China

I have a couple old china "sets" "=not complete that are old and another from the early 20th century(not pictured)

I was wondering if they're worth 2 cents or not? Been in the family for years and now I'm stuck with them but don't have plans to use the pieces for dinner, tea ect. The noritake tea set looks very nice but I know incomplete sets aren't really worth squat. Hate to throw them away but I don't have room for all this stuff that used to be my grandfathers, my fathers and now mine. I'm getting old too now and don't want to leave the burden of all this to my son like I experienced when my grand parents and father passed away.

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Now the victoria china

 

First is Noritake and with Japan instead of Nippon we're talking post 1920 and probably into the 30's. There's a section on Noritake marks and timeline thereof on Gotheborg.

 

Here's a link to the Noritake marks. http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/noritake.shtml

 

Frankly, I'd donate the Noritake set. Partial china sets are difficult to sell and Noritake lustre ware is not rare. I can't say there is no value to them but IMO there is not enough value to be worth listing and trying to ship. The serving pieces on the Victoria set might be worth trying to sell individually, but again you'll save yourself a lot of effort if you donate them to a charity or yard sale them for a couple of dollars.
Don

 

Replacements.com has some of your Victoria in stock as VIT43. They might buy yours, or you could try ebay. There are no current or completed listings to compare.

 

There are a couple of sold listings for the Noritake. I looked for Noritake lanterns.
Janet

 

Here's another pic of the mashed potato dish. The reason I call it that is my grandparents used to fill it with mashed potatos at thanksgiving. Yummm

 

We have a mashed potato bowl in my family too. It sounds like you may be a little conflicted about getting rid of these dishes. There's nothing wrong with keeping one or two pieces that have special significance for you and then selling or giving away the rest.
Don

 

Your "mashed potato dish" reminds me of my family's "noodle dish" because that is what we put our homemade noodles in. I have it, and will use it to serve noodles at family holidays. As Don said, nothing wrong with keeping a few pieces. My cousins, my sister, and I all have a plate from my Mom's and their Mom's good china.