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Vintage Teatime - Made in Occupied Japan and More -China
Vintage Tea Time Items, including Teacups and Saucers, Teapots, and other such items of the genteel lady of the house. Have your guest choose from your teacup and saucer collection as they are served coffee or tea. It really does make them feel special. That's what your aim is as a hostess is to make your guests feel special, even if it is just one friend dropping by for a minute.
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One each unless otherwise noted. Most are Vintage and one-of-a-kind!
Cabinet Quality Teacup Sets
Vintage Sealy 3 Footed Set Rosina Teacup Set Vintage Hammersley
SOLD Sold RRBYC6453 SOLD!
Oriental Paragon Series Rosina Teacup Set Royal Chelsea Vintage Set
RRBYC1215 $29.95 SOLD RRBYC3131 $31.95 SOLD
Pink Trimont Occupied Japan Stanley Teacup Set Floral Occupied Japan
SOLD RRBYC6061 $39.95 RRBYC7737 $42.95
Avon 1996 Honor Society Set Royal Albert "American Beauty" Avon 1991 Honor Society Set
RRBYC4454 $32.95 SOLD RRBYC4456 $42.95
Paragon Floral Teacup Set Princess Occupied Japan Occupied Japan Teaset
SOLD RRBYC7736 SOLD $42.95
Occupied Japan Teaset Bisque Occupied Japan Figurine Set Merit Occupied Japan
$42.95 SOLD RRBYC2352 $74.95 RRBYC3167 $44.95
About Occupied Japan, Made in Occupied Japan
At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, British India, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. This foreign presence marked the first time since the unification of Japan that the island nation had been occupied by a foreign power. The San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed on September 8, 1951, marked the end of the Allied occupation, and subsequent to its coming into force on April 28, 1952, Japan was once again an independent state. (Source Wikipedia)
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The unofficial occupation began when Emperor Hirohito broadcast the unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945. Officially accepted by General Douglas MacArthur on board the U.S. Battleship Missouri September 2, 1945, the new Japanese Peace Treaty was signed and became effective on April 28, 1952 restoring full sovereignty back to Japan and thus ending the Allied Occupation.
As Japan needed to rebuild their economy after the war, part of the agreement to allow them to export goods out of the country was they had to mark 50% of all items with "Occupied Japan" or "Made in Occupied Japan." They could do this with a paper label, cloth label, engraving, handwritten or stamp. You may come across things like a salt and pepper set, where only one of the pair is marked OJ and the other will just have "Japan" on it.
During the year after WWII, Japanese manufactures were banned from exporting although American authorities occupying controlled territories permitted the sale of items "Made in Occupied Japan" that were regulated through the years 1946 and 1947. After the regulation was lifted, much of the same tooling was used so the marking continued until about 1955. It took months before Japan could re-tool the manufacturing process from war to peacetime. The Japanese had to conform to a strict U.S. Government identification process for exporting all manufactured goods.
Goods produced for Japanese market did not require these markings and thousands of products slipped through customs that were not marked properly. Not every customs agent looked beyond the top layer of the box. They opened the top and looked in and saw the top level had the marking "Occupied Japan" and let it pass through. Still, many items were refused and returned to Japan by custom agents and business owners because they were not properly identified as being made in Occupied Japan.
They exported every thing you can imagine, but during the last 2 years, 90% of the items were kitchenware, which is why we have so many china, dishes, vases, etc. Many of the figurines were cheaply made, and looked it. But the Japanese had a wonderful talent for mimicry - you will find pieces that you would swear are Dresden and when you turn them upside down, you will find "Made in Occupied Japan!"
It's a piece of history from an era long gone. Little did anyone foresee adding the word "occupied" would create an entire new area of collecting. Unmarked pieces, which otherwise were exactly like the marked versions, are generally valued about 50 percent to 75 percent of the marked pieces according to the book "Today's Hottest Collectibles". I belong to the diehards that believe if it's not marked, it isn't OJ!
Beware of rubber-stamped marks on glazed ceramic pieces. This may indicate a reproduction. Sometimes the mark is added to previously unmarked glazed items to make them appear to be legitimate. If fingernail polish removes the Occupied Japan mark, the piece is fake because the original marks are under the glaze. Don't try this test, however, on an unglazed item. Beware of the counterfeiters who thought of that and put nail polish over their stamp. Another school of thought is the mark was always put UNDER the glaze and that sounds good to me.
The collectability of OJ is that it covered a specific 6-7 year period in our history. There are many fakes out their now, especially those that portray black persons, so you need to be careful.
Bisque pieces are most highly prized and much harder to identify for authenticity. Warning: Do NOT ever wrap any bisque item in newspaper or colored wrapping. The bisque will absorb the print and is near impossible to remove. It will ruin the piece.
(Source: Ebay Guide; Why is it Marked Occupied Japan?)
Click here for a pictorial of most Occupied Japan trademarks.
About Royal Sealy
Known for their highly collectible tea sets and head vases from the 1940 - 1950s, Royal Sealy made a variety of porcelain figurines over the years. Made in Japan for export, the designs were made into the most popular collectibles of the time. Luster ware and fine bone china items are still strongly sought out by collectors.Royal Sealy China is undoubtedly one of the best examples of vintage porcelain makers that will only climb in value over time.
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