But you 'did' find it! See the bold text below. From the site you linked: ------------------------- "Haas & Czjzek - Horní Slavkov, Czech Republic (Schlaggenwald, Bohemia, Austria) Founded in 1792 by Johann Georg Paulus, Johann Poschl, and Johann Reumann without a porcelain permit. Slavkovský is the Bohemian name of the forest and mountains surrounding this area. This is the first operational Porcelain factory in Bohemia. 1867 Johann Czjzek, a newphew, became a partner. The company name was Haas & Czjzek. 1872 the company bought the Portheim & Sons factory in Dolní Chodov, Czech Republic (Chodau, Bohemia, Austria). After 1992 the Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald) plant became independent from the nationalized company and is still in operation today as Haas & Czjzek . Both factories were named Haas & Czjzek until after WWII. The Horní Slavkov factory used an "S" or Schlaggenwald in the marks and the Chodov factory used a "C" or Chodau. ------------------------- That site also included a link to another page (in Czech?) that I explored, finding this table -- which shows your mark and dates it to between 1918 and 1945. ------------------------- So you see? You *did* find it! Here is a link that might be useful: Czech site

Quote: Kyusu means teapot in Japanese (short, sweet, to the point). They brew and serve green tea either in a tea ceremony or just for drinking customarily. They are dissimilar from regular teapots because their handle protrudes from the side or back of the pot in a straight, horn-like manner. This is very unique compared to European style teapots. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/5274258 If you want an appraisal, post your question at this link I provided... Here is a link that might be useful: Pottery appraisal site.....

This set belonged to a pioneer ranching family in California, suspect vintage 1920s. The design seems unusual in comparison to the many sets on the internet. The Nippon mark is difficult to photograph so it is drawn for a better view. I hope someone can comment on this beautiful set. Thanks.

I'm sorry, I answered once and the site was glitching. From what is showing on my monitor, it appears the ware is not thin and delicate, like eggshell, but heavier. Can you verify that? This speaks to me that it is more utilitarian, than what is usually presented in Dragonware. The dragons themselves are also less defined than the typical set one sees. This will also impact value. Can you share what you know of the provenance? How do you know it is 'old', which is a subjective term, anyway. I can tell you it is make for the occidental market, because of the number of settings, and the addition of the sugar and creamer. If it is indeed Japanese, the bulk of these sets coming in to the U.S. were brought back by returning military, visiting or stationed there and not exported. This helps to set a timeframe, because those bases started phasing out in the mid fifties. Is is newly acquired, or has it been handed down through the family? Is there any gold trim? A close-up of a plate, front and back might be helpful. It's nice that it's a complete set, because it's more typical to find sellers breaking a set and selling by the piece on this type of ware. Unless it were particularly old, and I can't see evidence of that, I would suspect it to not sell for what the eggshell lithopane Dragon sets can garner. Just can't tell from the picture much more. I can't see it well enough to even substantiate the design is Japanese. Is there any more information you can share?