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Heartwings Posts: 15 |
posted 02-02-2016 06:08 PM
  
Is this a chocolate set? It is marked Nippon and described as a "tea set" which I think it is obviously not. (Sadly it is not mine, but I would not mind owning it!) I'm curious about the extra pieces, am I correct in assuming they are a sugar & creamer (so it could also be used for coffee, I assume, is it a coffee/espresso set??? or did people once add sugar & cream to hot chocolate to taste???) What is the larger open piece, a spooner or maybe it had a lid & that's missing? I can't see serving whipped cream in it (did people add that to hot chocolate back them?). There is a piece that looks like a mustard pot, would that be for jam and what about the shaker? I have seen sets similar to this that come w/ one shaker- what was commonly put in it when the set was used for hot chocolate- dry cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg? OK, I know, you use pieces for whatever you want, but I am curious about the original intended use of the pieces. Thanks for any insight! IP: Logged |
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seaduck Posts: 350 |
posted 02-02-2016 09:14 PM
It's hard to make out the size/scale of the cups, but the proportions suggest they are small. If so, I would guess that it's a demitasse set -- typically for after-dinner half cups of coffee in the pre-decaf and pre-espresso days. I'm not sure about the additional pieces -- is the one in the lower right a spouted pot for cream? I'm not sure about the shaker, but think that cinnamon is a good possibility. You might also look into chickory sets -- I think chickory demanded additional additives. Demitasse sets were pretty common up through the 1960s, even the '70s. I've seen the cups repurposed for special desserts and also for appetizer/hors d'oeuvres portions of chilled soups. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 02-03-2016 02:55 PM
The tall pot looks like a coffee pot and does not look like a creamer as the seller indicates. The shaker could be for salt or pepper and the two other bowls without a tray could be for sugar. One is simply missing its lid. The bowl with a tray could be for serving something that one wants to stay warm, but does not really go with the rest of the items. It think the creamer is just missing. IP: Logged |
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taloncrest Posts: 169 |
posted 02-04-2016 08:40 AM
If you just had the tall pot and the cups and saucers, I'd consider it a chocolate set. In old Noritake sets pots with spouts like this are considered such. I think the other pieces are just additions, or remnants of a larger set in the same pattern. I'd think the covered piece with the attached stand is a jam pot, although those usually have a slot for the ladle. The other pieces are just a shaker, a demitasse sugar bowl, and a standard size sugar bowl. I'm wondering if the top on the jam pot might fit that larger sugar bowl. That would explain why I don't see the expected slot in it. The cups and saucers might be from a demitasse set, but it is hard to tell the difference sometimes, although chocolate cups tend to be a bit taller. [This message has been edited by taloncrest (edited 02-04-2016).] IP: Logged |
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