Free dinnerware appraisal
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- Photograph the full set, maker marks, pattern, serving pieces, place setting count, chips, cracks, crazing, and repairs.
- Separate china, porcelain, stoneware, restaurant ware, transferware, and modern replacement pieces.
- Use the free screener to decide whether the set belongs in resale, insurance, estate, or donation review.
Key value drivers
Dinnerware value depends on maker, pattern, place settings, serving pieces, condition, demand, replacement market, and whether buyers want a full service.
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 dinner service.
Shown USD range: USD 150-USD 6,000. Median of these 7 USD examples: USD 2,286.
| Comparable | What sold | Auction house | Date | Lot | Source-reported amount |
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41-PIECE DINNER SERVICE, MEISSE | Historia Auctionata | 2025-08-28 | 2720 | EUR 950 |
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Susie Cooper Part Dinner Service | Lawsons | 2020-08-06 | 437 | AUD 45 |
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MCM Russell Wright Partial Dinner Service | The Auction Barn | 2025-11-16 | 242 | USD 150 |
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Cantonese Famille Rose Part Dinner Service | Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc. | 2025-03-02 | 1265 | USD 2,500 |
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MEISSEN dinner service 'German Flower', 1924-34, | Auktionshaus Eppli | 2025-11-22 | 623 | EUR 900 |
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Royal Doulton dinner service for 6, | Bargain Hunt Auctions | 2018-06-30 | 562 | AUD 80 |
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(29) LIMOGES PARCEL GILT PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE | Austin Auction Gallery | 2021-07-25 | 1407 | USD 175 |
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Raynaud Ceralene "Festivites" Dinner Service, 288 | Roland Auctions NY | 2025-11-15 | 384 | USD 6,000 |
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Dinner service, Rothschild, Herend, Hungary, porcelain | Henry's Auktionshaus | 2025-11-29 | 5197 | EUR 1,000 |
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MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE | Abell Auction | 2015-02-08 | 35 | USD 1,300 |
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Herend Fortuna Rust Pattern Porcelain Dinner Service | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | 2023-02-14 | 1084 | USD 5,500 |
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A Bernardaud Limoges porcelain part dinner service | John Moran Auctioneers | 2025-07-29 | 219 | USD 2,286 |
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.
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Condition and authenticity cautions
Do not price dinnerware 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.
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