I don’t mind at all. 🙂 I don’t have a close up pic of the ironstone yet. There is no bottom mark on it. The other is a Haviland, and I found the pattern. I appreciate your information!! I think I have about 1,000 items to start putting in my Etsy shop. So far I have only put 50 items in there since last October and I have sold about 20….. Just need to have a day when I can photograph and post. 🙂

Don`t worry about getting frustrated,, we all do that on occasion !! Post a closer pic of the tureen and one of the bottom marking if it has one and we will see if we can find it !! This one is a bit small to see it well !!
Are you located here in the U.S. ?? The trend recently has been more with primitives and anything old and rusty !! So when you are looking around at garage sales, flea markets ect keep that in mind !!
China that would do well a few years ago is almost impossible to sell today !! There is just too much available !! Do some research on ebay to see what is moving and what is not !! That will tell you what people are paying for an item !! No matter what the asking prices are,, if they are getting no bids or watchers I would save my money !! You do not want to tie money up in an item that you can`t sell.!! Look to see what is selling and keep your eyes open for those !!
Just a few tips to help !! Hope you do not mind !!

Actually, I won the two plates and the platter in an online auction with two soup tureens…. I spent a total of $22. Pic below.

If I get $30 each for the plates and $50 for the platter, I’m way ahead plus I have the two tureens. Still trying to identify the ironstone one… (sigh) (neverending searches)…. I appreciate your assistance and I feel so badly that I let my frustration slip out in my first comment….

Hi there Martha and welcome to the forum !! I would have certainly advised you to save your money !! Prices here are very old and outdated and do not reflect todays market !! Your plate only shows one that has been sold recently on ebay international !! I looked over many listings to see what the range was and found them from $10. to $85. of course that is “asking” price not “getting” price !! China and pottery in general has taken a dive lately !! Your plate was made between 1863 and 1878,, not sure but some say its a creamware base !! Would have to check on that further but likely it would not affect the value either way !! This pattern sells slightly better in the cobalt blue than in the red !! Even so the only one I found that sold recently was priced and sold at $22.95 !! Now it might do better on Etsy than on ebay and if these were mine I would price the plate at $35. and the larger serving platter at $45. !! This price is slightly above market but you can always reduce the price later if you wish !! Easier to come down than to go up so always price a bit on the high side !! People like to dicker on price and that gives you room to do so !! And when you knock a few dollars off an item they tend to be return customers and that is what you want !!
Hope they do well for you !! I will keep my fingers crossed !!
When posting pics for Q&A if you could always take a pic of front and back it would be helpful !! Sometime you can tell more from looking at the back than at the front !!

Hi Martha! My name is also Martha! 🙂

Long story short, I had to quit my job in order to take care of our children. My husband and I started an Etsy shop in order to help pay the bills. I spent more money than I wanted on Kovels in order to both identify the items we are putting online and price them. (apparently, I’m a little bitter about spending more than I wanted)

I obtain the items through thrift stores and auction sites. Rarely do I know the true value… Recently, I won a “lot” of items in an auction. It included two plates marked “Mintons Denmark” each is octagonal and 9.25″ Then, I also have a large platter that is 19″ in the exact same pattern. All pieces have no chips, cracks, or flea bites.

Attached is a picture I found online of the original pattern. BEAUTIFUL plates! I’d like to know what to A. call them …. and B. price them. 🙂

Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. (and, yes, I am a little embarrassed about my unnecessary behavior)

Martha