Antique Nippon

23 May, 2004 in art pottery by admin

Antique Nippon

The Top 20 Searches for Antiques and Collectibles at Kovels.com for January 2008

Cleveland, Ohio - February 06, 2008 - Kovels.com (http://www.kovels.com), the Web's largest free price guide for antiques and collectibles, today released its list of the top 20 searches for January. The Kovels' top 20 list is based on the results of hundreds of thousands of searches that took place on its website during the month of January 2008.

People use price guides for a number of reasons, usually to determine the value of an item that they own. If an item isn't listed on the top 20 list, it doesn't mean it is unpopular or that there isn't a demand for it. It only means that in January there was less interest in finding prices for that item.

1. Spatterware, 2. Coca - Cola, 3. Stoves, 4. Capo-Di-Monte, 5. World War II, 6. Jewelry, 7. Occupied Japan, 8. Silverplate, 9. Furniture, 10. Dolls, 11. Lladro, 12. Lighter, 13. Knife, 14. Hutchenreuther, 15. Clocks, 16. Royal Bayreuth, 17. Nippon, 18. Royal Dux, 19. Rosenthal, 20. Cookie Jars

As you can see, there are a few new categories on this month's top 20 list, including Spatterware for the first time at #1 and Hutchenreuther at #14. The recent record price of $37,400 for Spatterware probably created extra interest and Hutchenreuther was featured on the "Kovels.com News of Interest to Collectors" page which generated quite a few price searches by curious collectors (take a look at http://www.kovels.com/news.html). Stoves are still in the top 5 at #3 but are starting to slip as the winter drags on.

The Kovels' "Top 20" list of antiques and collectibles has been published monthly since 2002 and is offered by Kovels.com as a service for collectors. Accredited media interested in discussing the content of this release or any topics related to antiques and collectibles are encouraged to contact the Kovels to schedule an interview.

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antique china/ noritake nippon patters from the 1900 Im looking for the date and name of my pattern thanks?

I have a tea pot w/ lid a creamer and surgar pot w/ lids they have the nippon seal with the M in the middel and hand painted written on it. I know it is from noritake nippon and was made earlyest 1911 latest 1921 because that was the times for the marking I have. It has alot of gold painting on it. and decorated with alot of raised gold. it has small pink flowers on it. cream and surger are reg. size but the tea pot is small. If you cant help me please direct me in the right direction.

136. Mark: "M" for Morimura in a wreath, crowned by "NORITAKE" and below, "Hand painted" and "Made in Japan". The use of the "M" gives a date before 1953 when the long used "M" in a wreath was replaced with a "N" for Noritake. Until 1921 Noritake predominately marked export wares Nippon meaning Japan in Japanese, while most back stamps after 1921 state "Japan" or "Made in Japan." From the early 1920 and probably until 1940 most if not all US market patterns were designed in New York. Marks with US Design Patent Pending probably dates to this period, to whatever effect it might have had to stop other Japanese companies to copy the modern and seccessful Noritake designs.

You might try asking

http://www.robbinsnest.com/Noritake/nippon-toki-kaisha.html

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