Nippon Porcelain - July 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Listing ID#: 793920

Sale Location
Hatfield, PA 19440

Sale Dates and TimesSALE IS COMPLETED
Bidding Starts: Wednesday Jul 9, 9:00 AM Bidding Ends: Wednesday Jul 23, 10:00 AM

Sale Type
Online Auction

Company Information
Alderfer Auction Contact: Ranae Gabel Phone: 215-393-3000 Email: ranae@alderferauction.com Website: AlderferAuction.com EstateSale.com ID#: 9105 View company information and listings

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Listing Information
Alderfer Auction’s Nippon porcelain sale focuses predominantly on porcelain from the years 1891-1921. In 1891, the McKinley Tariff Act was passed in the United States. This stopped the import of any products that were not “plainly marked….in legible English words”. Imported porcelain from Japan was marked Nippon which means Japan. The Nippon mark served its purpose to comply with the McKinley Tariff Act for 30 years. When searching for Nippon for one’s collection, the term Old Noritake may be found. This simply refers to Nippon before 1921. Post 1921 the porcelain manufacturer becomes The Noritake Company. In 1921 US Customs began insisting that any pieces imported to the United States were to be marked simply Japan not Nippon, making this porcelain relatively easy to date. This particular collection of Nippon contains a wide range of beautiful pieces, including Egyptian and North African designs, Dark and White Woodland patterns, Coralene (created with tiny glass beads added into the porcelain then forged by heat into the surface), moriage (raised slip decoration with often with gilt glaze), tapestry (textile is applies to wet porcelain and then burned away during firing leaving a textured pattern), jeweled (enamel or slip added to decoration), relief plates, humidors, tea sets and much more. Every porcelain collector needs a selection of Nippon to make their collection complete. View and Bid On This Auction View Video tutorial on how to register to bid on our online auction platform Preview \| Hatfield, PA No Appointment Necessary Monday, July 21^st \| 9AM – 3PM Tuesday, July 22^nd \| 9AM – 3PM Condition Report Requests \| alderferauction.com/condition-report Read Before Bidding \| Live Online Auctions Auction is open for pre-bidding until Wednesday, July 23rd at 10AM, at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). When the auction goes live, lots will be sold one at a time, in numerical order, by a live auctioneer who will be taking bids from multiple online bidding platforms, absentee and phone bids. During pre-bidding you are able to submit a max (maximum) bid. The bidding platform or our auction staff will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid that you have entered. Once the auction goes live if you wish to increase your bid you will have to wait until that lot opens for bidding and enter any additional bids manually. Pick-Up Successful Bidders will be notified to schedule a pick-up following the auction. Pick-Up Location Alderfer Auction 501 Fairgrounds Road Hatfield, PA 19440 Shipping Third party shipping is available for this auction. Please contact shipping@alderferauction.com or see our terms and conditions for a list of recommended local shippers. Please check our website frequently for updates. NOTE: We reserve the right to adjust auction information and dates.

Listing Information

Alderfer Auction’s Nippon porcelain sale focuses predominantly on porcelain from the years 1891-1921. In 1891, the McKinley Tariff Act was passed in the United States. This stopped the import of any products that were not “plainly marked….in legible English words”. Imported porcelain from Japan was marked Nippon which means Japan. The Nippon mark served its purpose to comply with the McKinley Tariff Act for 30 years. When searching for Nippon for one’s collection, the term Old Noritake may be found. This simply refers to Nippon before 1921. Post 1921 the porcelain manufacturer becomes The Noritake Company. In 1921 US Customs began insisting that any pieces imported to the United States were to be marked simply Japan not Nippon, making this porcelain relatively easy to date. This particular collection of Nippon contains a wide range of beautiful pieces, including Egyptian and North African designs, Dark and White Woodland patterns, Coralene (created with tiny glass beads added into the porcelain then forged by heat into the surface), moriage (raised slip decoration with often with gilt glaze), tapestry (textile is applies to wet porcelain and then burned away during firing leaving a textured pattern), jeweled (enamel or slip added to decoration), relief plates, humidors, tea sets and much more. Every porcelain collector needs a selection of Nippon to make their collection complete.

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Preview | Hatfield, PA
No Appointment Necessary
Monday, July 21^st | 9AM – 3PM

Tuesday, July 22^nd | 9AM – 3PM

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Read Before Bidding | Live Online Auctions
Auction is open for pre-bidding until Wednesday, July 23rd at 10AM, at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). When the auction goes live, lots will be sold one at a time, in numerical order, by a live auctioneer who will be taking bids from multiple online bidding platforms, absentee and phone bids. During pre-bidding you are able to submit a max (maximum) bid. The bidding platform or our auction staff will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid that you have entered. Once the auction goes live if you wish to increase your bid you will have to wait until that lot opens for bidding and enter any additional bids manually.

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Alderfer Auction

501 Fairgrounds Road

Hatfield, PA 19440

Shipping

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NOTE: We reserve the right to adjust auction information and dates.

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Nippon Porcelain - July 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Alderfer Auction

Contact: Ranae Gabel
Phone: 215-393-3000

501 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440

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Listing Details
Alderfer Auction’s Nippon porcelain sale focuses predominantly on porcelain from the years 1891-1921. In 1891, the McKinley Tariff Act was passed in the United States. This stopped the import of any products that were not “plainly marked….in legible English words”. Imported porcelain from Japan was marked Nippon which means Japan. The Nippon mark served its purpose to comply with the McKinley Tariff Act for 30 years. When searching for Nippon for one’s collection, the term Old Noritake may be found. This simply refers to Nippon before 1921. Post 1921 the porcelain manufacturer becomes The Noritake Company. In 1921 US Customs began insisting that any pieces imported to the United States were to be marked simply Japan not Nippon, making this porcelain relatively easy to date. This particular collection of Nippon contains a wide range of beautiful pieces, including Egyptian and North African designs, Dark and White Woodland patterns, Coralene (created with tiny glass beads added into the porcelain then forged by heat into the surface), moriage (raised slip decoration with often with gilt glaze), tapestry (textile is applies to wet porcelain and then burned away during firing leaving a textured pattern), jeweled (enamel or slip added to decoration), relief plates, humidors, tea sets and much more. Every porcelain collector needs a selection of Nippon to make their collection complete. View and Bid On This Auction View Video tutorial on how to register to bid on our online auction platform Preview \| Hatfield, PA No Appointment Necessary Monday, July 21^st \| 9AM – 3PM Tuesday, July 22^nd \| 9AM – 3PM Condition Report Requests \| alderferauction.com/condition-report Read Before Bidding \| Live Online Auctions Auction is open for pre-bidding until Wednesday, July 23rd at 10AM, at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). When the auction goes live, lots will be sold one at a time, in numerical order, by a live auctioneer who will be taking bids from multiple online bidding platforms, absentee and phone bids. During pre-bidding you are able to submit a max (maximum) bid. The bidding platform or our auction staff will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid that you have entered. Once the auction goes live if you wish to increase your bid you will have to wait until that lot opens for bidding and enter any additional bids manually. Pick-Up Successful Bidders will be notified to schedule a pick-up following the auction. Pick-Up Location Alderfer Auction 501 Fairgrounds Road Hatfield, PA 19440 Shipping Third party shipping is available for this auction. Please contact shipping@alderferauction.com or see our terms and conditions for a list of recommended local shippers. Please check our website frequently for updates. NOTE: We reserve the right to adjust auction information and dates.