social

Value of English Duchess Bone China 444?

Value of English Duchess Bone China 444I'm just trying to find out what my six piece set of china plates and cups is worth. We got it as a wedding gift while in England, from family in 1988. It says English Duchess bone china 444 on the bottom of the cups and plates. It it has a dark blue and gold design on it.

Advertisement

Value of English Duchess Bone China 444
 
Value of English Duchess Bone China 444
 

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!


Gold Feedback Medal for All Time! 949 Feedbacks
June 1, 20200 found this helpful
Best Answer

Fine china is just not on very many people's 'wanted' list and this makes it difficult to sell and most brands will fall in the low value field.
It is also very difficult to ship as most pieces are very fragile and many end up broken which means the 'set' is no longer a set and will have to be returned - at a sellers expense and all money refunded to the buyer.

Advertisement


This can be very expensive for a new or small seller on eBay or any other site.

You can take a look at what sellers are asking for similar pieces made by Duchess as I could not find any pattern that seemed to be valued over another.
Most china companies made thousands of sets when china sets were an 'in thing' and now many people are downsizing and just trying to get rid of some 'stuff' they have stored away - and never used.

Here are listings on eBay and Etsy. You may not find any of your pattern - Lucerne - but plenty of similar pieces. These asking prices have very little to do with current value as asking prices are just prices a seller would like to receive for their items.
Only an identical sold piece can show current value as it shows what someone was willing to pay for that item. It will be very difficult to find an identical set so you'll just have look at similar items and make your own decision about value.

Advertisement

www.ebay.com/.../bn_7022550391

www.etsy.com/.../duchess_bone_china

Here is a link to eBay's sold listings so you can see what people are paying for pieces of this brand.

www.ebay.com/.../i.html?_nkw=duchess+bone+china&_dcat...

This is a link that tells a little about the company and shows some of the most popular patterns - Lucerne is not in the list.

www.chinasearch.co.uk/.../

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 196 Feedbacks
June 21, 20200 found this helpful
Best Answer

Someone sold a teacup and saucer of this pattern in an international sale for 8.59 + shipping(in the UK--but it doesn't say what dollar denomination this is).

Advertisement

It must be a rare pattern that so little info is available--that does not necessarily equate to value--it could just mean that people are holding on to them and there are just not a lot for sale at the moment.

If Replacements.com isn't interested, your best bet is to try to sell them through a consignment store. These are fragile and shipping is going to be a nightmare, even for an experienced seller.

You may get less, but you will not have to worry about the items getting to the new owner in a million pieces.

Post back how your sale goes!

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 140 Posts
June 1, 20200 found this helpful

I could not find the value of these lovely pieces, although this site can answer your questions. This site is currently out of this piece design, but they can give you the value.

Advertisement

- www.replacements.com/.../ducluc.htm

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

Categories
Consumer Advice Collectibles ChinaJune 1, 2020
Pages
More
🎃
Halloween Ideas!
🍂
Thanksgiving Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Contests!
Newsletters
Ask a Question
Share a Post
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2022-10-25 17:36:00 in 1 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2022 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Value-of-English-Duchess-Bone-China-444.html