wedgwood and coalport

[fooniegoo]

I have inherited a set of china from my aunt with a blue and rust pattern.  The bottom of the dinnerware says, "bone china, Coalport, made in england, est 1750, and Khotar at the bottom.  There is also a mark of a crown at the top in between the words bone and china.  I also have a Wedgwood service with what appears to be an urn or jug at the top followed by Wedgwood on one line then bone china, then made in england.  There is what appears to be a handwritten "W 3927" in red and underneath that a red number 1 with a dot  next to it.  There is also the number 3 etched in to the bottom of the plate, not colored and difficult to see.  The story my mother always told about this china is that she bought it a piece at a time in England where she was an Army nurse in WWII and mailed it home to her mother to hold for her.  I have a service for 12.

Can anyone tell me about these two sets of china.  I have been unable to find out much.  I would appreciate it.  I need to know if I have to insure these things or not...  

[kerrybee]

Lucky you.  Here's your Coalport, high retail replacement prices, great for insurance purposes.  

http://www.replacements.com/webquote/COAKHO.htm

Additionally, I would have your Mum write out how she acquired, or in any event, you write out the history of the pieces.  I assume this will be part of your heritage, but if not, the provenance is always nice to have to accompany vintage pieces.  

The date is probably late 1890' to 1900's.  Please see the following site for marks -

 http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/c/coalport.html

use this same site to "search" wedgwood - you can then get an idea of the year(s) made - Yes, they need to be insured -

If D & B doesn't come on next, I will further research your wedgwood tomorrow.  Wonderful inheritance.        KB

Nice antique.  KB

[D&b antiques]

kerry I was setting back, waiting for you.I knew you would be along shortly.I hope everybody realize's. How much time and effort you spend helping out. and it can be time consumeing.  

[kerrybee]

Sorry folks - all my tomatoes are ripening at once, and I've been making sauce like crazy - so, to the Wedgwood -

http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/wedgwoodj.html

go here, and follow the link to the next page for dating Wedgwood - it is sooo confusing to me -  trying to follow the logic for marking, I would guess date of mfg. to be August, 1927.  What the numeral 1 with dot, and the impressed 3?  Don't know.  Is it a 3 or a B?   :blink:  Now, to the value -

I did not find your number, W3927 on this site.  But I did find another one ending in 27, so IF my logic is correct, it (that I'm showing) is a set also made in 1927.  Values given are high retail replacement.  Excellent for insurance purposes.  

http://www.replacements.com/webquote/WW_W3727.htm

I may be waaaay off base here.  Suggest continuing research, libraries may have up to date value books on this Wedgwood, antiques malls are a better bet.  And you may want to scroll the replacements site from the beginning of the Wedgwood - some that have pattern names also have the numbers.  Best of wishes - you have some wonderful treasures.  KB

[fooniegoo]

Thank you, thank you..Kerrybee....be cause of that sight, I was able to scroll through the Wedgwood and did find the pattern name with the right number W3927...it is Josephine-yellow.......although i am still not certain of the date....will keep looking...Thanks also for the Coalport info...All your help has certainly been invaluable...