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Very informative, I’m trying to figure out the silver weight of my teapot. , How much would you say the insulators weigh apiece, thanks

Love your channel and videos! Would you be open to doing a china identification series? I would love to know the difference, if there is one, between a cream soup bowl and a bouillon cup, and a demitasse cup vs. coffee cup. Also, how to table set and serve each. Again, these are so interesting and informative. Thank you!

First question: When we have guests, should we first put the water bottle, the butter and bread dishes, serve ourselves, then get up and bring the soup with respective dishes and after having finished with the soup, get up again to bring the platters with the meat and side dishes? This makes three sit/ ups and three servings, not to mention the coffee/pastry serving. Am I right? Second question: Is it proper to ask our relatives to help us bring the dishes and platters to the table and again to help us remove them at each serving?

What if you serve individual, covered soup tureens to your guests? I assume the tureens should be placed in front of the guest, cover on, on top of the salad plate. Should you also place a side plate to the left of the silverware for them to place the lid, or should they place the lid on the bread plate?

Aunt Bea used Blue Willow dinnerware, too.

Nice educational video 👍

Blue Willow are getting hard to find because brides are using them in wedding dinners. it's all the rage in Alabama and Georgia.

The pocket door hardware is gorgeous. I wish they still made things like that

It's absolutely gorgeous & I loved watching the whole process & listening your commentary while you worked. Thank You!

Yes i do have photos but can’t seem to paste them here.

I have Whieldon Ware F Winkle & Co Savoy Beautiful blue and white English flat soup bowls. All are crazed. We’ve used them for years and now are concerned that we shouldn’t use them. What can we do with these plates?

When did salt spoons fall out of favor?

I love iced tea spoons!!

I love this series! Thank you both for this.

When did china makers cease using lead in glazes?

Does Blue Willow have any value if it was made in Japan and/or if it is chipped or crazed?

I have one and i want to sale it, large

We had International Avalon growing up. Still use my mother's today. But I bought a set o Michaelangelo when I went off to college. Still looks brand new.

I just came across a Royal Albert coffee pot, sugar bowl, and cream jar. Also eight cups & saucers. I think they're 14-16 ounce cups. It looks beautiful with no damage that an amateur like me can spot. I'm just an old wild punk rocker, but I know high class shizit when I see it, so I grabbed these things from being thrown out! I'm gonna keep two cups for me and my imaginary friend to drink coffee with, and sell the rest as a set to a pawn shop. I couldn't imagine packing it all to sell, so the pawn star is gonna have to come get this set. Is $150 too low? I better look around online for a place to sell.

Just tell them "Not as advertised" and you can return it.

Hey Mr. Fine China man, I was wondering if you know of a good resource for learning about the purposes of serving wares, cutlery, table accessories etc... I would love to find like an encyclopedia of dinnerwares. Any good suggestions?

I just got into collecting china this year, and I'm so glad I came across this video! I found one of the avon Lady carlyle's at a thrift, and was super confused about the design. Thank you for the explanation!

If you're in the South and your tea isn't sweetened, you aren't in the South, son.

So . . . the salt cellar goes at the top of the dinner plate and the spoon? Where does it go? Maybe IN the salt? The pepper goes beside the cellar?

Why has Blue Willow dropped in price?

I liked to see a video showing in detail how the antique sterling cutlery of Kings or Queens pattern had been produced and how the same can be produced today. There are some household articles as the China porcelain from Meissen or Nymphenburg, Germany which are still produced by hand as 300 years ago. Is this also today with silver cutlery as once produced 200 years ago in London ?

I came to know that there are different kinds of silver cutlery as 950/1000 and a new mixture with a rare metal which prevents the silver to become dark. From the pattern I love Kings and Queens pattern made by George Adams in about 1820 to 1860. You get it still in best quality at the Silver Vaults Nr. 18, a must see location when you love silver cutlery and other silver articles. It is costly but it is the far best in the world.

* Looks at watch * Yep. It's time for another video!

I nearly jumped out of my chair I thought you had my pattern that I don't know the name for... mine was bought in about 1975 or so. It says Northland Stainless Japan which I have read that it was made by Oneida. It looks identical to yours except the salad forks don't have the 3 holes in them. Otherwise it's almost a perfect match. I have yet to find out the name of mine. Thanks for sharing how to bring it back to life. I also use a rinse agent in my dishwasher that makes EVERYTHING shine like new. Mine has a heavy amount of fine scratches on it over the years. Is there a way to remove that?

I have a set my grandfather bought for my grandmother over 36 years ago. The stamp has no crown or date in it.

The jelly server was actually more utilized for gelatinized dishes. It was quite popular and en vogue to serve jellied bouillons and broths as well as aspics or molded fruit gelatin salads. The Victorians extracted gelatin from boiling pig and/or cow hooves for several hours. So yes…it can serve jam, jelly or preserve spreads in our modern fashion of dining but that was not its primary or first utilization.

What is a sterling silver cheese plate marble worth

Just received my 4 Churchill Blue Willow mugs from Amazon, and I was surprised to see "Queen's Blue Willow" on the bottom. My set is from the late 1980s, and wanted mugs to match my coffee pot. I was mystified why they called them "Churchill" with a Queen's mark. Your video cleared up this mystery for me, yes they are a bit lighter but I am quite happy with them. I have some vintage pieces as well. A true classic that never goes out of style!

Do the glaze lines affect how evenly the plate will sit on another plate..any "rocking"?

I don't agree setting a table with a cup and saucer. They should be placed at the conclusion of dinner

I just want English!

I have one given to me from 1994. Serial # 333723 says Copeland Spode’s Italian England. Do you know how much it is worth? It has gold trim.

Really enjoyed the video!

Will you PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE answer a more specific question for me? 🙏🏻 Spode’s Christmas Tree pattern - there are backplates that clearly say “Made in England.” But there are other backplates that just say “England” under the word Spode. Were those *not* made in England and use of the word England in that case only refers to Spode being an English company? Or were those also made in England, even though they don’t say “Made in?” Tricky business! I’m trying to quickly make a purchase decision and can’t find the answer anywhere! I hope you can read this and respond speedily. Thank you!

Question: Why Victorian porcelain plate values are so cheap compared to Chinese porcelain in the same period?

Where do you place a cellar in a place setting?

Thanks for the info! I have six of these charger plates in four patterns. No flea bites but they were clearly used. One of the doubles is really heavy though so I'm wondering if it's a second, much older, or a counterfeit.

Dope video. Can you tell us what you look for when buying dinnerware

a man I could love.

Have you actually used these bread plates for a meal, and if so, were they difficult to clean? Do you recommend these NOT to be used with certain types of foods (e.g. pads of butter)?

For display

How do you put the dinner plates on the back of the cabinet?

Just wanted to say thank you, you’re the kind of person who makes the internet great. This was exactly the information I needed as I am preparing for family this winter. Didn’t come from a family that polished things and didn’t know how or even if you could do it for SS. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

Going back to this video because I'm now saving up for some sterling silver flatware!

can you please also tell us the difference between real blue willows from the reproductions or 'repro' that they call? thanks!