1452281

Post-1950s Art Nouveau Design Handpainted Gold #1452281

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Post-1950s Art Nouveau Design Handpainted Gold #1452281
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This Nippon sugar shaker is mesmerizing in its beauty! Don't miss this chance to own it!</em></td>
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This Nippon sugar shaker is mesmerizing in its beauty! It is hand-painted with a color design with the gold moriage gilt, in contrast to the white alabaster with gold moriage shaker of item PO-1201006. The design is of 1900-1920s vintage. It has been manufactured by Noritake after the mid-20th century.<p>

This shaker has been painted on the bottom in alternating widths and panels of color: spring green and periwinkle blue. The flowers are a coppery-pink with gray highlights. The entire design is accentuated with gold moriage loops and garlands and extends all the way around the shaker, as the pictures show.<p>

The shaker measures 4 inches tall with a 2 3/4-inch base. It is shaped for easy grip for table use. The bottom has a large cork on the bottom and is marked with the green "Hand Painted Nippon" and Nippon wreath. The Nippon marks were used by Noritake in its manufacture of early Nippon designs after the 1950s.<p>

It is in excellent condition and will make a lovely addition to a Nippon or Victorian era design sugar shaker collection!<p>

(For a bit of history: Nippon means "Japan". Nippon china was produced for export to the United States from 1865 to 1921, when the McKinley Tariff act prohibited the import of items not "plainly marked, stamped, branded or labeled in legible English words" with the country of origin. Since Nippon was the Japanese word for Japan and "Japan" was its English equivalent, "Nippon" as a term could no longer be used, and the period of the Nippon ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1950</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Japan</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Nippon/Noritake</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Post-1950s Art Nouveau Design Handpainted Gold</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Art Deco</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Porcelain</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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