Dessert / Salad Plates, NIKKO, Spring Bouquet - Iris, Set of 4, Vintage

• Pattern: Spring Bouquet - Iris (Discontinued)
• Made in: Japan by NIKKO
• Vintage: 1986 - 1988
• Details:  A really beautiful set of ceramic salad / dessert plates that's sure to bring beauty to your Spring or Summer table.  These plates have a wonderful octagonal shape with a Purple Iris in very soft pastel colors.  The verge is not smooth, it has a ridged embossed design that's bordered by a thin tan/brown line.  There's also a tan/brown lattice or "wicker" design all around the plate border, just beautiful!  These are part of an entire dinnerware set from NIKKO that includes plates, cups and serving pieces.  The plates are stamped in the back: "NIKKO Classic Collection, Freezer to Oven Safe, Microwave Oven Safe, Dishwasher Safe, Made in Japan".  Salad plates are one of the easiest ways to change a table setting, these could be used with solid green, cream, brown or violet color plates.  If this is your pattern, we hope these will be a great addition to your collection. There are some condition issues, please see Condition, below. 
• Materials: Ceramic
• Dimension:  8 1/8 inches Wide
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Average Condition.  One plate has a chip on the rim, another has a stain on the back, the other two plates are in excellent condition.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  All Sales Final.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT ne, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear  and imperfections. 

NIKKO is a Japanese manufacturer of fine ceramics, known for its tableware products.  It was founded in 1908 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa by Lord Maeda and other local nobles. The Maeda lords especially fostered arts and crafts, and made Kanazawa a cultural center like Tokyo and Kyoto.  Originally they sold ironstone ceramics and became well known.  After WWII NIKKO products were spreading into Japanese homes and by the 1970's they had broadened their line.  Western materials such as bone china were introduced and developed using NIKKO’s own advanced technologies. Today all aspects of production from glaze formulation to mould making are manufactured in-house by Nikko’s team of craftspeople. The resulting pieces are some of the finest quality ceramics in Japan.  For more than 100 years they have produced tableware for fine retail stores, as well as for leading hotels and restaurants worldwide.  Today they are regarded as a market leader in fine bone china production. NIKKO is the only manufacturer in Japan still producing the much loved Blue Willow pattern, which they call "“Sansui”, and it's their most famous pattern.