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Updated May 4, 2026

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Generated editorial support image, not an auction lot. China appraisal starts with maker, pattern, completeness, condition, and market evidence.

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Quick value checklist

  • Photograph maker marks, pattern, full set, serving pieces, chips, cracks, crazing, and any boxes or receipts.
  • Separate bone china, porcelain, transferware, dinner services, figurines, and cabinet plates.
  • Use the free screener for triage. A formal appraisal is better for insurance, estate, donation, or high-value sale decisions.

Key value drivers

China value depends on maker, pattern, age, completeness, serving pieces, condition, demand, and whether buyers want the full service or only replacement pieces.

What similar items actually sold for

To help ground this guide in real market activity, here are recent example auction comps from Appraisily’s internal database. These matched sales are market context only, not an object estimate or identification, and they do not guarantee a price for your specific porcelain dinner service.

Shown USD range: USD 175-USD 3,750. Median of these 11 USD examples: USD 400.

Comparable What sold Auction house Date Lot Source-reported amount
Porcelain Soup Plate from the State Dinner Service Designed for Rutherford B. Hayes sold by DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers, lot 246 — auction record photograph Porcelain Soup Plate from the State Dinner Service Designed for Rutherford B. Hayes DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers 2015-04-01 246 USD 1,500
Lenox Porcelain Dinner Service sold by Capo Auction, lot 542 — auction record photograph Lenox Porcelain Dinner Service Capo Auction 2016-03-26 542 USD 300
A Versace Assembled Porcelain Dinner Service sold by Freeman’s, lot 20 — auction record photograph A Versace Assembled Porcelain Dinner Service Freeman’s 2025-12-03 20 USD 500
A Puiforcat Chelsea Porcelain Dinner Service sold by Hindman, lot 1064 — auction record photograph A Puiforcat Chelsea Porcelain Dinner Service Hindman 2023-03-16 1064 USD 3,750
Set of floral porcelain dinnerware with two plates, teapot, covered dish, sugar bowl, creamer, and bowl with strainer on display. MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE Abell Auction 2015-02-08 35 USD 1,300
(29) LIMOGES PARCEL GILT PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE sold by Austin Auction Gallery, lot 1407 — auction record photograph (29) LIMOGES PARCEL GILT PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE Austin Auction Gallery 2021-07-25 1407 USD 175
Royal Doulton Pomeroy Porcelain Dinner Service, 65 sold by Auctions at Showplace, lot 173 — auction record photograph Royal Doulton Pomeroy Porcelain Dinner Service, 65 Auctions at Showplace 2018-08-05 173 USD 250
Hermes Wildlife Porcelain Dinner Service Pieces sold by Lewis & Grant Auctions, lot 497 — auction record photograph Hermes Wildlife Porcelain Dinner Service Pieces Lewis & Grant Auctions 2023-10-27 497 USD 250
Wedgwood Part Porcelain Dinner Service, sold by Aalders Auctions, lot 2582 — auction record photograph Wedgwood Part Porcelain Dinner Service, Aalders Auctions 2025-09-10 2582 AUD 30
TREMENDOUS 90 PC. CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE sold by Clements, lot 196 — auction record photograph TREMENDOUS 90 PC. CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE Clements 2021-07-17 196 USD 200
A Christian Dior Le Jardin Part Porcelain Dinner Service sold by Freeman’s | Hindman, lot 11 — auction record photograph A Christian Dior Le Jardin Part Porcelain Dinner Service Freeman’s | Hindman 2025-09-09 11 USD 400
A partial Mottahedeh "Bicentennial" porcelain dinner service sold by John Moran Auctioneers, lot 1019 — auction record photograph A partial Mottahedeh "Bicentennial" porcelain dinner service John Moran Auctioneers 2023-04-03 1019 USD 552
How these auction records were verified

Each row retains its exact source URL, lot identity, retrieval time, access result, and immutable record hash. Live source access was blocked; the exact record matched Appraisily's immutable pipeline provenance. Inspect the public comparable provenance record.

Condition and authenticity cautions

Do not price old china from photos alone. Repairs, restoration, chips, cracks, crazing, replaced pieces, fake marks, later reproductions, and incomplete sets can change the appraisal path.

Photo checklist

  • Full object or set, front, back, base, maker marks, pattern, decoration, measurements, and scale reference.
  • Close-ups of chips, cracks, crazing, repairs, restoration, labels, signatures, boxes, receipts, and provenance notes.

Related guides

Pottery and porcelain guides, How much is my china worth, Noritake china value guide, 12 place settings Royal Albert appraisal, Start a professional appraisal.

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