I picked up this adorable little tea(?) set today and would love some input. Its unmarked,and the pot is 3 1/2 inches high,as is the creamer,and the cup and sugar bowl(?) are 2 . I walked by it 3 times,at 1st dismissing it as a doll set or the like,but then I looked at it again,and by the 3rd time I was intrigued.All thoughts welcomed.
Reminds me of a take on Moss Rose. Agree that it's Asian though. Probably had made in Japan or made in China stickers. I think that bowl is an open sugar. It's pretty large in size for a children's set. I am surprised there aren't more cups and saucers. It's a cute set. Don
No other thoughts but that the detail and quality appears a bit better than the run of the mill children's stuff produced in the 1950-60s. I inherited a collection of over 100 sets like this............took forever to get rid of the poorer quality stuff. I'll see if I can locate a photo..............
Thanks for the input everyone. I cant explain why I think so,but it just feels older than that.I am often wrong though! It was well used,there is wear on it.
The ladies I bought it from called it a "breakfast set" and said it had a fitted box that had fallen apart.
Cool! That explains the size and why there is only one cup. A lot of English china companies made these sets but I still think yours looks Japanese to me. The bodies on yours look thicker than I would expect English china to be. English companies would also have used a more realistic rose. It's a shame the box fell apart. I would guesstimate a 1940's -1950's time frame but could be just a little later. Don