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China Teasets
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Where would i find a list of teasets that are valuable?
I have a collection here....nearly 100,and im continuing to collect!!
Not to sell just curious really....
Or does anyonelse collect & know good names x
I have a collection here....nearly 100,and im continuing to collect!!
Not to sell just curious really....
Or does anyonelse collect & know good names x
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I have a Noritake dinner service [12 of everything] that was expensive but at the time I lived in Dubai and got staff discount, Many years ago when I was a kid my grandma came to live with us and she had much china, a buyer came down to our house from Selfridges and bought two Japanese tea sets from her, they even sent their own packers down to transport the stuff back to the store. Too young to know anything about the money side.
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There used to be an agency called ( I think) the "China exchange", which would buy and sell pieces of good porcelain. I remember getting my father some replacement pieces for his Royal Doulton set. They used to have lists of buy-sell prices. I have searched via a well-known search facility but only get websites which want to deal in oriental currency. Hope you have better luck.
Or you could approach your friendly local company of auctioneers, and see if they would tell you your stuff it might fetch at auction.
Or you could approach your friendly local company of auctioneers, and see if they would tell you your stuff it might fetch at auction.
The interpretation of the markings on pottery/ceramic items, and others, is quite often extremely complicated, but yet interesting. Here is some information on the mark "Foreign": "McKinley Tariff Act (1): Origin of the 'FOREIGN' marking:
On October 1st 1890 the Congress of the United States passed the so-called 'McKinley Tariff Act', a law that was introduced by the 25th President, William McKinley. This law not only imposed the highest tariffs that the United States had ever placed on imports, it also demanded that all items imported to the US, regardless of country of origin, had to be marked as 'FOREIGN'. This act was revised in two main steps: the first revision followed prompt, replacing the 'FOREIGN' with the true country of origin, based on the fact that Great Britain had already forced Germany to use 'Made in Germany' for their goods. The second step included the markings used by Japan and Czechoslovakia, as explained further below.
That aside, hold in mind that markings with 'FOREIGN' were indeed officially dropped, however their use represented a perfectly legal possibility of avoiding a true country mark when the target country had outlawed the corresponding country of origin. People may instantly conclude that this regarded German items created during World War 2, but that was only rarely the case.
Instead of vanishing from sight, the 'FOREIGN' mark was actually used on and off ever since its introduction, with various countries either using it or allowing imports showing such a mark. For example, West German potteries during the early Mid-Century-Modern era actually marked 'Foreign' for export to countries like Hungary or Bulgaria (as Western goods were not taken very well behind the Iron Curtain) while the U.S. accepted 'FOREIGN' marked imports from the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.
So the mere presence of a 'FOREIGN' mark says absolutely nothing about the age or the intended target market of an item, in fact these items require intensive research as to place them correctly. Don't let yourself be fooled by sellers that claim a certain age (or country of origin) based simply on the presence of this mark."
On October 1st 1890 the Congress of the United States passed the so-called 'McKinley Tariff Act', a law that was introduced by the 25th President, William McKinley. This law not only imposed the highest tariffs that the United States had ever placed on imports, it also demanded that all items imported to the US, regardless of country of origin, had to be marked as 'FOREIGN'. This act was revised in two main steps: the first revision followed prompt, replacing the 'FOREIGN' with the true country of origin, based on the fact that Great Britain had already forced Germany to use 'Made in Germany' for their goods. The second step included the markings used by Japan and Czechoslovakia, as explained further below.
That aside, hold in mind that markings with 'FOREIGN' were indeed officially dropped, however their use represented a perfectly legal possibility of avoiding a true country mark when the target country had outlawed the corresponding country of origin. People may instantly conclude that this regarded German items created during World War 2, but that was only rarely the case.
Instead of vanishing from sight, the 'FOREIGN' mark was actually used on and off ever since its introduction, with various countries either using it or allowing imports showing such a mark. For example, West German potteries during the early Mid-Century-Modern era actually marked 'Foreign' for export to countries like Hungary or Bulgaria (as Western goods were not taken very well behind the Iron Curtain) while the U.S. accepted 'FOREIGN' marked imports from the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.
So the mere presence of a 'FOREIGN' mark says absolutely nothing about the age or the intended target market of an item, in fact these items require intensive research as to place them correctly. Don't let yourself be fooled by sellers that claim a certain age (or country of origin) based simply on the presence of this mark."
I've been reading this with interest because, having moved house with many discussions about the number of boxes of china I was shifting, we are now getting down to opening them all and I am re-visiting fairly old teasets inherited from (probably) my gt-grand-ma. I haven't as yet found particular marks (there are swirls etc.) but they are very pretty blue and white, fluted and with gold edging. There are lots of pieces - must be Victorian - and I've no room for them now! I'll ask the kids if they want them, but have the feeling that the answer will be 'No'. Stuey - if you are out there? What do I do? I've looked after them all my longish life!
Hi Tinkerbell -I sell Vintage and Retro Stuff in my shop. There are no 'lists as such but a start is the makers mark and usually you will find a pattern number or name. The best place to value them is Ebay -just key in what you've got and look at what is for sale and more informative, what has sold. I see quite well known makers tea sets going for next to nothing at Auctions they are not that popular at the moment.
Jourdain2, I am not really that knowledgeable about pottery /ceramics/china etc. Retrochic knows more than I do. I have read that some items with absolutely no markings can be worth more than those with them. In general, "kids" are not interested this old "stuff". If you, yourself, are interested in these items,do some research regarding them. Buy a book or two on the subject or use the Internet. That in itself can be an interesting hobby: it's part of your history.
Jourdain are your cups and saucers something like this?
English Victorian
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or this
Royal Copenhagen
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English Victorian
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or this
Royal Copenhagen
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