Chinese Tea set

LilMissCiara

We have a Chinese tea set at home that is in excellent condition. On the bases there is a Chinese letter in gold paint and they are all hand painted in a traditional Chinese design.

Unfortunately we have no idea of the age and I won't be able to get pictures up until the weekend but until then has anybody any idea if they are worth anything?!

dannychiu

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Wild_Dogger

It could be worth something , but the chances are that it is Japanese Satsuma tea-ware ( which could also be valuable)

Of course I havent seen a photo yet ... but you often see the 'gold' charachters on the base .

Looking forward to the pics !

coylemj

LilMissCiara wrote: »

We have a Chinese tea set at home that is in excellent condition. On the bases there is a Chinese letter in gold paint and they are all hand painted in a traditional Chinese design.

They sound like they are of the Tang dynasty, I'd say they're worth about Eur 20,000.

Wild_Dogger

Very good Coyle , is that an offer ?

You dont see Chinese porcelain with gold painted charachters unless its imperial ( and even that is rare). At least I've never seen it anyway .
The Satsuma is usually gold,red, or black ......... thats why I say it .

Still , we'll wait for a photo

LilMissCiara

Sorry for the delay.

On closer looks, it doesn't seem as special as we once thought! :P

Some pictures anyway:

Inside of the cup.


The base.


The teapot.



The handle of the cup (has little ridges on it!).


There is more than a teapot and cup but they're just the pictures I took!

Citywest111

it's Japanese

Wild_Dogger

Japanese Kutani-ware , early 20th C .

Very much mass produced , so its not worth a huge amount .

caoty

Not worth much.

Degsy

I have a vase that looks something similar except it has "dancing maidens",partly clothed with 1920's haircuts..i must get a pic up.

Degsy

Wild_Dogger

Out of luck there Degsy , This isnt up to much either !

The chair is older