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does anyone know a website that have pretty reasonable prices for apple dinnerware, platemat's or other apple decor for the kitchen
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There's always ebay, but if you want more commericalized sites:
Theme Kitchen seems to have a variety of apple sets. Not necessarily reasonable prices to me (of course, I don't go in for the whole theme kitchen deal), but if you don't like the prices it's always a good starting point for finding items and the kind of style you like.
Country Porch seems a little sketch to me, but they have reasonable prices and the usual country-fied style of apple decor.
While I'm not entirely sure why USA Wallpaper also sells home dec, they have some neatly unified sets of stuff like coasters, cutting boards, etc, in a cafepress kind of style (an image printed onto everything).
For that matter, Cafepress might actually have some stuff, if you want a more modern style and less country. In that same vein, try Target once it hits summer. They tend to go in for the whole fruit thing in great plastics that last forever unless you horribly mistreat them and generally have one colorscheme for the whole deal (plates, bowls, cups, utensils, etc.) so you can get a whole set.
If you want wall treatments, etc, I'd personally say just go to a local hardware or craft store and flip through the stensils. Sponges are cheap and good paint isn't that hard or expensive to aqquire if you choose a color scheme wisely and don't wildly over estimate the amount of paint you need.
There's always ebay, but if you want more commericalized sites:
Theme Kitchen seems to have a variety of apple sets. Not necessarily reasonable prices to me (of course, I don't go in for the whole theme kitchen deal), but if you don't like the prices it's always a good starting point for finding items and the kind of style you like.
Country Porch seems a little sketch to me, but they have reasonable prices and the usual country-fied style of apple decor.
While I'm not entirely sure why USA Wallpaper also sells home dec, they have some neatly unified sets of stuff like coasters, cutting boards, etc, in a cafepress kind of style (an image printed onto everything).
For that matter, Cafepress might actually have some stuff, if you want a more modern style and less country. In that same vein, try Target once it hits summer. They tend to go in for the whole fruit thing in great plastics that last forever unless you horribly mistreat them and generally have one colorscheme for the whole deal (plates, bowls, cups, utensils, etc.) so you can get a whole set.
If you want wall treatments, etc, I'd personally say just go to a local hardware or craft store and flip through the stensils. Sponges are cheap and good paint isn't that hard or expensive to aqquire if you choose a color scheme wisely and don't wildly over estimate the amount of paint you need.
What do the different stamps on the back of my blue garland johann haviland china. All bavarian, some astricts?
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some one astrict and some have two, others have bars on each side. Each say bavaria, germany not thailand
Answer
Stamps on china indicate where they were made. The manufacturer's name will be on most of them. Modern items would have to include the country of origin (by international trade laws or agreements).Some might also have the design or pattern name, or a code for it. Hand-painted items also often have a code mark for the painter, the rest is put on with a stamp.
Very old china often only had scratched marks, not stamps. Some cheaper bulk things also lack a proper stamp. Particularly all-white table china is often not stamped, but the required information is in the mould, so it comes out as "engraved" on the item. This might get filled in with the glaze, so look like there is almost nothing there.
Yours says Bavaria, Germany, so that is where it was made. Johann Haviland is the name of the factory. Johann was the son of Charles, an American who set up a pottery in France (where the clay was suitable for the quality he wanted) to make dinnerware for the US market. Johann branched out with a pottery in Bavaria (another suitable clay area). Both businesses went through many changes of owenrship. The Johann Haviland name is currently owned by Rosenthal, another well-known German pottery.
The bars and asterisks could indicate the batches or production line the particular items came from.
The Blue Garland pattern was first made in 1970, but discontinued in the 80s (when the company changed hands again). Being good quality, and not for "everyday" use, many pieces still exist. Replacements for broken ones are fairly easily available at reasonable prices, if you need to complete a set. (Just Google "Johann Haviland")
http://www.antique-china-porcelain-collectibles.com/porcelain_mark.htm
will give you an idea how complex the matter of marks is, though it mostly deals with real antiques. Your set would fall under the heading "collectible" but is not old enough to be antique.
http://www.robbinsnest.com/johann-haviland/
is a good site for replacements, probably cheaper and more reliable than trying on Ebay.
It would be a little easier to be sure about the arrows, if you had put in pictures of what you mean. For next time, you can upload pictures to Flickr or Photobucket, then put the links in here.
>>> You asked this in the USA, Dallas section, which is really meant only for questions relating to the city of Dallas. This kind of question might get better answers in
Games & Recreation - Hobbies section (has a lot of questions about collectibles) Home & Garden is another category read by people likely to know your answer.
Stamps on china indicate where they were made. The manufacturer's name will be on most of them. Modern items would have to include the country of origin (by international trade laws or agreements).Some might also have the design or pattern name, or a code for it. Hand-painted items also often have a code mark for the painter, the rest is put on with a stamp.
Very old china often only had scratched marks, not stamps. Some cheaper bulk things also lack a proper stamp. Particularly all-white table china is often not stamped, but the required information is in the mould, so it comes out as "engraved" on the item. This might get filled in with the glaze, so look like there is almost nothing there.
Yours says Bavaria, Germany, so that is where it was made. Johann Haviland is the name of the factory. Johann was the son of Charles, an American who set up a pottery in France (where the clay was suitable for the quality he wanted) to make dinnerware for the US market. Johann branched out with a pottery in Bavaria (another suitable clay area). Both businesses went through many changes of owenrship. The Johann Haviland name is currently owned by Rosenthal, another well-known German pottery.
The bars and asterisks could indicate the batches or production line the particular items came from.
The Blue Garland pattern was first made in 1970, but discontinued in the 80s (when the company changed hands again). Being good quality, and not for "everyday" use, many pieces still exist. Replacements for broken ones are fairly easily available at reasonable prices, if you need to complete a set. (Just Google "Johann Haviland")
http://www.antique-china-porcelain-collectibles.com/porcelain_mark.htm
will give you an idea how complex the matter of marks is, though it mostly deals with real antiques. Your set would fall under the heading "collectible" but is not old enough to be antique.
http://www.robbinsnest.com/johann-haviland/
is a good site for replacements, probably cheaper and more reliable than trying on Ebay.
It would be a little easier to be sure about the arrows, if you had put in pictures of what you mean. For next time, you can upload pictures to Flickr or Photobucket, then put the links in here.
>>> You asked this in the USA, Dallas section, which is really meant only for questions relating to the city of Dallas. This kind of question might get better answers in
Games & Recreation - Hobbies section (has a lot of questions about collectibles) Home & Garden is another category read by people likely to know your answer.
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