Vintage Noritake Porcelain Cream Soup Bowl and Saucer Set

This is a two-piece porcelain set consisting of a twin-handled cream soup bowl and its matching saucer. The items are crafted from fine white vitrified porcelain, characteristic of mid-20th-century Japanese dinnerware manufacturers like Noritake. The design features an ornate decorative scheme characterized by a rich cobalt blue peripheral band accented with intricate gold-weighted scrollwork and dainty pink floral bouquets. The bowl is equipped with two 'open' style handles that are heavily gilded along the top and outer edges. A thin gold pinstripe encircles the base of the bowl, mirroring the gilded rims. The saucer repeats the floral cartouche motif found on the bowl's exterior, arranged in a scalloped pattern. Based on the ornate transferware pattern and the specific handle shape, this likely dates to the 1940s-1950s. The craftsmanship is of high quality, evidenced by the translucent properties of the porcelain and the precision of the gilding. Overall condition appears excellent with minimal visible gold loss (rubbing) on the handles and rim, no apparent cracks, chips, or crazing, though a slight age-appropriate patina is visible on the unglazed foot rings.