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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Epiag Aich bone china 100 pieces

« on: June 27, 2011, 07:29:22 am »

Well, I know the Czech nanny would. Thanks!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Epiag Aich bone china 100 pieces

« on: June 27, 2011, 07:19:08 am »

Thanks for all the replies. I don't need the money that much to break up the set, but I'd like to find another home for it. For now, I'll keep it. If my daughter --or the Czech nanny next door--get married in the next few years, I'll give the set to one of them.

Thanks for all your advice. You've saved me a lot of work and disappointment.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Epiag Aich bone china 100 pieces

« on: June 26, 2011, 10:14:52 am »

Thanks. Sounds like the cold, hard truth to me, but I welcome other opinions.

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Antique Questions Forum / Epiag Aich bone china 100 pieces

« on: June 26, 2011, 08:09:20 am »

Hello, Fellow Antiquers,

I'm glad to have found this site yesterday while searching for more information on my set of Epiag Aich bone china. I am interested in finding a place to sell it and would like to price it fairly.Here's what I know about it so far.

• I bought it from two elderly twins in 1984 in Arlington, Vairginia. I paid $300-350 for it.
  The mark on the bottom indicates it was made between 1920 and 1939 (collectorscircle.co m).
  It consists of 7-piece place settings for 12 plus 16 serving dishes.
  The cups are particularly unusual because they are straight sided, something one doesn't see too often.
  There is only one piece with damage--a cup with a hairline crack. Otherwise the set is perfect.

I have searched eBay and found an Epiag Aich set of much fewer pieces for $799. Craig's List in Washington, DC, has several listings now for china, the most comparable being a 12 place settings for $2,000. Another lists Royal Doulton Athens for $1,500, and Johnson Brothers, 16 place settings for $1,500.

Here are some photos of mine. Any assistance you can provide as to value or the best place(s) to offer it would be much appreciated. Thank you very much.

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Antique Questions Forum / Hi, Forum, I need your help

« on: June 25, 2011, 05:30:10 pm »

I'm an antiquing hobbyist, but occasionally find some nice treasures. My preference in stores are shops somewhere between junky and nice. I collect an odd assortment of stuff that pleases me aesthetically and that is also functional, e.g., odd old boxes like cigar presses (they make very interesting sculpture to hang on a wall), McCoy pottery in a particular hue of light green or aqua, and old kitchen implements.

I have an unusual and beautiful set of Epiag Aich bone china, made in Czechoslovakia before 1940. I have place settings for 12 plus numerous serving pieces. I bought it in about 1983 from two elderly twin sisters. It's time for me to sell it. I'm actually afraid to use it for fear of chipping or breaking any of the pieces. Of the 99 pieces in this set, there is only one damaged cup. It has a hairline crack.

The pattern is quite beautiful--and I have always found the cups to be particularly unusual in that they are straight sided. I see that there is only one set of Epiag Aich china listed on eBay, and it is not nearly as extensive as mind. The seller is asking about $800 for it.

Besides eBay, does anyone have suggestions for how I can get the word out on this beautiful china? I want to sell it to someone who will really appreciate it.

Thanks everyone for your help.