This sugar and creamer set is backstamped "Buffalo China 1918" and matches a dessert set of plates, cups and saucers that are handpainted Nippon from the 1910s. My research revealed that during the 1920s and 30s, the Larkin Co. of Buffalo, New York, offered its mail order customers several popular patterns of Noritake china as a premium with their mail orders. This sugar and creamer set appears to pre-date that offer and is not one of the patterns listed in the catalogs I could find.
Both pieces are in very good condition with no chips, cracks or crazing. The gold has some tiny "bubbling" which I expect occurred at the time of manufacturing and minor wear commensurate with age.
Could this be a rare item? Any information would be much appreciated.
