How much is my great grandmother's fine china worth? We have 6 saucers and 6 tea cups. The back of the china reads April 1, 1924. The Dresden style. Rosen Thale brand I believe. Can anyone provide insight?
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My favorite China connection is called Replacements, LTD. This site has it all. Any fine china, current, or vintage. Your pieces are lovely and for the six pieces regular size cup and saucers are $101.88. If you have the over sized cups and saucer are going for about $45 per set(that's over sized cup and saucer). Go to replacementsltd.com for more future china!
There are so many similar patterns that it is very easy to mistake one for your pattern. Some are very close but not exactly the same.
The name Dresden Rosenthal Selb Bavaria and the markings on your china is the same on many different patterns.
I did not see your exact pattern in Replacements but I only did a cursory look so I could have missed it.
Here is one similar listing on eBay so you can see the similarity.
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Here is a sold listing on eBay (of your exact pattern - I think) of 2 saucers.
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here is a link to the sold listings on eBay so you can get some idea as to what people are really paying for this type of china. It is rare that one pattern is far more valuable than another but accessory pieces are always more sought after - platters, bowls, etc and usually cups and saucers are low as they are very rarely used anymore.
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You can take a look at this pattern on Google just to see how wide apart the same 'name' pieces can be.
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You can always contact Replacements and ask about your china.
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I did a reverse image search and it comes up as:
The Dresden by Rosenthal - Continental
Item#: 78002 Pattern Code: R DRE
Description: Multicolor Floral, Gold Scrolls
Pattern: The Dresden by Rosenthal - Continental
Status: Discontinued. Circa: 1924 -
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My screen has very poor resolution so you will need to check what you have in hand against the link to ensure a match. The scrolling appears to be slightly different on the different sized plates so you may have oversized saucers which has one of the variations.
The best way to find your value is check eBay SOLDs. The challenge with this is you may need to look through all of the Dresden pieces (not just those with Rosenthal or Continental in the title) because sellers often do not know what they have and they do not know about the variations and such.
I have seen sellers mix similar patterns in the same post calling things all the same (this happens a lot with Homer Laughlin as pieces are often so similar).
This pattern seems to still have some demand (or did PRE-VIRUS) so you may be able to sell your pieces on eBay if you are an experienced seller.
Selling china online requires a lot of special packing skills since these are so fragile.
If you are asking to sell on line, post back and I can offer you tips and hints as I have been a reseller for years!
Thanks for sharing!
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