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Are these 3 pieces of china worth anything? The photos include the bottoms showing the manufacturer of each piece.
I need to do these one at a time, so bear with me. The Minton planter is bone china. There are many of these for sale on eBay of the same pattern and size. They are all sitting UNSOLD at 29.99 to 35.00
Since value is what someone will pay and there are no sold examples, at the moment my best guidance is to start it at the lesser prices and take best offer.
Sadly I would not be surprised if the best offer was 10 or less. There is just a glut on the market at the moment and these type of sales are supply and demand based. High supply, low demand, drives down prices.
I will let you know about the others as soon as I get a chance to check them out! Thanks for sharing!
The second piece is a Royal Worcester Evesham Pan Plate Tart Quiche Pie Fruit Porcelain England. It is consistently selling on eBay in the 9.99 range, with shipping.
I would start this at 11.99 and take best offer.
The Stebanville Trends piece is discontinued, per Replacements.com
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I cannot find a single example of a sold dinner plate like yours. There were some UNSOLD saucers priced at 5.00 for 8 of them. They have been sitting unsold for a while now.
You can see if Replacements.com will buy it, or you can start it high like 25.00 and take best offer, which may be as low as a dollar or two.
Sadly fine china is not on too many people's wish list any more and most patterns, even those that "back in the day" were very expensive, are sitting unsold or sell for pennies on the dollar.
If you can hold on it, it may come back in style.
Thanks for sharing your three lovelies! Please let me know if you need any other info.
I purchased a set at an auction, love the design. Curious to know what the year and value of the set would be. If I did decide to sell this set, what would be my best options.
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I have a complete (new) set of this china. It was a wedding gift to my grandparents (early 1900s). Any information (manufacturer, value, etc.) would be appreciated.
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I am trying to identify my mother's tea set. She has 10 sets of cups, saucers, and plates plus a tea pot and sugar bowl (no creamer has been found).
The pictures identify it as being made in Bavaria, Western Germany.
I think this is the Vintage Oscar Schaller Winterling Rosebud pattern.
If you are asking to value it, post back and I can help.
Absolutely!!
Based on my findings, I would start asking about $250 for the set, and take best offer, which I can almost guarantee you will be as low as $40-50 if you sell it on your own.
Please don't shoot the messenger here...I say this because the market for fine china is at its lowest ever and most people want nothing to do with it.
How I value things is a variety of ways--first I look on eBay for solds. There I found the saucers selling for 1.00 each plus shipping (they typically are sold in lots of 4-8 so 4.00 for 4, plus shipping. That values them at about 2.00 each (which is the asking price plus a percentage of shipping).
There are no examples of sold cups on eBay, so for that I went to Replacements.com to see how much they sell sets for.
They sell a cup and saucer SET for 11.99 each--so about half for each so 6.00 (rounded up).
Replacements is a great site, but they charge 8 times what a person gets for the same item on eBay.
To price the pot, I did not find any SOLD on eBay. The pot, by the way, I think it technically is a coffee pot not a tea pot, but I could be wrong since replacements does not have the image of it on their site. Here is the link www.replacements.com/
Why I say this is I was always taught the phrase "tea pot, short and squat" and the other is the coffee pot.
Since there are none for sale or sold on eBay, I checked ETSY and Chairish and the sellers there up to $200 for the pot. ASKING, NOT SOLD...sellers can ASK what they want, I can almost guarantee you they will NOT get that amount. Truthfully, they will be lucky to get $25 based on the market.
The same with the sugar bowl and creamers. There are NONE sold anywhere and sellers are asking $10-20 for the sugar bowl and creamer. They may get $5-10 for them.
If you are comfortable wrapping and shipping and want one stop shopping, you can contact Replacements.com and see if they are buying the pieces.
If they are, they will give a price they pay for each piece. From my recent experience, they will quote you a price that is about 1/8 of retail (so if they sell for 11.99, they will give you approx 1.50).
They used to offer a higher percentage, but I noticed as the market gets worse (high supply, LOW demand) they dropped from about 1/4 of retail down to offering about 1/8).
SAD!
They have very explicit instructions for how to package things you sell to them. Follow everything to the letter, and when they get the items, they review and send a check in 3-4 weeks.
I have had very good experiences selling to them, although the last time I approached them, they were not buying what I had to sell, which was disappointing. The message was the market is saturated at the moment, try again. I just have not been able to do that.
The other alternatives to sell are eBay, an in person venue, like a consignment store, or Facebook Marketplace.
Unless you are an eBay sales person already (meaning comfortable selling on eBay and have some sales under your belt), I DO NOT recommend trying to sell the dishes there.
Dishes are very hard to sell because buyers are very picky and your good condition may be their poor.
PLUS the items are very fragile and unless packaged very well (double boxed, oodles of bubble wrap, and packing peanuts, they often arrive broken and it is a nightmare.
I AM a very experienced eBay seller and I no longer sell dishes on the site for this reason.
What I do recommend is to find a good consignment store and have them sell them for you. They will decide if they want to sell as a set or by the piece (personally, I prefer by the piece, but that is just me).
They will split the profits with you. You get the items out of the house, and a check when the items sell. I have been very pleased with this method for my own sales. I have done this when Replacements didn't offer enough for what I was selling.
If you don't want to split the profits with anyone, and are OK with all it entails, you can try selling them through Facebook Marketplace in one of your local to your town groups...mine are called SWOT (Sale Want or Trade) groups, some are called (TOWN NAME) Flea Market Group...every town is different so if you have not gone this route and don't know to find a group, shoot me the name of your city and state and I will see if I can find a few good groups for you to join.
Be aware when you do this, people will want to meet you somewhere to get the items or you can do a porch pick up. I have done both and prefer porch picks, but they don't work for everyone. I also would NOT do a porch pick up when I am asking more than $25.00 for an item.
No matter what, SAFETY first when selling through an IN PERSON venue like Facebook.
If you meet someone, meet at a public place, like a grocery store lobby or best yet, a police or fire station (SOME EVEN HAVE FACEBOOK MEET UP LOCATIONS ON CAMERA 24/7) and NEVER go alone.
I can offer other selling suggestions if you need them. I hope this helps get you started!
I just purchased this lovely china pattern. Based on the marking I think it is from 1905-1925. Can anyone tell me more about this pattern, ie.
artist or genre? Was it a transfer pattern or hand painted?
Thank you collectors for your help in answering my question.
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This is the mark pattern dating c. 1940-1960. See above link.
John Aynsley began his business in 1775 in Longton Staffordshire, England on Lane End. The grandson, John Aynsley continued the business named Portland Works in 1861 using the Aynsley name when moving to another location in Longton Staffordshire, England on Sutherland Road.
A few well known companies purchased Aynsley China like Waterford, and presently Beleek. Markings changed with each owner.
I was not able to locate no. 5072 d., but it is interesting to note that the royal family purchased pieces of the Aynsley China as did Diana.
You do not say how many pieces you have but this is a lovely pattern.
The very best place to check china like this is Replacements.
I did check out the brand - John Aynsley - and they have a very large assortment of this brand.
I did not see your pattern but it's still possible they have it but even if they do not have it they will know all about it so check out their site for sure.
You can send them pictures and information on what you have and they will tell you if they are interested in buying. If so, they will quote you a price (which will probably be a good 40% lower than an 'insurance' appraisal).
I feel sure you do not wish to sell but you can obtain correct information about your pieces and also receive a low-ball figure (they intend to make money) of the value.
www.replacements.com/
www.replacements.com/
I inherited some china and I want to know how much it is worth. There are two different looking ones. The Chinese one has 12 plates and 11 cups. The Lenox one has 12 cups with 12 cup plates, 9 big plates, 8 medium plates, 9 small plates and 8 soup cups.
I just recently received these plates, I have 11 of them. I wanted to find out a bit more information on them as to how old they are, what's the pattern called, if I wanted to add another plate so I have 12 what would the price be.
I can't seem to find the plate anywhere and have even called Lenox and they had no answers. Help.
I have a complete set of 12 in mint condition in the original box. Markings include Fairmont 625.
I see a wide range; anything from $10 to $100. It all depends on the current valuation of the secondary market, and the perceived value and rarity of the set.
I did not find any of this pattern listed for sale or sold but you can do more searching on your own.
The china is shown as Fred Roberts Fairmont pattern.
There is a picture of a plate on Replacements but it does not look the same as your picture but you can contact them and see if they are interested in buying your set.
This will give you an idea of what the value might be. They will give you a low ball figure because they have to make money also (if they are even interested in buying).
China sets do not sell very often and the number of people interested in a set is very, very low so even if your china could be valued at several hundred dollars you may never find a buyer.
Then - sometimes someone comes along and is interested so check out what other set have sold for and determine your own 'value'.
www.replacements.com/
www.replacements.com/
I would like to know the value to my Castleton China Severn pattern.
You do not state what pieces you have and that would determine the value.
China (all brands/types) are very slow sellers as very few people are really wanting sets of china anymore.
The world has moved to mostly casual dining and the younger crowd just want something that is plain and dishwasher safe - and easy to replace at local stores. This type store - Walmart and Target type stores - also sells the type of dinnerware that a large majority of people use today.
There is a set of this pattern listed on eBay - check their pieces against yours - so you might place a watch on this listing to see if it sells. This is the asking price and has no relation to the 'current value' as only a sold item can tell what someone was willing to pay. Asking prices are just prices a seller would like to receive for their items.
www.ebay.com/
There has only been one plate sold on eBay over the past several months so that shows that it is not a fast seller even in individual pieces.
Replacements.com has some pieces listed so you can see what these are listed at but these prices are above what the general public can expect to receive for the same pieces.
www.replacements.com/
You can contact Replacements to see if they are interested in buying your set. They will want a few pictures and an exact list of the items you have. If they are interested in buying they will quote you a figure (which may not be very high) but you would be responsible for packing and shipping and insurance. They will not usually give you any information on the value of the set - unless they wish to buy. They do not do appraisals.
Here is their contact information.
www.replacements.com/
Someone may be able to provide more information if you post the type and number of pieces you have available.
You best bet is to go to this website and see how much they charge for each replacement plate, serving platter, bowls and all other items. Then yu can figure this out by the number of servings in your set. Just keep in mind this may not be the real value of the set, but it can give you a good idea how much it is worth if you bought the piece to create your own set. Now look online and see what the asking price is. Compare the two prices and start around the middle to list the set. Also this may take a very long time to sell this set. www.replacements.com/
Can you tell me anything about this teacup and saucer? It looks to be for a child by the pictures on it. I haven't been able to find anything on the internet.
