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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 538179, member: 308"]I'm so glad you were able to purchase these, Mugzinnys. The market in RS Prussia crashed, along with so many other markets, in the last recession. But it's hard enough to find items to sell for a profit and if the liveauctioneers amount is any indication they should do well enough. Although the chip on the one dish is unsightly a professional could repair it easily. I would have it repaired before attempting to sell. </p><p><br /></p><p>We may never know what the ABK stands for. My understanding is that RS Prussia used different backstamps for each of their distributors. You can find two of the exact same molds with different backstamps if the pieces were sold through two different distributors. The ABK may have been the initials of a distributor whose name has been forgotten over time and through a lack of records.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am rather like cluttered in that I am not specialized in one particular area. I have small collections of many different things and I tried to get at least one book in each of the areas I was interested in. In time I was able to build a small library. While the values in most of them are woefully outdated the books are still useful for identification purposes. And it's a good time to buy these outdated books as many are quite cheap.</p><p><br /></p><p>We are indeed fortunate to have so many talented and kind people here on antiquers.com. And our moderators are owed thanks for creating and maintaining such a respectful and safe space. I'm very thankful on those occasions when I can contribute meaningful information.</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 538179, member: 308"]I'm so glad you were able to purchase these, Mugzinnys. The market in RS Prussia crashed, along with so many other markets, in the last recession. But it's hard enough to find items to sell for a profit and if the liveauctioneers amount is any indication they should do well enough. Although the chip on the one dish is unsightly a professional could repair it easily. I would have it repaired before attempting to sell. We may never know what the ABK stands for. My understanding is that RS Prussia used different backstamps for each of their distributors. You can find two of the exact same molds with different backstamps if the pieces were sold through two different distributors. The ABK may have been the initials of a distributor whose name has been forgotten over time and through a lack of records. I am rather like cluttered in that I am not specialized in one particular area. I have small collections of many different things and I tried to get at least one book in each of the areas I was interested in. In time I was able to build a small library. While the values in most of them are woefully outdated the books are still useful for identification purposes. And it's a good time to buy these outdated books as many are quite cheap. We are indeed fortunate to have so many talented and kind people here on antiquers.com. And our moderators are owed thanks for creating and maintaining such a respectful and safe space. I'm very thankful on those occasions when I can contribute meaningful information. Don[/QUOTE]
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