Villeroy and Boch dinnerware, anyone?

silverlady
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:05:34 +0000

Churchmusicmom – keep checking ebay. You never know what you can find there for your unusual pattern – which is lovely, by the way.

I would love to purchase the Lenox pattern Rutledge for an Easter pattern. I just love it, but with 8+ sets of china, my husband would divorce me if I bought more. Then, I would have to move to a smaller living space, and would have no room for all of my dishes.

I have Johnson Brothers Summer Chintz everyday china. I found it on sale for $109 for 12 place settings. Yes, some of it is chipped, but it isn’t too bad. When we lived in England I replaced some of the bad pieces, and the rest of the chips I ignore.

Years ago I found some Spode 6" and 8" plates at the pottery outlets in Williamsburg. The were less than $1.00 each. We use them everyday. I have had them over 20 years, and only a couple of them have chips, if any. I wish I could have gotten a whole set of them, but they had been discontinued. I think that they were seconds, too.

I started my married life thinking that I would need to change my everyday china about every 7 years. I have had the Summer Chintz over 20, and will have it for the rest of my life. I just need to decide what to do with the other 7+ sets.