5 NORITAKE JAPAN Bone China Retired Pattern 1358 circa 1955 Butter Pat Plates

Rare collectible vintage 3" X 5" Five BUTTER PAT PLATES 1950-1959 White printed vintage original NORITAKE Japan Bone China Retired Pattern 1358 circa 1955 very good condition, no chips or crazing. There is a hairline crack. Please see last two pics. Pattern features gray, turquoise, aqua, and brown leaves, white ground, platinum trim. An awesome addition to your retro table! Noritake china began in 1876 when two Japanese Ichizaemon Morimura and Toyo opened Morimura Brothers shop in New York. They sold antiques and decorative pieces in the beginning before they ventured into cutlery for the western market. Taking inspiration for French porcelain, Morimura began creating dinner sets for the Western Markets, controlling the quality and designs by making them hand-drawn. Their products quickly became quite popular in the west. These early, hand-painted patterns were of smaller quantity and today are valued at their highest. As time passed they adopted the mass marketing technique and the global demand for their pieces kept rising. While the company itself was not called as such, the consumers started calling the dinnerware, “Noritake” which they adopted as their trade name in 1981. Noritake still produces dinnerware to this day, all stunning, contemporary, and suitable pieces for different customers and requirements. The Noritake china can be identified in two different ways, marks, and stamps. Retail $100 now ONLY $57 with a FREE Bonus "Thank You" gift.