.



Every piece but the lid to the pot is initialed by the artist. I researched to try to find out who the artist was, but have had no luck.



The only problems with this set are: there is a piece broken from the inside of the lid, which is not visible when the lid is on the pot. Also, there is a tiny chip on the lip of one cup, as shown in the close up photo of the cup and saucer. This cup, when tapped, has no ring as the others do. There are no cracks to it, so I can only guess this is due to the tiny chip. There is only very, very minor rubbing of the gold on a couple of the saucers on the edges and 2 saucers have small rub spots inside the saucer. There is some rubbing of the gold on the handles of all the cups. On one cup, it appears that the gold was not applied enough, since it does not look as if it was rubbed. It looks as if, before the artist applied the gold on the items, there was a sponge effect coat of the purple because on this cup, it is exposed beneath the ...
<a href="http://www.goantiques.com/liveauction/complete_description.jsp?id=1236430" target=_new><b>View Complete Description</b></a> </td></tr><tr> <td> </td></tr><tr> <td>Reference #: C1092</td></tr><tr><td>Condition:Very good</td></tr><tr><td>Year:c. 1921</td></tr><tr><td>Country:Japan</td></tr><tr><td>Maker:Royal Hinode</td></tr><tr><td>Title:Nippon Iris Artist Chocolate Pot Set</td></tr><tr><td>Materials:Porcelain</td></tr><tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr></table>