GUEST
My grandmother acquired this set during the '30s, piece by piece. And so it took her awhile to do. It's a luncheon set with a lot of pieces and she gave it to me when I was in high school. And I've just had it wrapped up with nowhere to go.
APPRAISER
This set was made by the Royal Winton Company in England. Uh, let me show the mark here on the back. It says "Royal Winton Grimwades" and "Summertime" is the pattern name. This company was famous for making these patterns that were covered with blossoms and flowers which we now call "chintzware." It's like chintz fabric which is covered with flowers. The Summertime pattern was the most popular chintz pattern that they made. It was introduced in 1932 and was made all the way until the 1960s. They made millions of pieces and so it's the most common but there's a huge demand and it's gotten very popular with collectors. When it was originally made, it was quite inexpensive. Every piece was a few dollars. She could save her money and buy little bit by little bit. It's actually pottery and doesn't hold up very well but this set is in remarkable condition. You must not have used it very much.
GUEST
It's really never been used.
APPRAISER
Right. Well the reason that people like it now even though the quality isn't all that great is because it's just so good to look at and prices have really gone through the roof so to speak, in the last ten or 15 years.
GUEST
All right!
APPRAISER
Some pieces that started out being worth a few dollars are now worth a great deal more. You've got a teapot and a coffee pot.
GUEST
Yeah.
APPRAISER
Both of those are worth somewhere between $400 and $800 each.
GUEST
Oh, neat.
APPRAISER
Cups and saucers would normally sell for somewhere around $75. Most of the middle-sized serving pieces are going to be between $200 and $300. A large platter like this sells for between $300 and $600...
GUEST
Holy cow!
APPRAISER
and the luncheon plates, which are square which is really an interesting feature of this particular pattern would sell for about $150. Actually, you've got a lot more in the box.
GUEST
Yeah.
APPRAISER
We didn't unpack it all. You've got about 70 pieces. I added up... you had a list written down. And using a conservative estimate per piece to add up the total, this set if you bought it from a china matching service or through a chintz specialty dealer would cost you, to replace between $6,000 and $8,000.
GUEST
Holy cow! Well, I know my grandmother would be real thrilled if she knew.
APPRAISER
Yes, she would, I'm sure, I'm sure.
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