A good picture of the sticker on the bottom of the saucer may help put a date on the set. Other than that it'll be like finding a needle in a hay stack. Or perhaps you could mail a picture of the cup and the sticker to Replacements.com. Linda C

I have tea set - coffee pot on cradle, another coffee pot, one tea pot, sugar & creamer, plus large tray. On the bottom the hallmarks are crown, S, shield, silver over copper. I think my mother got this in the 1950 in Texas. Could you please let me know the marker and approximately the value of this set. It is in excellent condition. Thank you M. Hanson

I have bought more steals from dealers than you could imagine!! No dealer can know everything about all wares. You got some sort of a steal! What all did you get? Can you post a picture of everything and clear pictures of the mark on the bottom? I believe it's newer piece of gaudy Welsh type ware, or perhaps it's german. But the flowers appear hand painted and the colors are right for flow blue. But flow blue was transferware. I have seen pieces very similar many many times, just can't put a name on the sort of stuff it is. But it was made in the early years of the 20th century, was very special to someone and the roses are hand painted and it was very special to someone, judging by the condition. Would love to see all that you got and the marks on the bottom. Is every piece marked? Did you get pups and saucers? the shape of the cup is an indicator of age too. Linda C

What country are you in? What country did the lady who gave it to you live in? Where did she get it? is there a lithophane in the bottom of the cup? It is very typical of the Satsuma ware that was made between 1885 and 1920, one of the many varations of the Geisha pattern. Because there is no mark on the bottom, I would assume that it was imported as a souvenir, carried home by hand or was imported into a country other than the US. You have a Satsuma type Japanese porcelain tea set from about 1900. There were hundreds of potteries during that time making very similar ware for the export market and I can't tell you just which one made your tea set. But it also could be Kutani...same period and often used the decorating style of the Satsuma ware.