Anyone here do fine china

[Canuk Pepperhead]

Years back when my grandma passed away I inherted the china..Till recent it was packed up safe at my dads untill his girlfriend made me take it home..(the bi*ch)Well its sitting in my antique hutch.What I have is a setting for 8.gravy bowls tea pots butter trays cream bowls and other stuff,I even have some royal daulton figurenes..I figure im going to give this to my daughtor when she grows up..My curiosity is the worth of this stuff..lol I once googled a teapot and it was like a few hundred bucks..Mind you my memory is so bad Im shure im wrong...I just want an idea what the worth is..thx in advance.I forgot to mention its Royal Albert Silver Birch

[texas blues]

Dude, I can't even find china on a map! But...I googled it and got an eeschmay link. A frickin' saucer for $13.99! A saucer!
Hang on to it bro...the way my 401k just tanked, I'd keep it.
Cheers, TB.

[imaguitargod]

Don't sell it now (due to the economy), wait until we merge with Mexico and Canada and have a new money system (Amero). Then sell it.

It usually will fetch some money but it depends on what it is. There's not much of a market for it like there used to be.

[Canuk Pepperhead]

I have pics to show what I have
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee292/_Canuk_Pepperhead/100_2091.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee292/_Canuk_Pepperhead/100_2089.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee292/_Canuk_Pepperhead/100_2090.jpg

[Canuk Pepperhead]

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee292/_Canuk_Pepperhead/100_2085.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee292/_Canuk_Pepperhead/100_2086.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee292/_Canuk_Pepperhead/100_2088.jpg

[Canuk Pepperhead]

Definately not for sale no matter what I just want to know a general idea on whats its worth

[Novacastrian]

Definantly some pretty looking stuff there, im sure it would be worth quite a bit. An 18 piece tea set on ebay is selling for $250 and it's not as purdy as your bone (lol) My uneducated guess would be around $2000-$2500 if sold to a collector. Really depends what year they were made i think.

Edit: Here is a link to the only similar set i could find on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ROYAL-ALBERT-Tranquility-English-Bone-China-Dinner-Set_W0QQitemZ170268395492QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4227QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Canuk Pepperhead]

The set is discontinued..that I knowmy grandma had that when I was a baby(they raised us with my dad)im 34 so its old enough lol and yes its a nice set thx

[Novacastrian]

The older the better, i saw a plate from 1938 that was going for $900! You never know man, you could be sitting on a goldmine:)

[Canuk Pepperhead]

all the better for my daughtor lol

[Davetaylor]

after a look around it seems that a cup and saucer goes for around the $30 mark at the mo. But i did find this pricing tool dunno if it works but you could give it a try just for your rough idea value

http://www.chinatraders.com/newapp/output.asp?company=Royal%20Albert&patternid=35840&patternname=Silver%20Birch&patternnumber=&description=&pricecode=12

[pepperfever]

That is beautiful china, well worth holding on to for your daughter! By the time she's old enough the value will have increased a lot. Much too pretty to let go.

[DevilDuck]

A quick Google gave me this..................

http://www.historyandnostalgia.com/china/silver_birch_china.htm

[rainbowberry]

I'm not into all the china/antiques stuff but that is really pretty Canuk, I've watched antique programs in the UK where they value things and haven't ever seen a set like that, and you've got all that in the set. Just don't ever eat your chilli off it.

[GrumpyBear]

whole sets always go for more than the component prices, and i know royal albert is pretty well sought after... looks like its in pretty great condition too... i think this is the beginning of a family heirloom...

[DickT]

How much for the little girl?

[chilehunter]

dont know much about china, but I've seen some & I'd have to say the set you have is very impressive. as for price dont have a clue.

[texas blues]

How much for the little girl?

Now THAT'S fu#kin' funny!!

Cheers, TB.

[ring sting]

Yeah, hang on to it! Best option would be to ring a dealer, or someone like Sotheby's Auctions.
Whatever you do, dont put it thru the dishwasher!

[imaguitargod]

How much for the little girl?
I bid $40 plus shipping.

[DickT]

CP, Hang on to it, wait to see if that antigue road show come near you, Also one of my friends is a serious antique dealer , I will ask him, I'll get back to you soon, right now up to my neck in orders. Plus I want to get that anal thread off the front page.