ASRO China Dinner Set

by Silvia
(Brownsville TX, United States)

ASRO - Elephant and Wreath Porcelain Mark

ASRO - Elephant and Wreath Porcelain Mark

I just inherited a full China set that was my great grandmothers. The set is in perfect condition with "ASRO" and an elephant with a man on it's back included in basemark. I would like to know more about it.

The ASRO Set includes ...


  • 24-Dinner Plates

  • 12- Soup bowls

  • 12- Salad plates

  • 12- Bread plates

  • 12- Butter plates

  • 12- Coffee cups / Saucers

  • 12- Tea cups / Saucers

  • 1- Covered vegetable bowl

  • 1- Creamer

  • 1- sugar bowl

  • 1- coffee pot

  • 1- Gravy boat with attached plate

  • 1- Vegtable bowl without cover

  • 5- Oval serving platter

  • 1- Covered soup bowl



Quick Reply by Kat ...

Firstly ASRO is most probably the pattern or design name.

Wreath marks are quite common on japaneses wares and often attributable to Noritake and this may or may not have been manufactured by the Noritake company. Noritake have used more than 400 marks in their history. You could also look at Moriyama Mori-machi and Nippon Yoko Boeki Co.

Elephant marks can sometimes be attributed to the Tashiro Shoten porcelain shop in Yokohama. They did use an Elephant head circled in a wreath and their products included Trico, Trico China and Royal Trico.

Other Elephant marks are associated with the Silesia Earthenware Works of Breslau, Silesia and an American company called the Steubenville Pottery Co of Steubenville, Ohio who use an Elephant stamp on their Ivory Ware.

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ASRO China Dinner Set

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ASRO mark
by: Anonymous

There's a question about this mark on the ebay pottery board. It shows the word GERMANY over the mark, in the same red ink.
ASRO
by: Anonymous

Does anybody know the company that makes the ASRO design?
ASRO
by: Anonymous

Which comapany makes the ASRO design??

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