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large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Kelley on April 3, 2025, 6:57 pm

Hello, I am closing my mother's estate and have a large collection of Flow Blue I would like to sell to help pay for her care. Looking for the best offers and any assistance in selling the items. The china is currently in her home in Metro East Illinois (Illinois side near St. Louis in Belleville, Illinois St. Clair County). Please reach out if you are interested or know anyone who might be looking to purchase.
Thank you,
Kelley

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Johann on April 4, 2025, 11:45 am, in reply to "large collection of Flow Blue"

Do you have any Davenport Amoy pattern pieces? Always looking for additions. Condition is main consideration. Thank you.

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Danelle on April 6, 2025, 7:36 am, in reply to "large collection of Flow Blue"

Hi Kelley, Can you post some photos? That's the best way to let any interested parties know exactly what patterns and pieces you have available. Thanks, Danelle

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Danelle on April 6, 2025, 7:38 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue"

Hi Johann,

It might be helpful if you could list what pieces you're specifically looking for.

Thanks, Danelle

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Danelle on April 6, 2025, 7:53 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue"

Also, would you like to have us to post your ad on our Facebook Flow Blue and Mulberry Followers group?

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Johann on April 6, 2025, 8:58 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue"

My collection of the Amoy pattern by Davenport consists of about 165 pieces. I am always looking to add to it, especially some unusual item. For years I have been searching for a chamber pot w/lid, a hot chocolate pot with lid and butter pats...don't know if they were even manufactured. Condition is most important...no chips, cracks, staining. Flea bites, minimum crazing, stilt marks are acceptable.

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Danelle on April 6, 2025, 10:34 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue"

WOW! Amoy is such a lovely oriental pattern and your collection must be stunning given its size! Are they generally dinner or dessert pieces? Any unusual items? If so, and you would like to share a photo or two, we'd love to add it to our pattern database for Amoy.

Amoy was such a popular pattern so there are probably a fair number of other household items made than just dinner and dessert sets.

Info I have indicates that chamber pots with lids were produced in this pattern. Which makes sense since the mid-1800s (c. 1844) when the pattern was produced was also when this item was regularly used.

Butter pats (always about 3") were a late 19th/early 20th century table item, not made in the mid-1800s (though cup plates and children's plates/bowls may sometimes be mistakenly identified as such).

Likewise, chocolate pot items in flow blue are generally late 19th century. Though I can't definitively say such wasn't made in Amoy, though I think it's unlikely given, again, the distinctly different time periods.

You might want to consider joining Flow Blue and Mulberry Followers on Facebook (free) and posting a wish list. Or joining our club ($50/yr) and advertising in the Wanted section (not sure of the cost, but can find out if interested) in our newsletter.

Thanks, Danelle

Re: large collection of Flow Blue

Posted by Kelley on April 24, 2025, 10:23 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue"

Re: large collection of Flow Blue including Lorne by W.H. Grindley?

Posted by Danelle on April 24, 2025, 3:54 pm, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue"

Hi,

Good start with the photos. The more info you're able to provide, the better it is to help interested buyers know what you have to offer.

The 3rd and last photo look to show dinner set pieces in the Lorne pattern by W.H. Grindley. It should say on the back/bottom of most of the pieces. Are you selling the pattern by the piece or as a set? Asking price?

Be interesting to get closer photos of the items on each of the shelves in in the first photo.

Any info on any of the pieces providing the pattern name and maker would be helpful. Also condition - i.e. with/without chips, hairlines, scratches in the glaze, etc.

Any questions, please feel free to ask. Hope all this helps. Danelle

Re: large collection of Flow Blue including Lorne by W.H. Grindley?

Posted by Kelley on April 25, 2025, 10:48 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue including Lorne by W.H. Grindley?"

This collection is part of my mother's estate so I am not local to give you additional pictures right now. The large set is in excellent condition. I don't see any chips, cracks... They purchased this set decades ago and it's been displayed only. The ones in the corner cabinet are in good condition but there are some older ones in there so I would have to inspect for any cracks. I don't know the patterns of all the ones in the corner cabinet. As you can see there are several pieces so will have to take time to get photos of each. Would like to sell the Grindley as a set if possible because it was purchased like and I assume that's more valuable that way but open to discussion. Just don't want to have pieces left over and not be able to sell them as individual pieces. Need to sell all the china for top bid for my mother. Thank you for your help. If it's easier to communicate directly I can provide an email. thank you for your help and suggestions.

Re: large collection of Flow Blue including Lorne by W.H. Grindley?

Posted by Danelle on April 26, 2025, 9:21 am, in reply to "Re: large collection of Flow Blue including Lorne by W.H. Grindley?"

It's best to communicate here so other members who are following the message board can see your information.

You might also want to try to sell on eBay - either directly or find a local seller in your mother's location. Or contact a local auction house who sells on premise and/or online. Etsy is another online selling platform to consider. That way you can consign the whole collection including the dinner set, unless you choose to do it yourself.

Having someone else do it will, of course, cost more. To simplify, they would also handle the write-up promotion, packing and shipping. The market for antique pottery, as a rule, has been slow the last few years - as in many other categories - so you might not get what you would like. But then, you might be pleasantly surprised. Hard-to-tell.

Good luck and, again, please feel free to contact me with questions though I cannot help you with estimated value. For that, you can do a search on eBay's completed sales on a pattern, potter and/or item to get an idea of what the market is willing to pay at this time.

Regards Danelle

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