Pair of Vintage Noritake Chelsea Fruit Bowls | Bird of Paradise Porcelain | M in Wreath Mark, U.S. Design Pat. 71432 | 1920s–30s Japan | Catch-All Ring Dishes | 5.25"

Two birds, two bowls, no stones required.

This is a pair of vintage porcelain Noritake fruit bowls in the Chelsea pattern. In the center of each, two long-tailed birds of paradise stand beside a little lake with a village in the distance, under flowering branches, in soft pink, yellow, blue and red. The cream border has three floral panels in orange, blue and yellow, a narrow green and navy band at the edge and gold trim.

Both are marked on the back in red: Noritake, an M in a wreath, Made in Japan, Chelsea, and U.S. Design Pat. 71432. The M stands for Morimura, the company behind Noritake, and this mark was used in the 1920s and 30s. The design patent number dates the pattern to the mid-1920s.

Use them as fruit or dessert bowls, fill a gap in a Chelsea set, or put them to work as catch-all dishes for rings, earrings and keys. Because of the gold trim, please wash them by hand and keep them out of the microwave.

Condition: Excellent vintage condition. The gold trim is bright and the colors are crisp. Expect light signs of age on pieces this old. Please see all photos.

Details:

• Material: Porcelain
• Colors: white and cream with pink, yellow, blue, red, green and gold
• Size: about 5.25" across each
• Quantity: pair (2 bowls)
• Marks: Noritake, M in wreath, Made in Japan, Chelsea, U.S. Design Pat. 71432
• Era: 1920s–30s
• Origin: Japan
• Condition: Excellent vintage

Styling props shown in photos are not included.