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[Oznell]

@cimeranrose ,  thank you, am so glad you enlarged your images-- the delicacy and beauty of your German set is phenomenal.  I adore the babe in the manger images the best, but also the proclaiming angels, the Wise Men, ( fantastically rendered) and the glowing Christmas tree. Trust the Europeans to have such varied, interwoven themes-- stunning.

@drizzellla ,  wow, that "Holiday Tartan" is simply gorgeous--  so elegant.  Reminds me of something you would see at a State dinner, yet its gaiety has an inviting warmth.   

An idea--  yes, the twisting tartan ribbon is in red and green, and the festive fruit motif very suggestive of Christmas.  The holly theme is there, yet subtle   It is so beautiful, and to my mind, is a candidate to be a "crossover" pattern that could be used for other occasions beside the holidays.  If I owned it, I'd be tempted to use it often--  why shouldn't you two enjoy it, just 'because'.

( Of course, there's the dishwasher issue.  The one drawback with high end china, is the need to hand wash.  But, still, for lots of meals, to me it'd be worth it, to eat off of that! )       

[drizzellla]

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@cimeranrose wrote:

@drizzellla that china pattern is beautiful! If I could, I would buy it from you, lol. I hope someone in your family appreciates them and you could pass them down someday. And to have all the serving pieces too is amazing. I don't have any serving pieces to go with my Christmas china.

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Sadly, no one is interested. My son could care less. And my one brother tossed a Noritake china set my Mom had given him.  And the other brother lives in a hotel and B&Bs, so he doesn't have to deal with domestic stuff.

Wonder if you live reasonably close.

[bikerbabe]

I have Spode Christmas Tree - not a large set it’s only a place setting for four which is plenty for us.

Spode Woodlands - my absolute all-time favorite pattern. I have a large set and it’s just gorgeous with all the different birds. I think it’s more practical because it’s not Christmas specific and it looks lovely throughout fall and winter.

[Oznell]

@bikerbabe ,  Love the Spode woodland pattern, so "forest fantasy",  and as you say, very versatile.

[cimeranrose]

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@drizzellla wrote:

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@cimeranrose wrote:

@drizzellla that china pattern is beautiful! If I could, I would buy it from you, lol. I hope someone in your family appreciates them and you could pass them down someday. And to have all the serving pieces too is amazing. I don't have any serving pieces to go with my Christmas china.

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Sadly, no one is interested. My son could care less. And my one brother tossed a Noritake china set my Mom had given him.  And the other brother lives in a hotel and B&Bs, so he doesn't have to deal with domestic stuff.

Wonder if you live reasonably close.

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Oh dear, that makes me sad too @drizzellla because they are heirloom quality. We live in the south now for my husband's job (I was born and raised in beautiful upstate New York and wished we still lived there!). Maybe you could sell them to a company like Replacements Ltd? I looked at their website and they're selling just one dinner plate for $69.95; a footed cup and saucer set is $139.95 each. They have an 800 contact number on their website. They're such beautiful dishes drizellla. They would be pretty displayed in your house!

[drizzellla]

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@cimeranrose wrote:

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@drizzellla wrote:

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@cimeranrose wrote:

@drizzellla that china pattern is beautiful! If I could, I would buy it from you, lol. I hope someone in your family appreciates them and you could pass them down someday. And to have all the serving pieces too is amazing. I don't have any serving pieces to go with my Christmas china.

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Sadly, no one is interested. My son could care less. And my one brother tossed a Noritake china set my Mom had given him.  And the other brother lives in a hotel and B&Bs, so he doesn't have to deal with domestic stuff.

Wonder if you live reasonably close.

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Oh dear, that makes me sad too @drizzellla because they are heirloom quality. We live in the south now for my husband's job (I was born and raised in beautiful upstate New York and wished we still lived there!). Maybe you could sell them to a company like Replacements Ltd? I looked at their website and they're selling just one dinner plate for $69.95; a footed cup and saucer set is $139.95 each. They have an 800 contact number on their website. They're such beautiful dishes drizellla. They would be pretty displayed in your house!

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Thanks for your suggestion. But if I were to ship all the pieces to Replacements it would cost a fortune. There are 5 pieces in every place setting. So that is 60 pieces, plus all the serving platters and dishes and miscellaneous items. One of the most prized pieces are the candles. There are cut and it looks like tartan ribbon circling the candle. It must be an early version because Replacements has a set of candles that look nothing like mine. 

My Mom had more than a complete set of sterling silverware. After she died,  I wrote to Replacements (many years ago) and they said I could expect to get $1 for each knife. That figure stuck in my head. I figured that it wasn't worth shipping. Cost more than $1 to ship one knife. 

Maybe next time we go south we should take a trip to Mcleansville. Where ever that is.

I want to start getting rid of somethings. I know when I die my son will have a different attitude about the items. And my brothers will encourage him to just toss "the stuff".

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[Margui]

@cimeranrose Beautiful Christmas dishes. Thank you for sharing.

[Kitty Galore]

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@Oznell wrote:

I was noticing that One Kings Lane still has their alluring Christmas wares front and center.  Love Christmas dishes, all the classics, tartan plaid patterns, Spode, etc., but I personally can't justify having them, since I don't have room for a whole set that I can use for a short period of time.

One pattern I might have considered, since people use it all year round, and it has plenty of winter scenes, would be "Friendly Village"--  it's festive all the time, and has sentimental family connections for me--

One Kings Lane had a pattern from Portugal that's unfamiliar to me, but so pretty.  It's got that airy, light, kind of fairy tale feeling I like--  "Country Estate" by Juliska.  I like it, even though red wouldn't be my first choice for color--

Lighting is making the reds look different in these shots, but it's the same pattern--

But there are so many great "winter" china patterns.  Do you have a favorite, and if so, do you own any pieces?

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@Oznell   I'm not much of a red person myself ,  but I very much like this red/white pattern .  Something about it , looks like toille in a way which I love  !    We have a deep pink almost red Christmas set i purchased at Pier One many years ago that has a Curior and Ives kind of pattern.   One scene  is a church scene , one is a sleigh ride , one is a cottage , last is a town scene .....have 3 complete sets of each scene .

the other set is very lovely.

[Kitty Galore]

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@GinaV24 wrote:

I am fortunate to have the Lenox holiday pattern. My mom started buying pieces for me when I was in my teens for Christmas. I love it. I get mine out immediately after Thanksgiving and use it until I'm ready to change the table and china cabinet over to "spring".  At that point, I use my mom's wedding china which is a cream with an aqua border. 

I do love the china patterns you have shown.

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@GinaV24   that is my favorite ,  was gifted a service for 10 when I married and I too take it out and use from Thanksgiving on.  I do switch out to other sets here and there ,  but the Lenox is timeless and always appropriate.

[jannabelle1]

@Oznell, thanks for posting the photo of Friendly Village - it brought back sweet memories of my mother who loved it and collected it. She was a hairdresser so she saved her tip money and used it to buy a nice collection - one or two pieces at a time!