chinese porcelain I have some old porcelain chinese dinnerware. How much it is worth?
I was hoping someone might be able to give me an idea of how much my set is worth? If you are an appraiser, please reply and I will send a picture. There is a stamp on the back of them but I cannot find the set anywhere, or the marking for that matter.
Take a photograph of your dinnerware and the makers mark, name etc. and post it for free at http://www.flickr.com/ or at http://photobucket.com/ and up load it to show Appraisers. A part from some of the above listings for Appraisers, below are some other reputable ones;
and more.........http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?p=Appraisers+for+antique+chinese+porcelain++dinnerware&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&meta=vc%3D&pstart=1&fr=ks-ans&b=11 You can also go to the public library to look up the Potters Marks and History of Chinese Porcelain/ Dinnerware.
Popular American Girls, Felicity and Elizabeth, were well-schooled young girls growing up just before the American Revolution. It is certain that the tea set used during their lessons on serving tea would be made of fine porcelain from China!
To own a “genuine” China tea set or dinnerware during Colonial times in America meant you were among the privileged wealthy. Iconic early American’s like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson coveted their Chinese treasures. George Washington had a particular fancy for blue and white porcelain.
The Chinese invented porcelain probably during the Tang dynasty (618 – 907AD). They refined the technique of making stoneware to create a recipe that combined the right ingredients and fired these items at extremely high temperatures to create what is the hardest ceramic product call porcelain.
The Chinese manufactured the world’s finest porcelain. Examples of Chinese porcelain produced during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties (1644-1912) are considered priceless works of art.
Unlike the “secret recipe” for creating Coca-Cola – the secret of making porcelain spread to Korea in the 1100’s and Japan in the 1500’s. However, it was Chinese porcelain that began making its way to European counties. It was so rare and expensive – only the wealthiest coveted it.
As trade from the Orient became more frequent during the 1600’s, porcelain became more affordable and popular. Although – still quite expensive. Huge demand for porcelain tea cups and saucers caused European manufacturers to try to uncover the secret “recipe”.
It wasn’t until the later 1700’s that factories outside China were successful in creating quality porcelain-ware. Nonetheless – the words “Fine China” became the phrase which meant “quality porcelain-ware”. We are proud – at The Queen’s Treasures to offer outstanding examples of “Fine China” tea sets for adults, children and dolls (like American Girl Doll’s Felicity and Elizabeth) made by high quality factories in China – at prices you can afford. We also wish to assure our clientele that our products are independently tested by a U.S. Department of Consumer Safety certified laboratory to insure they meet CPSA and FDA standards.
Impressive, impressive, impressive. I think with all the mass produced garbage out there these days people forget what real art is like. And Jingdezhen is ground zero for Chinese porcelain. Can you imagine that someone hand paints each and every one of these?
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Popular American Girls, Felicity and Elizabeth, were well-schooled young girls growing up just before the American Revolution. It is certain that the tea set used during their lessons on serving tea would be made of fine porcelain from China!
To own a “genuine” China tea set or dinnerware during Colonial times in America meant you were among the privileged wealthy. Iconic early American’s like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson coveted their Chinese treasures. George Washington had a particular fancy for blue and white porcelain.
The Chinese invented porcelain probably during the Tang dynasty (618 – 907AD). They refined the technique of making stoneware to create a recipe that combined the right ingredients and fired these items at extremely high temperatures to create what is the hardest ceramic product call porcelain.
The Chinese manufactured the world’s finest porcelain. Examples of Chinese porcelain produced during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties (1644-1912) are considered priceless works of art.
Unlike the “secret recipe” for creating Coca-Cola – the secret of making porcelain spread to Korea in the 1100’s and Japan in the 1500’s. However, it was Chinese porcelain that began making its way to European counties. It was so rare and expensive – only the wealthiest coveted it.
As trade from the Orient became more frequent during the 1600’s, porcelain became more affordable and popular. Although – still quite expensive. Huge demand for porcelain tea cups and saucers caused European manufacturers to try to uncover the secret “recipe”.
It wasn’t until the later 1700’s that factories outside China were successful in creating quality porcelain-ware.
Nonetheless – the words “Fine China” became the phrase which meant “quality porcelain-ware”.
We are proud – at The Queen’s Treasures to offer outstanding examples of “Fine China” tea sets for adults, children and dolls (like American Girl Doll’s Felicity and Elizabeth) made by high quality factories in China – at prices you can afford. We also wish to assure our clientele that our products are independently tested by a U.S. Department of Consumer Safety certified laboratory to insure they meet CPSA and FDA standards.
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Impressive, impressive, impressive. I think with all the mass produced garbage out there these days people forget what real art is like. And Jingdezhen is ground zero for Chinese porcelain. Can you imagine that someone hand paints each and every one of these?