@blossom and everyone else. Limoges….$75
ETA…we are including the padded, zippered holders for all these dishes too…or at least the holders we have.
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THAT is lovely.
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Magnificent! you gotta ask why young folks starting out would rather spend $100 on stoneware at West Elm or Pottery Barm vs. this incredible deal of the century! But one look at the soup tureen (can’t go in the dishwasher) or the platter and my kids would run away in horror!
This is gorgeous.
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Right…and the storage of them. My kids want plain white all purpose dishes. Although my daughter is taking my Lenox plain plates, and the holiday pieces as well.
But a set of china….no.
ETA…the platter you can see on the stand is the smaller one. It’s placed on top of a LARGE one that is flat on the table.
When people look at these sets and wonder about the dishwasher, I tell them…use the dishwasher. Enjoy the dishes. It will be a lot of washings before you gradually start to notice the trim disappearing. A LOT of dishwasher washings.
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This is what I did before an earlier move. I couldn’t get H to deal with his stuff in the basement and moving time was drawing near. I finally gave him a deadline to select the items he couldn’t live without and move them into a small storage room. Some folks came and removed everything else (a couple of pickup truck bed/trailer loads) then left the basement and garages broom clean. They’d already scheduled a big sale for most of the stuff but kept a few things such as outgrown bikes for family. If H should predecease me then I will do the same with his garage and workshop stuff after our kids are given a chance to take what they want.
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I don’t care for china and have never had any interest but that is a whole lot of fine dining for$75!
You should put a sign by it exactly what you said “not made for dishwasher but life is short! Buy a cheap set of china and dish wash it!”
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It took 30 years of dishwasher washings of my wedding china (which I use regularly) for the silver trim to start to show wear. I have friends my age who use theirs once or twice a year… and handwash every single piece. I make sure to rotate the dinner plates (so somewhat even wear patterns) but otherwise don’t even think twice about using them!!!
Thumper, I knew we were kindred spirits…
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I do see a lot of merit to the “select the essentials” approach.
I’ve told folks that repeatedly…and I tell them that this is actually less costly than good paper products.
Right now, there are at least five sets of nice dishes at this shop. One set that is Occupied Japan, a Noritaki set or two, some Wedgwood pieces but not a complete set.
We had nice Christmas dishes as well…I bought a service for 8 of Christmas stoneware for DD for $24. The other sets…didn’t sell at all. Very weird.
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My mom passed away Nov 8th. She always prided herself on getting rid of stuff. We thought her condo would be easy peasy, but that condo held a ton of stuff.
The condo sold quickly, and with the holidays, we were in a real time crunch. It was an hour and fifteen minutes away which added to the stress.
As we packed, my husband, son and I picked what we wanted to keep. We made several mini van donation drop offs. I had one of her dear friends come over and choose some items for her and her daughter. And we gave a few items to my husband’s sister.
That still left a good amount of furniture, artwork, decor. I started looking at consignment places. Finally found one that would take all but two items. We ended up paying a consignment pick up and delivery guy to move the items for us. Then, I called 1800gotjunk for the last big things that needed to go.
I definitely think there were better options. I was so overwhelmed and worried we wouldn’t have it empty by the closing date.
Having to make quick decisions, we ended up with way too many keep boxes. So, now we have sorting to do at our house.
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I guess our kids are lucky that recent buyers wanted so much of our furniture and other things. They paid for several rooms full of furniture, which I must admit would not have fit well in the new house. I was a little reluctant to part with a few items but it was worth it to get the house sold. I offered several sets of china to our kids but no one was interested so H left them in the house. The buyers said they’d be delighted to have anything we wanted to leave.
It was not easy to try to be realistic about both the current worth of things and likelihood of our using much of the stuff post-retirement in a smaller house in a new location. I’d think about the big holiday parties or dinner parties for eight that we used to host and had to force myself to admit that we won’t be entertaining in the same way again. I was also concerned about the availability of new items once we’re settled in the house we’re building, so I probably kept more than necessary.
I haven’t yet disposed of my mother’s sterling flatware. A few years ago I got a quote from a company that would have required me to pay for shipping the flatware to them, then pay for return shipping for any pieces they decided didn’t meet their needs. The quote was low and I just couldn’t do it even though I don’t even like it. I have my own sterling, as do our kids. My goal is to have it gone by the end of this year.
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It’s tough when you’re rushed. It must be even harder when you’re trying to make decisions while grieving. My condolences for your loss.
If you have the storage space, you may want to wait a year before going through those boxes.
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That was a very quick turn around of your mom’s home - I don’t know how you did it!
Error ! Meant to tag @uwalummom !!
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My maid of honor died about 10 years ago. She was not married, had no children or other relatives except a cousin she really didn’t like. Her BFF and I cleaned out her place. The friend found a wonderful estate group that was very willing to deal with the furniture and some of the beautiful glassware…but they had to be able to get to it!
I went with my minivan for several long weekends. We made a gazzillion trips to the landfill each time. There was a TON of paper stuff in the house, plus three generations of inherited “stuff”. We had to go through every single piece of paper. We found stocks, savings bonds, municipal bonds, money, jewelry…you name it…and it wasn’t all neatly placed somewhere.
It took the two of us to figure out what to keep and what to put in the dumpster or take to the landfill. We had to empty the house so it could be cleaned…and sold.
It really was a labor of love because this gal was a wonderful friend to both of us for many years. The friend was the executor, and had been told that something should be given to each of my kids and me. All of the nice kitchen ware went to our son who loves to cook. DD got some jewelry. I got an oak commode that was something I should have bought (it was $5 in 1974)….but instead of saying “can I borrow $5”….I said “why don’t you buy this?”. It’s my nightstand…and DD will take it at some point.
But whew. It was a big job. We are talking a raised ranch with 7 rooms that were very filled to the gills.
Oh….the estate folks did have a yard sale…I think the net cost was enough to pay for the dumpster and the house cleaning.
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What a good friend you were to take on such a massive job.
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Pattern name and which pieces? I can help you meet your goal! Luncheon size or dinner size?
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Are you asking about the sterling? If so, it’s Towle’s Candlelight. I thought it was a service for 12 (mine is) but it’s just a service for eight. I’ll send a list in case you’re interested.
She was a wonderful friend to me!
Blossom’s kids are going to be mad at this group someday 
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Just a note related to checking for cash and jewelry; pull out drawers in furniture to be sure paper items or cash haven’t fallen out. Donated my parents furniture out of a storage unit after they moved to a CCF. About 2 years later found a photo of my great grandfather for sale on line while doing genealogy research. I purchased the photo and laughed out loud when I saw my father’s handwriting labeling it on the back. Bet it was ‘loose’ in a donated dresser. I also learned that our DS looks exactly like him, down to his expression.)
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