Check out the auction prices on older pieces

by R. Kohler on 2009/12/14

Everything has its day and its time, and Wedgwood China is no exception to the rule.  Because the company is 250 years old there are patterns that were used to form dishware that simply no longer exist, but pieces of the dishware still do.  People take such good care of their Wedgwood China and such good care went into their make that plenty of the first pieces made in the early days of the company are still in existence.  The situation is this - when folks die, they pass their Wedgwood China collections down to their successors.  During the course of history, pieces break or go missing.  So, the value of a total set dating back a while is kind of impossible to imagine.  **] around the planet there are associations who try to match collections of Wedgwood to make complete sets.  For later designs, it is simple to get fill-in pieces to revive your set to its original grandeur. 

Wedgwood itself guarantees it'll do its best to keep a stockpile of all of its patterns on hand, to replace damaged or lost pieces for shoppers who request them.  But even these aren't limitless and there are several of the numerous designs that have run out and became canned Wedgwood China.  Once Wedgwood has officially discontinued a particular pattern, the costs for any and all existing pieces skyrocket. 

There are countless places of business all around the world that specialize in handling only dropped Wedgwood China pieces for that significant collector or highly cherished family heirloom collections missing one plate or teacup to make it complete.  As you can probably imagine, a full set of a discontinued Wedgwood China pattern can be quite valuable.  Check out the auction prices on older pieces and you will get an idea of what great, great grandmama's China could be worth on today's market.

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