Overview
An elegant, multi-piece fine china dinnerware service featuring the 'Seville' (pattern 5303) design. The pattern showcases a delicate, muted blue floral scroll border accented with platinum trim on a crisp white porcelain body.
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Overview
An elegant, multi-piece fine china dinnerware service featuring the 'Seville' (pattern 5303) design. The pattern showcases a delicate, muted blue floral scroll border accented with platinum trim on a crisp white porcelain body.
Story
Introduced during the post-war boom of the 1960s, this pattern brought European-inspired elegance to modern American dining rooms. Produced by Narumi, one of Japan's most prestigious porcelain manufacturers, it represents a golden era of international design collaboration.
Maker / Origin
Mikasa was founded in California in 1948 as an import company, quickly becoming a household name by partnering with elite Japanese factories like Narumi. Narumi, renowned for its high-quality bone china and fine porcelain, utilized cutting-edge manufacturing techniques to produce durable yet incredibly delicate tableware for the global market.
Condition & Value
The porcelain appears bright and free of major chips or cracks. There is minor shelf wear on the foot rings and light, expected wear to the platinum trim on some of the highly handled cups. Excellent overall preservation. Value is driven by the completeness of the set and the condition of the delicate platinum rims.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
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Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.