old china

[Kali]

any idea what these are? meaning what were they used for?

[bottomofthehill]

1. Flip them over and look for a stamp.

[Kali]

3. they aren't in my possession

they are probably 75 years old at least, not so interested in the maker as what kind of dishes they are. what would be served in them?

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Nippon?

[Kali]

6. family were dairy farmers in Minnesota

but no idea what these might have been used for. fancy settings that had a specific thing for every food...

[dweller]

4. Soup tureen

and serving bowls ?


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[Kali]

5. too shallow

and those holes in the "handles"

[dweller]

9. The holes are for carrying ?

It’s most likely for a single course of something light ... a consommé ?
At one time it was a course ..

Just guessing

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on edit: hard to tell the size/depth from photo

[Kali]

16. celery!

see my update

[dweller]

19. I did 😳

such a strange set, didn’t know celery was so .... what ?
It needs its own dish
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[sinkingfeeling]

7. Berry bowl set.

[DURHAM D]

11. Agree

[Laffy Kat]

13. I think so, too.

I recently saw some china berry bowls on Etsy and I'm pretty sure that's what they are. They are probably worth about $20 per bowl.

[hedda_foil]

14. I thought vegetables but ill go with berry bowls.

[Kali]

17. celery!

see update below

[OilemFirchen]

8. Master and individual salt cellars.

Looks like Nippon ware.

[Kali]

23. I think you got the small ones right

big one is probably for celery! see links in my update

[OilemFirchen]

25. Six of one...

The uses and terms are basically interchangeable. My mom collected salts (much to my dismay), and I've been selling pottery for over thirty years.

[DURHAM D]

10. Fruit bowl?

Google Replacements, Ltd. and send them a picture.

[Kali]

22. I was on my way there but found them on ebay and etsy first

celery!

[hedda_foil]

12. I think they're for vegetables ... Serving dish & individual dishes.

On edit: nope, berries.

[Kali]

21. celery!

[Kali]

15. ***UPDATE***

I think it might be a celery dish and salt trays

https://www.etsy.com/listing/696177566/beautiful-antique-celery-dish-with-for?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_christmas_Home_and_Living&utm_custom1=_k_EAIaIQobChMIs47L9a7h8AIVVDytBh1nkAe-EAQYAyABEgIrmfD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_1707294370_69268674649_331635229806_aud-406953526999:pla-303628061699_c__696177566_129027015&utm_custom2=1707294370&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs47L9a7h8AIVVDytBh1nkAe-EAQYAyABEgIrmfD_BwE

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203319099876?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=203319099876&targetid=1263433204734&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9030186&poi=&campaignid=11614424777&mkgroupid=121942480053&rlsatarget=pla-1263433204734&abcId=9300456&merchantid=119067881&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInLWlm7Ph8AIVKB6tBh0BzgUYEAQYASABEgKJpfD_BwE

fascinating - https://www.tastecooking.com/celery-was-the-avocado-toast-of-the-victorian-era/

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Only if the large one is 10 to 12 inches long and small ones are less

than 3 inches. From the photo, looks more like a berry bowl ser. I just sold 3 berry sets and 5 celery dishes at my estate sales.

[Kali]

20. yeah the scale is missing for sure

it is a third hand photo from somebody my sister knows, but from those listings on etsy and ebay I am about 90% convinced.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

24. I'm thinking the larger bowl is some kind of generic vegetable bowl.

Can't begin to guess at the smaller bowl.

Not exactly related, but about five years ago I decided to promote my wedding china (was married in 1980) to being my every day china. While I'd used it any number of times over the years, I'm faced with the fact that I really have no one to inherit it. Why let it sit languished in a closet of some kind?

I'm now divorced, alas, and have always treasured my wedding china. It is truly wonderful to use it every day. I'm very aware that young people today have pretty much zero interest in things like the wedding china of their elders. So I'll put it to use, and if it simply gets thrown away when I'm gone, so be it. It will meanwhile have spent a decent amount of time being used every day.

[dem in texas]

26. Nut Set

German China, circa 1880-1910 Mid to low quality, better stuff is usually marked.