January* 1914 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
XI 
L. K. D. : The two gold United States 
quarter-dollais are worth about $1.00 each 
if in fine condition and genuine government 
issues. There have been many bogus gold 
quarter-dollars in circulation. 
E. V. V.: The colored lithograph of Wash- 
ington was published about 1849 and is 
worth about $5. The uncolored lithograph 
of the Hudson Run was published about 
1860 and is also worth about $5. Washing- 
ton’s signature on army frank is worth 
about $15. His letters bring much more, 
depending upon contents, but as this was a 
printed order signed its value is not so 
great. The value of the beaded pin cush- 
ions is from $2 to $3. If in good condition 
the beaded bag is worth from $10 to $15. 
The cup and saucer were probably made 
between 1810 and 1847, outside of Sevres, 
by a small factory. As it is unmarked its 
value is from $10 to $12. 
L. Pii T. : The print portrait of General 
Andrew Jackson is worth about $3. The 
Napoleon vase and plate marked with the 
crown and “N” are undoubtedly Sevres, as 
that mark was used on Sevres porcelain in 
1854, when the manufacture of soft paste, 
which had been abandoned for fifty years, 
was revived at Sevres during the reign of 
Napoleon III. The crown above the let- 
ter “N” in gold, which is preceded by the 
letter “s” and followed by 54, is the correct 
mark for such porcelain. The pieces would 
have to be seen to be valued. 
J. W. : The filigree bracelet must be seen 
to be valued. As the description of the 
agate writing set and carved spoon is in- 
adequate, they cannot be valued either. The 
value of the gold locket would be deter- 
mined by the size and weight of gold. The 
silver ornament has very little commercial 
value but would be of interest to a collector 
of curios. 
N. S. W. : While your plate is Wedg- 
wood, it is also marked with the diamond 
with “Rd” in center, which was a pottery 
registration mark used in Staffordshire 
from 1850. This is too late to make the 
plate of any great commercial value. Tf 
in good condition it is probably worth 
from $2 to $3. 
J. N. B. : Beside N. Hudson Moore’s 
book on old china, William Chaffer’s work 
entitled ‘'Marks and Monograms on Pot- 
tery and Porcelain,” an English publication, 
is an excellent book of reference; likewise 
“The China Collector,” a guide to the porce- 
lain of the English factories, by PI. William 
Lewer, and “Marks on Pottery and Porce- 
lain,” by Burton and Hobson. 
F. de G. : We would say that the pieces 
of silver are of German make, we think, of 
the 18th century, and are worth between 
$400 and $500. ' 
R. L. W. : The print to which you refer is 
of the late 18th century, German, and is 
worth from $1.50 to $2.00, owing to the 
lack of demands for prints here. The plate 
would have to be seen to determine its make 
and value, likewise the cup and saucer. The 
plate suggests liverpool-ware. and if so is 
rare. The Mulbury plate, Corrilla, marked 
“R. A.,” we can find no record of 
M. E. M. : If you would send us a photo- 
graph of the grandfather clock, we could 
better determine the value, also any name 
that may appear on the face or works. Such 
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