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Summary: Learn about the prices of mulberry china in this free video lesson on collecting antiques.
Sue Shea has been dealing in antiques since 1979, and has her own shop, Shea Antiques, located in Shelburne Falls, MA. Her passion is early American 18th & 19th century antique country...read more
"So that covers the cups and saucers. The platters, these large size platters in particular is in fairly good condition. It has a little bit of discoloration on it but you will find that this pattern will cost you anywhere from $250 to $400 for this platter. And going down in size, this platter here, this pattern can cost you and it is in really really nice condition, the Ryan Scenery pattern is in great condition and I've got this priced out at $245 for this platter. It is not unusual because there is a nice color range on here. You go from dark to light and your discoloration is minimal so this is about optimal for price. You are going to get about $250 for this. Whereas a smaller platter, you are going to find that this one has a little more discoloration and this could range you $35 to $45 for this particular small platter. The other thing to look for quickly is the terrain. The covered terrains can cost you around $250 to $300 a piece depending on condition something to consider when you are looking for a larger piece in mulberry. The sauce terrains here condition makes a huge difference. This sauce terrain is actually missing on the bottom a saucer that sits on. It is missing that and it is actually missing the handle terrain that goes inside the sauce bowl. This ranges just the way it is, will cost you a $100 and if you buy it with the terrain that the saucer sits underneath it with handle bowl that goes with it if it is complete, will cost you anywhere from $250 to $300. The soup terrains can cost you anywhere from $300 to $600 if if is in good condition. I think that covers a good range of what you would find out there to collect. So one thing to emphasize is condition and if you are going to pay top dollar, your piece has to be in excellent condition and from there down, condition dictates your price."