Noritake ‘Fairfax’ Design Cup and Saucer Set No. 3190

This is a stylish and pretty cup and saucer set from the ‘Fairfax’ suite by Noritake. The cup is approximately cylindrical in shape with an everted rim. It steps in at the base and sits on a flared foot. The handle is strap-shaped with a delicate curve. The rim, the edge of the foot and either side of the handle are decorated with a silver stripe. On the exterior of the cup, just below the rim, is a delicate repeating floral pattern in pink, blue and white. Below this there is a pale scalloped circumferential ring that is topped with sprigs of flowers and foliage. The plate has a silvered rim and is decorated with a delicate repeating floral pattern in pink, blue and white. There is a pale scalloped ring surrounding the centre of the plate that is topped with sprigs of flowers and foliage. There is a central depressed cup ring. Both pieces are stamped underneath in black with a letter ‘N’ surrounded by a stylised laurel wreath and bow and the words ‘NORITAKE PHILLIPINES 3190 FAIRFAX’. The cup has a height of approximately 7.4cm, with a diameter across the rim of about 9.0cm and across the base of about 4.8cm. The saucer has a diameter of approximately 15.0cm. They are in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks.