China Plate

3 Jun, 2007 in art pottery by admin

China Plate

The New Way of Shopping for China

Long ago, there were traditional rules for picking out china such as only brides select china, china has to fine and match everything (plate settings, glass ware, flatware, etc.), and sets should be only 8 place settings. Times sure have changed! Now, it’s really stylish for non brides to purchase more than 8 settings of casual china in fun colors and patterns. Just read these china buying rule breakers below, so you can get some ideas on your next china purchase.

You Don’t Have to Be a Bride

You don’t have to be a bride to have new china. A lot of single people and married couples are also shopping for china patterns for their kitchens and dining rooms. Just think about it. How many dinner parties have you went to that were hosted by single people or long time married couples? Don’t single people and married people need china? Absolutely! Regardless of your marital status, you should purchase china to accommodate your dinner guests.

China Doesn’t Have to Be Fine

When you look for china, you don’t have to find expensive pieces to complete your china collection. More designer china companies are creating casual china that is the fraction of the price. As an added benefit, casual china usually has more patterns and colors that could give life to your kitchen and dining room.

Patterns Don’t Have to Match

All plates don’t have to match one another or glasses, flatware, and other table accessories. You can have fun by grabbing large plain white china plates and mixing them up with seasonal or fun patterns on medium size or desert plates. For example, look for flowers and strawberries for the spring, citrus fruit for the summer, leaves for the fall, and snow flakes, holiday berries, or Santa themes for the winter. As for your salad bowl, you pick out a color in the pattern and look for bowls that will match. Your flatware and glass ware doesn’t have to be plain. You can pick out another color in the pattern or the same color for your bowls. This will spark up your dinner parties and create conversation about your creative approach to putting your setting together.

You Don’t Have to Buy an Eight Piece Set

Another myth that people think about when purchasing china is to purchase 8 piece sets. There are going to be occasion when you may have more than 8 people for dinner or pieces of china break or crack. To ensure that your china pieces match, you may want to consider getting 10 or more place setting, so you will have backup pieces.

Pfaltzgraff has casual china and fine china dinnerware, and you can even add fun glassware and flatware to coordinate your china settings. You can take the traditional approach of having everything (plate settings, flatware, or glass ware) match or take a creative approach by mixing and matching different colors and patterns. Pfaltzgraff also have everyday dishes and cookware to help you serve everyday meals to your family and friends. You can save money with Pfaltzgraff coupons for Pfaltzgraff dinnerware, Pfaltzgraff dishes, Pfaltzgraff flatware, and more by visiting this link below.

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What Is A Pope Gosser China Plate Worth?

I am trying to find out how much a pope gosser china plate is worth. It has a lighthouse calendar on the front from 1910. On the back it says
"Compliments of Sponge Exchange Bank
W.F Aker, Prese.
L.P Fernald, Vice-Pres.
A.M. Lowe, Cashier."
I have looked all over and can not find a plate with this on the back. If any one has any ideas please let me know.

I am not sure about the value of your particular plate, but here is what other Pope Gosser plates are going for at eBay.

http://search.ebay.com/gosser-plates_W0QQfkrZ1QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32

It appears that Pope Gosser had a lot of different patterns. I have found a lot of them for sale on the Internet. I have even found companies that make replacement china too.

http://www.hillhousewares.com/category0maker120pattern759.html

http://www.replacements.com/webquote/POPPEM.htm?s1=shp&791716&

http://seawitchantiques.com/shop/antique-florence-luncheon-plate-pope-gosser-p-485.html?osCsid=93a5cc21e7ecaeabdb2d0510d98e2e03

http://www.mygrannysatticantiques.com/html/pope_gosser_dinner_plates.htm

http://www.antiqnet.com/detail,pope-gosser-royal,21848.html

I know this does not answer the question about your plate, but it should help you a little.

The China Plate