I am trying to identify a large collection of presumably antique china that was in my house when I bought it.
There are about 100 pieces, which includes serving platters, cups and saucers, dinner and dessert plates, bowls, cream and sugar pitchers, ect, all unmarked (no stamp or sign anywhere).
These are all white with a wide robin's egg blue band around the edges (about 1 3/4 inches wide), and metalic silver trim. It is obvious by the design that these pieces are very old, though I have not found a single scratch, chip or other defect with any of them.
Any knowledgeable info on age, maker, ect would be apprieciated!
Thanks!
2007-08-24 02:18:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You can take a sample of your china around to various antique stores and see if anyone there can help you identify it. I have a few cups and saucers that I got from my Step-grandmother and they were not labeled either so I took a set to the largest antique dealer in my town and she knew exactly what it was. So, it is definitely worth a try.
Good Luck
2007-08-24 02:47:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Googled antique dinnerware pictures and a lot came up,try there.If you only had a mark or name somewhere.See if the set is complete then write to that antique show,who knows they may give you some more help.Good luck with it...
2007-08-24 12:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry... without a maker's mark of some kind, there's little hope of finding a name for your china..... take a piece to an antique dealer and ask.... or have a look online for a site that has 'replacement' pieces.... you might find it there....otherwise, it's the library for books about antique china.... if your china is very old, there should be 'crazing' in the glaze.... look that up and then check yours for it....
2007-08-24 09:29:16 · answer #3 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its hard to tell without seeing them.
My local library has adult education classes and offers an Antique night. I bought couple of antiques there and they were able to give me more info on them along with appraisals.
2007-08-24 09:26:20 · answer #4 · answered by Kristy Lynn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would also think that it is a good idea to carry them to an antique store to "TRY" and identify them because its gonna be hard to identify them without a marking.
2007-08-24 09:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by NOISY KID 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋