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Readers of American Homes and Gardens who are interested in old furniture, silver, prints, 

 brass, miniatures, medals, paintings, textiles, glass, in fact in any field appealing to the collector are 

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J. P. M.: Cup plates Nos. 1 and 2, if old 

 Chelsea china, would have a value of $15 

 or over, depending entirely upon the con- 

 dition, quality, color, etc. The identifi- 

 cation of plate No. 3, with mark partly 

 worn away, cannot be determined by us 

 without being seen. Unquestionably it 

 is willowware from the character of its 

 decoration and it may be of Enoch Wood 

 make (1800-1830). This was a popular 

 English china with Americans at that 

 period. The value of such a plate would 

 be from $7 to $12. Plate No. 4 is prob- 

 ably Hocht, a German china which was 

 being manufactured from 1720 to 1780. 

 It would be impossible to determine its 

 value without seeing it. 



M. M. C. : The plate you refer to is no 

 doubt of Leeds ware, of which dishes and 

 plates, with their embossed festoons, 

 pierced edges and twisted handles, ter- 

 minating in floriated rosettes and also 

 sachets of plaited pattern emulating the 

 finest nicku nuch — may be easily recog- 

 nized. The main points to be looked for 

 are the extreme lightness, the perfect 

 quality of the translucent creamy glaze 

 and exquisite nature of the finish. The 

 sharpness and cleanness of surface of this 

 old ware has never been equalled except 

 by Leeds cream ware of Wedgewood's 

 famous Queen's ware. 



W. M. : We have not been able to secure 

 any information from experts and au- 

 thorities concerning the silver mark, A. 

 Du Bois. It cannot be a well-known 

 mark. You might be interested in con- 

 sulting the following books: Hall Marks 

 on Gold and Silver, by W. Chaffers ; 

 English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, 

 by J. C. Jackson ; Old English Plate, 

 Its Markers and Marks, by W. J. 

 Crippe. We know of no books on the 

 subject of continental silver. Referring 

 to the set of Turner's Gallery we would 

 say that the engravings were made 

 from plates originally done for the Art 

 Journal, published in England by Virtue 

 & Yorston about 1870. These were later 



published in America by D. Appleton & 

 Company. In fine condition, their value 

 would be between $15 and $20. The en- 

 graving, "Children Feeding Goats," by 

 Tomkins after Morland, and printed by 

 Freeman in 1796, if original, would be 

 desirable and worth from $20 to $25, ow- 

 ing to the present demand for colored 

 prints. If not an original its value would 

 be from $3 to $5. It is impossible to pass 

 final judgment upon any objects which 

 cannot be seen, as often the most careful 

 description will fail to convey the proper 

 idea of an article. 



M. K. : The coin you describe has no 

 great value. It is a Russian kopeck (sil- 

 ver). The coins of this name, current 

 since 1855, are : In silver, the 25-kopeck 

 piece and pieces of 20, 15, 10 and 5 ko- 

 pecks; in copper, pieces of Yi and 3 ko- 

 pecks. The kopeck reckoned as the one 

 hundredth part of a ruble is worth .582 

 LJ. S. cent. The Portuguese crusado you 

 refer to is a coin worth 480 reis, or $.52. 

 The old crusado, 400 reis, or $.43 in U. S. 

 money. The Portuguese settlements on 

 the eastern coast of Africa reckon with 

 crusado of only $.17 value. 



N. E. P. : It is impossible to place a 

 value on the eighteenth century cape 

 which you describe, without seeing it, as 

 the condition, character of embroidery 

 and richness of material and design must 

 necessarily determine that. The original 

 use of the cape was as an ecclesiastic gar- 

 ment or mantle worn by priests over a 

 surplice or alb in processions at solemn 

 bands or matins and on other occasions, 

 ranging in color with the festival or sea- 

 son. As distinguished from the chasuble, 

 the cape is a processional or choral vest- 

 ment, while the chasuble is sacrificial or 

 eucharistic. Aside from its ecclesiastical 

 and monetary value to-day it is of inter- 

 est as an article accessory of decoration 

 such as a table cover of wall drapery. 



E. H. : If the silver tureen you speak of 



is a genuine George II piece its value 



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