LAWLEYS BONE CHINA GOLD RIM TEA SET - Antique Bone China Query

by Mrs Noble

CHINA GOLD RIM TEA SET - Antique Bone China Query:-

Hello Peter, I have a Lawleys china tea set made 1950's?, Rockingham shape handles?, comprising of cups, saucers, side plates, bread and butter plate, milk jug, sugar bowl. Pattern number 2046. How much do you think it may be worth? I have looked at different sites but cannot find what I am looking for, please can you help me?

Kind regards

Mrs Noble

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Reply by Peter (admin)

To:- LAWLEYS BONE CHINA GOLD RIM TEA SET - Antique Bone China Query

Dear Mrs Noble

Many thanks for your antique bone china query. As you probably know, Lawleys is a very old and established retailer of fine china in the UK, rather than a producer of china wares.

At one point in their history in the 1950's they purchased various china manufacturers like Ridgways and Adderley. They used these and other makers to commission many own-brand lines.

You own one of those own-brand sets. The value will depend on the age and the rarity and the quality (ie bone china or stoneware etc). To give you an example, at the time of writing you can buy tea plates marked LAWLEYS china & glass of Regent Street London W1, believed to date from 1925-40, for around £5.99 GBS ($12 USD) per pair (these were in an eBAY store and broken down to sell in smaller lots from a part set).

For a professional appraisal, you can visit my page here:

www.figurines-sculpture.com/antique-china-values.html

It's a page I've written especially for visitors needing 'fast track' help. Here, you can get in touch with a bona fide professional (one I've checked out myself) who can tell you if your mark is identifiable by experts, without you having to pay any money upfront - a unique service online, and one I've designed especially to protect my site visitors from wasting their time and money online.

Read more about the Lawleys take-over in my article here:

http://www.figurines-sculpture.com/royal-vale-bone.html

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter (admin)

p.s. The following page is a 'must see' if you are researching fine china - for value and identification:-

Researching the identity and value of antique and vintage fine china.